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Ascendant cover art

Ascendant

Hapa Games · 2014-05-13

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 08, 2015 (PlayStation 4), May 13, 2014 (Linux), May 06, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 13, 2014 (Mac)

Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up in which you are a demigod invading a world controlled by your rivals. Choose your fate by discovering Blessings, equipping mighty weapons and spells, and learning to survive in this brutal realm. Only the most impressive warriors have a chance of victory.

Ascendant is a 2014 Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game that is free-to-play, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 221 reviews).

0
playing now
76%
positive of 221 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
4.56★
PlayStation Store rating (43 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (35 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Current store prices

GOG$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at GOG (2015-11-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 46 of 46 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120142026Week of 2014-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2014-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2014-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2014-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2014-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2014-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2014-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2014-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2014-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $6.992015-05-08 — best price $4.992015-06-06 — best price $9.992015-06-12 — best price $9.992015-08-28 — best price $6.692015-11-05 — best price $9.992015-11-12 — best price $9.992015-11-27 — best price $4.992016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-06-08 — best price $1.992016-07-19 — best price $5.992016-11-14 — best price $9.992016-12-23 — best price $4.992017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-06-21 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $2.992018-01-11 — best price $3.992018-11-12 — best price $1.992020-06-03 — best price $0.002026-09-01 — best price $0.002026-09-05 — best price $0.002026-09-09 — best price $0.002026-09-13 — best price $0.002026-09-17 — best price $0.002026-09-21 — best price $0.002026-09-25 — best price $0.002026-09-29 — best price $0.002026-10-03 — best price $0.002026-10-07 — best price $0.002026-10-11 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
56.1%
earned "The First of Many"
8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportStatsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3540%60
PS4 (PlayStation)574%49
Steam (Steam)460%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieActionArcadeAdventurePlatformerRogue-likeRogue-liteBeat 'em up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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