Simulation · November 10, 2016

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (2016)

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The human race has expanded into the galaxy thanks to the wonders of the technological singularity. You have become so powerful that you can manage vast armies across an entire world that provide you with an ever greater galactic empire. Now, humanity is under assault by a new enemy. Calling themselves the Substrate, they seek to annihilate the human race from existence. You, as an up and coming member of the Post-Human Coalition, must deal with both this new menace as well as renegade humans trying to lay claim to their own worlds. Play as the Post Human Coalition or their eternal foes the Substrate and battle for control of the galaxy. Experience maps of unprecedented size and detail with the unparalleled power of the world’s first native 64-bit RTS engine, Nitrous. Enjoy the game online with friends in ranked or unranked multiplayer mode or play it by yourself against a powerful non-cheating AI in skirmish or campaign mode. No matter what mode you play, strategy is the key: deciding what technologies to research, where to send your armies, how to manage your economy, and what units to construct are crucial to victory. Experience a massive-scale real time strategy game where you wage war across worlds with thousands of units. The conflict has escalated, and it’s time to choose a side.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • RTS · 256
  • Base-Building · 243
  • PvP · 241
  • Real Time Tactics · 240
  • Moddable · 238
  • Strategy · 230
  • Online Co-Op · 200
  • Transhumanism · 195
  • Sci-fi · 194
  • Military · 187
  • Simulation · 186
  • Isometric · 183
  • Building · 176
  • Dark · 166
  • Futuristic · 160

Peer Simulation titles

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

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.8k Steam reviewsTop 54% in Simulation
Positive rating74% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 73%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 75 — top 34% of Simulation titles
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 89% for session depth among Simulation

Simulation releases from 2016

16 Simulation titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

74%Mostly Positive · 4.8k reviews

3.5k positive · 1.2k negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

2.6k

Press Quotes

“Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is a fresh coat of paint for an already-revolutionary RTS.” 90/100 – GamingTrend “...Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is still one of the coolest, most smooth, and vast real-time strategies out there.” 8.5/10 – GameWatcher “Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation turns a good RTS into a great one with more units, a better campaign and big zoom.” 8.1/10 – IGN

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 10, 2016
DeveloperStardock Entertainment, Oxide Games
PublisherStardock Entertainment
Base price$2.99 -90%
DLC / Add-ons13 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

54

Steam unlocks available

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