Action · July 29, 2021

The Ascent (2021)

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The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world. Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a corporate-run metropolis stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. You play as a worker, enslaved by the company that owns you and everyone else in your district. One day, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events: The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons and the survival of your district is threatened. You must take up arms and embark on a new mission to find out what started it all. You belong to the corporation. Can you survive without it? SOLO OR CO-OP Play the entire game alone or work together with up to three friends in local or online co-op. EXPLOSIVE SHOOTER Aim low or high, switch weapons and equip lethal gadgets, take cover and use the destructible environments at your advantage and keep adjusting your tactic as you face new enemies. RPG ELEMENTS Customize your character with cyberware that suits your playstyle. Allocate new skill points as you level-up and try various augmentations to take down your enemies in new creative ways. A VIBRANT CYBERPUNK WORLD Meet new allies and enemies and find loot as you explore the brimming world of The Ascent and its wide range of districts, from the deep slums to the higher luxury spheres.

Action releases from 2021

198 Action titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume22.9k Steam reviewsTop 22% in Action
Positive rating74% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 81%
Metacritic73/100Genre average 77 — top 73% of Action titles
Concurrent peak211 playersTop 24% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 47% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Top-Down Shooter · 331
  • Cyberpunk · 312
  • RPG · 291
  • Action · 290
  • Co-op · 280
  • Shooter · 264
  • Open World · 257
  • Indie · 204
  • Adventure · 194
  • Isometric · 191
  • Twin Stick Shooter · 184
  • Action RPG · 174
  • Violent · 152
  • Dystopian · 151
  • Gore · 146

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

74%Mostly Positive · 22.9k reviews

16.9k positive · 6.0k negative

Metacritic

73/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.9/10

Curator recommendations

18.4k

Peak concurrent players

211

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Accessibility

  • Color Alternatives
  • Adjustable Difficulty

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Korean volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Korean

Press Quotes

“A quality action RPG set in a mind-blowing cyberpunk city” 84 – PC Gamer “The Ascent Makes Good On Cyberpunk 2077's Promise” Kotaku “I strongly recommend: The Ascent” Skill Up

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

66

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 29, 2021
DeveloperNeon Giant
PublisherCurve Games
Base price$7.49 -75%
Required age18+
DLC / Add-ons9 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Content Notes

This game features violence, gore and bad language.

Editions & Packages

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