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Underworld Ascendant

OtherSide Entertainment · 505 Games · 2018-11-15

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jun 26, 2019 (Xbox One), Jun 21, 2019 (PlayStation 4), TBD (Nintendo Switch), Aug 19, 2019 (Mac), Aug 19, 2019 (Linux), Nov 15, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

From the creative minds behind the System Shock, Thief and Underworld® series. Enter The Stygian Abyss, a dangerous, highly interactive dungeon world. Mix and match dozens of combat, stealth and magic skills to develop your own unique style of play. Become The Ascendant.

Underworld Ascendant is an Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2018, priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Mostly Negative review sentiment (35% of 1102 reviews).

1
playing now
35%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
21/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
40/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
3.09★
PlayStation Store rating (171 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Underworld Ascendant is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Otherside Entertainment and published by 505 Games. It is the sequel to Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss and Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds. Players assume the role of the Avatar, as they return to the Stygian Abyss. As in the original Ultima games, there is an emphasis on non-linear progression, simulated systems, and emergent gameplay. It was released on Microsoft Windows on November 15, 2018.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (239 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–66k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.31 at GameBillet (2022-10-25) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 67 of 83 observed days · $26.68 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15415420182026Week of 2018-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
580Sep 2017Dec 2025Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Dec 2018 — avg 8 · peak 31Feb 2019 — avg 13 · peak 59Apr 2019 — avg 6 · peak 22Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 32Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2020 — avg 5 · peak 26Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 7Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2025 — avg 2 · peak 4Dec 2025 — avg 1 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$31.97$3.312018-11-152026-10-112018-11-15 — best price $22.942019-01-05 — best price $25.192019-04-19 — best price $14.992019-08-05 — best price $7.492019-11-02 — best price $25.492020-01-09 — best price $7.492020-02-16 — best price $27.612020-05-05 — best price $29.992020-07-10 — best price $7.502020-09-22 — best price $6.492020-12-21 — best price $25.492021-03-12 — best price $7.492021-06-07 — best price $6.662021-09-07 — best price $24.992021-12-20 — best price $29.992022-02-23 — best price $5.992022-04-22 — best price $5.992022-08-01 — best price $29.992022-09-28 — best price $26.962022-12-08 — best price $29.992023-01-29 — best price $23.992023-05-30 — best price $23.892023-10-26 — best price $4.492024-02-01 — best price $29.992024-04-08 — best price $25.492024-06-29 — best price $4.502024-09-07 — best price $23.292024-12-19 — best price $3.322025-03-21 — best price $23.932025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-30 — best price $3.542026-02-03 — best price $25.192026-04-15 — best price $4.492026-06-24 — best price $3.492026-09-12 — best price $3.562026-10-11 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

483932026-06-02 — 122 pageviews2026-06-06 — 112 pageviews2026-06-10 — 114 pageviews2026-06-14 — 108 pageviews2026-06-18 — 211 pageviews2026-06-22 — 433 pageviews2026-06-26 — 120 pageviews2026-06-30 — 142 pageviews2026-07-04 — 140 pageviews2026-07-08 — 190 pageviews2026-07-12 — 145 pageviews2026-07-16 — 163 pageviews2026-07-20 — 140 pageviews2026-07-24 — 164 pageviews2026-07-28 — 137 pageviews2026-08-01 — 117 pageviews2026-08-05 — 144 pageviews2026-08-09 — 135 pageviews2026-08-13 — 134 pageviews2026-08-17 — 127 pageviews2026-08-21 — 222 pageviews2026-08-25 — 212 pageviews2026-08-29 — 123 pageviews2026-09-02 — 128 pageviews2026-09-06 — 130 pageviews2026-09-10 — 117 pageviews2026-09-14 — 117 pageviews2026-09-18 — 93 pageviews2026-09-22 — 102 pageviews2026-09-26 — 405 pageviews2026-09-30 — 175 pageviews2026-10-04 — 187 pageviews2026-10-08 — 307 pageviews2026-10-12 — 199 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
71.1%
earned "Hard To Reach"
2.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1890%45
Xbox One (Xbox)3390%32
PS4 (PlayStation)3300%33

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

Player tags

RPGIndieActionFantasySandboxStealthAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerImmersive Sim

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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