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The Ascent
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is great! Until you realize that co-op is going to hard crash your whole group ever 15 minutes or so making any long term play impossible. If you only care about a single player experience it could be good.…”
“Originally, this review was negative due to a game breaking bug right from the get so. After giving the game another shot, I'm leaning positive but would definitely be mixed if that was an option. The game itself is…”
“This is the game with the best cyberpunk flavor ever. Hands down. No competition. But given the nature of the game... it feels as if it had no right to be located in such a cool world... The depth of the lore, and the…”
51 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Originally, this review was negative due to a game breaking bug right from the get so. After giving the game another shot, I'm leaning positive but would definitely be mixed if that was an option. The game itself is…”
“This is the game with the best cyberpunk flavor ever. Hands down. No competition. But given the nature of the game... it feels as if it had no right to be located in such a cool world... The depth of the lore, and the…”
“Super underrated game. The lore is so sick. It is stuck in a codex. I wish it was fed to you a little more in game but it’s a great game. Visuals are stunning and dense. Highly recommended. Plays great on steam deck out…”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“So, huuuuh, it's complicated. The Ascent is a fantastic game hindered by questionable decisions, janky gameplay, balancing issues, and bugs. It starts off really strong, the first missions are great and introduce you…”
“This is the game with the best cyberpunk flavor ever. Hands down. No competition. But given the nature of the game... it feels as if it had no right to be located in such a cool world... The depth of the lore, and the…”
“Super underrated game. The lore is so sick. It is stuck in a codex. I wish it was fed to you a little more in game but it’s a great game. Visuals are stunning and dense. Highly recommended. Plays great on steam deck out…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“What if Blade Runner had more guns and fewer emotional breakdowns? The atmosphere is gorgeous, neon rain, crowded alleys, pure cyberpunk bliss. There are so many weapons and armour options that you might forget you have…”
“It surprised me, it's not normally a type of game I would play, but I liked the art style a lot and the cyberpunk setting. I fell in love with it pretty quick, it's really fun and the build variety is great. Fantastic…”
“Fun game in local-coop!”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Absolutely superb, definite recommend. * Atmosphere is phenomenal. The city is loud, dirty, & neon is everywhere. * Great guns. Sound is a huge part of what makes this game fantastic, and the sound of the guns in…”
“The game is worth playing for the environments alone, which are truly excellent, 10/10. The audio design and music are also both great. The combat is decent and fun, but the story is extremely forgettable and boring and…”
“Mostly an awesome experience. Mostly. I'd like to comment on it to guide the gamers and--hopefully--the devs. The Good: The scapes. Wow. Incredible background, lighting, lots of variety, feels very organic and…”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is great! Until you realize that co-op is going to hard crash your whole group ever 15 minutes or so making any long term play impossible. If you only care about a single player experience it could be good.…”
“So, huuuuh, it's complicated. The Ascent is a fantastic game hindered by questionable decisions, janky gameplay, balancing issues, and bugs. It starts off really strong, the first missions are great and introduce you…”
“Originally, this review was negative due to a game breaking bug right from the get so. After giving the game another shot, I'm leaning positive but would definitely be mixed if that was an option. The game itself is…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“So, huuuuh, it's complicated. The Ascent is a fantastic game hindered by questionable decisions, janky gameplay, balancing issues, and bugs. It starts off really strong, the first missions are great and introduce you…”
“This game looks incredible, but I just couldn’t enjoy playing it. The cyberpunk world is stunning and the controls themselves feel smooth and responsive. But once the shooting starts, things fall apart. Combat is…”
“gameplay is terrible. even on easy mode some of the battle sequences are near impossible. very frustrating.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is great! Until you realize that co-op is going to hard crash your whole group ever 15 minutes or so making any long term play impossible. If you only care about a single player experience it could be good.…”
“Buggy as hell in multiplayer. More stable in single player. Overall it's pretty fun, even if a little repetitive. Good array of guns, augmentations, etc. and the world design is done really well (the whole cyberpunk…”
“The combat feels great and exploring the world is enjoyable. The only downside is that there are some bugs and crashes when playing co-op, but overall it’s still a really good game.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“So, huuuuh, it's complicated. The Ascent is a fantastic game hindered by questionable decisions, janky gameplay, balancing issues, and bugs. It starts off really strong, the first missions are great and introduce you…”
“Game crashes after playing for an hour with friends. No updates since 2022. Game is more than dead. Combat is abysmal.”
“This game looks incredible, but I just couldn’t enjoy playing it. The cyberpunk world is stunning and the controls themselves feel smooth and responsive. But once the shooting starts, things fall apart. Combat is…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is great! Until you realize that co-op is going to hard crash your whole group ever 15 minutes or so making any long term play impossible. If you only care about a single player experience it could be good.…”
“Game crashes after playing for an hour with friends. No updates since 2022. Game is more than dead. Combat is abysmal.”
“TLDR I suffered so you don't have to, its beautiful looking but when you go more than skin deep not worth the performance issues and poor design choices in the long run. To be honest its a great looking game and the…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 73.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“It's an ok Cyberpunk game with pretty visuals with a good enough gameplay loop. What dragged it down for me, were the at times horrible camera perspectives some bugs with sidequests and visuals as well as some overly long exposition dumps and constant running or fast travelling…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“to be clear, this game has some real janky problems. like, if you have multiples saves, you'll never have confidence of being able to play the one you actually want. it doesn't save reliably, so losing extreme amounts of progress is all too easy. what this game has going for it…”
— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played“Fun Coop dual stick shooter with my daughter until game crashes my computer because of a memory issue and removes the save file. Apparently this is a known issue for 5+ years and seems to still be here in 2026. 25 hours in and lost all progress.”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Top-Down Shooter · Cyberpunk · RPG · Action · Co-op · Shooter · Open World · Indie · Adventure · Isometric · Twin Stick Shooter · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 66 |
| Official site | https://theascent.krafton.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: Intel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB) Storage: 35 GB available space Additional Notes: Minimum Specification listed above allows gameplay experience close to 30 FPS on average while using 1080p resolution and lowest settings