Action · November 14, 2023
Astral Ascent (2023)
Astral Ascent is a 2D platformer roguelite game set in a modern fantasy world. As one of 4 Heroes with very different personalities, you must escape from The Garden , an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful and vicious bosses, the Zodiacs. CREATE YOUR OWN PLAYSTYLE Unlock dozens of unique spells for each or your characters. Optimize your own build or try out new ones to face all the challenges you'll find on your journey for freedom. Get progressively stronger with time to match up with your foes. Each run will test your skills and your reactivity. TWELVE ALMIGHTY BOSSES TO FACE The Zodiacs are 12 experienced guardians dispatched over 4 gorgeous worlds. Each with their own unique attacks and combat styles, backstories to uncover and reasons to be fighting you, they'll pose as a big threat to anyone seeking a way out of the Garden . Get yourself warned! 4 PLAYABLE CHARACTERS Unique characters. Unique weapons. Unique ways to play. Ayla: A skilled assassin sent on a mission by her guild to prove her worth, she uses her sharp blades to eliminate targets before they can react. Her speed and proficiency are unmatched. Kiran: An orphan that has learned life the hard way. He uses his raw strength to deliver attacks powerful enough to create shockwaves. Brutal. Calie: This talented sculptor became a warrior to recover the freedom her people have lost. She will use her magical gemstones to pierce enemy defenses and shred them to bits. She is unforgiving. Octave: Trained by a powerful witch, this young fighter summons ethereal weapons to attack his foes. Big or small, short or long range, he has the right one for every occasion. Lethal in all cases. A STORY THAT OPENS UP, ONE PIECE AT A TIME Astral Ascent is a roguelite infused with narration. Replayability is part of a story that will be unraveled piece by piece. As you get stronger, you will discover more about the characters, their motivations and the secrets of the world they’re trapped in. LOCAL CO-OP The weight of destiny is too heavy to carry by yourself? Don’t worry and bring a friend to play with the two-player co-op mode. Fight and crush your enemies together in local co-op or online using the Steam's Remote Play Together feature. A VAST, COLORFUL FANTASY WORLD WAITING TO BE EXPLORED Dash across gigantic landscapes. Explore original and hand-crafted areas. Discover a fantastic universe loaded with gorgeous art and fluid frame-by-frame animation.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action Roguelike · 345
- Rogue-lite · 337
- Hack and Slash · 331
- Indie · 330
- Atmospheric · 325
- Replay Value · 322
- Difficult · 320
- Story Rich · 318
- Anime · 315
- Hand-drawn · 305
- Rogue-like · 304
- Magic · 298
- Perma Death · 292
- Action · 284
- Pixel Graphics · 281
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 6.9k Steam reviews | Top 50% in Action |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14% |
| Metacritic | 86/100 | Genre average 77 — top 14% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 184 players | Top 26% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 14 h average | Top 35% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English volume_up
- French
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Korean
- Russian
- Japanese volume_up
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
Full audio (3)
- English
- Japanese
- Spanish - Spain
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 6.9k reviews
6.6k positive · 346 negative
Metacritic
86/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
5.0k
Peak concurrent players
184
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play Together
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“Astral Ascent is comfortably one of the best roguelites available on the Switch today” 9/10 – Nintendo Life “Astral Ascent is one of the best Roguelikes on the market” 9.5/10 – God is a Geek “Astral Ascent is the roguelite I’ve been wishing to play for a hot minute” 9.5/10 – Digital Chumps
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
14h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
8h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
9h
Current engagement
Achievements
89
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 14, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Hibernian Workshop |
| Publisher | Hibernian Workshop, MP2 Games |
| Base price | $12.49 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 5 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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