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Ascent DX
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“30min tops metroidvania free beautiful narrative masterpiece”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Great little metroidvania. Awesome music, art, power-ups, exploration, movement. Very reminiscent of Environmental Station Alpha!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Fantastic little combat-free Metroidvania. Can be completed in an hour or so, but manages to give the feeling of a much bigger world and story. Also, works perfectly on Steam Deck!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 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.
Out on Nintendo Switch
Big news - Ascent DX is now out on Nintendo Switch! Lovely crispy pixels in both handheld and tv mode! 📺 Controls adapted to gamepad! 🎮 Help me make more games like this! ❤️ Check it out here: https:/
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Adventure · Metroidvania · Exploration · Atmospheric · Platformer · Indie · Multiple Endings · Pixel Graphics · Open World · Free to Play · Story Rich · Mystery (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://apskeppet.se |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Integrated Sound card