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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“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 playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
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
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
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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Platformer · Action · Indie · Beat 'em up · Action Roguelike · Rogue-lite · Adventure · RPG · Local Co-Op · Rogue-like · Arcade · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Stats · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 60 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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