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Ascendant

Ascendant

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.

Released May 13, 2014 Developer Hapa Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PlatformerActionIndieBeat 'em upAction Roguelike
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.

76.5%positive213 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Thousands of retro 2D platformers are infesting Steam, and "Ascendant" is just more pollution in a crowded market of terrible games. There are over 17,000 platformers on Steam, literally thousands (you can go see for yourself if you search for the platformer tag on the store,…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Jul 27, 2015
Ascendant Headed for PS4

Hey guys, We're proud to announce that Ascendant will be released to the PS4 on August 25th! We've been working on this for the past few months and are finally in the home stretch to release on the co

Jul 27, 2015
Ascendant Headed for PS4

Hey guys, We're proud to announce that Ascendant will be released to the PS4 on August 25th! We've been working on this for the past few months and are finally in the home stretch to release on the co

Jan 15, 2015
Ascendant included in the Humble Weekly Bundle

Ascendant has been included in the Humble Weekly Bundle! Pick up a ton of awesome games and soundtracks to get your brawler on and support some great causes. Link here To all our new players: Have fun

Jan 15, 2015
Ascendant included in the Humble Weekly Bundle

Ascendant has been included in the Humble Weekly Bundle! Pick up a ton of awesome games and soundtracks to get your brawler on and support some great causes. Link here To all our new players: Have fun

Oct 29, 2014
Ascendant v.1.2.2 Released!

Version 1.2.2 has been released. Forewarning, it's not a big update but this is pretty much what we consider the last of the showstopping bugs in the game. From here on out we will be focusing our att

Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsPlatformer · Action · Indie · Beat 'em up · Action Roguelike · Rogue-lite · Adventure · RPG · Local Co-Op · Rogue-like · Arcade · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Stats · Remote Play Together
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements60
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://hapagames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bit) Processor: 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card