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The Ascent

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App ID 979690
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Curve Games
Franchise Curve Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 31899973
Last Record Update 25 October 2025 – 15:19:55 UTC ()
Release Date 29 July 2021 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😏 72.77%
23k reviews
126
In-Game
+11
🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🔋 Cyberpunk 🎲 RPG 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op

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?

Additional Information

Developer Neon Giant
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community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Curve Games
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version1
Store Release Date 29 July 2021 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
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AbsoluteMouseCoordinates No
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/Q43pYbZrGC
https://www.facebook.com/CurveGames/
https://qm.qq.com/q/DPqnoRE4AE
https://www.reddit.com/r/CurveGames/
https://space.bilibili.com/1353156303?spm_id_from=333.337.0.0
https://weibo.com/7339800218?refer_flag=1001030103_
https://x.com/AscentTheGame
https://www.youtube.com/@CurveGamesOfficial
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 29 July 2021 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 31 July 2025 – 15:40:42 UTC () (1753976442)
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schinese上行战场 / The Ascent
japaneseThe Ascent「アセント」
review_score 6
review_percentage 73
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Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 23 August 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9339875
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 8 November 2018 – 09:44:26 UTC (), in changelist #5355054
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🔋 Cyberpunk 🎲 RPG 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🔫 Shooter 🌍 Open World 🌱 Indie 🌆 Isometric 🗺️ Adventure 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 💥 Action RPG 👊 Violent ⛓ Dystopian 😖 Gore 🌆 Futuristic 🦹 Character Customization 👥 Local Co-Op 📺 Split Screen 🌲 PvE

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

Accessibility Categories

Subtitle Options Color Alternatives Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

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timestamp31 July 2025 – 15:40:54 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 126 players right now
  • 215 24-hour peak
  • 14,013 all-time peak 1 August 2021
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Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 42,551 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 72.77% SteamDB Rating
  • 17,439 73.9% positive reviews
  • 6,150 26.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
29 July 2021 Steam Release -
2 August 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: August 2022 Humble Choice (#33) -
15 May 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 26 -
3 August 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (August 2023) -
19 October 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle - Premium Edition -
22 December 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle - Best of 2023 -
21 February 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own RPG Bundle 2024 -
9 May 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Trinity Bundle - Immortal Edition -
6 June 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (June 2024) -
20 September 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Diamond Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Fall Edition) -
4 October 2024 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Twin Stick 'Em Up -
4 November 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Birthday Favorites - Build Your Own Bundle (2024) -
27 January 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Fanatical Favorites Bundle -
14 March 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Fusion Bundle -
2 June 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Triple Pack (Summer 2025) -
5 September 2025 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Curve Games Care Package -

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How many players are playing The Ascent right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 126 players live playing The Ascent on Steam.

The Ascent had an all-time peak of 14013 concurrent players on 1 August 2021.

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