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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
89
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
controller_support full
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 ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
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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name_localized
schinese上行战场 / The Ascent
japaneseThe Ascent「アセント」
review_score 6
review_percentage 73
RemotePlayTogetherTestingBranches default,test
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
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Assets

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timestamp31 July 2025 – 15:40:54 UTC

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Bundles

ID Name Set % Price Created
21187 Curve Co-op Bundle No -33% 27 May 2021 – 20:02:46 UTC
24115 Mars & Veles Bundle No -10% $16.18 at -60% 28 January 2022 – 14:04:06 UTC
27166 Cyber Edition Bundle No -15% $15.69 at -63% 18 August 2022 – 13:05:51 UTC
28142 Curve Games Steam Deck Bundle No -25% 27 September 2022 – 13:06:13 UTC
29246 From Space & The Ascent No -35% 23 November 2022 – 14:07:21 UTC
29278 The Ascent - Game and Soundtrack Bundle No -70% 6 December 2022 – 14:06:45 UTC
29764 Curve Games Steam Deck Bundle No -25% 23 December 2022 – 14:08:09 UTC
30057 EMW - Action Bundle No -10% 17 January 2023 – 14:06:47 UTC
32178 Curve Games Ultimate Bundle No -50% 25 May 2023 – 17:29:04 UTC
33065 Curve Games WDC Charity Bundle No -70% 8 June 2023 – 17:29:06 UTC
34405 Curve SHMUP Bundle No -10% 25 September 2023 – 17:49:03 UTC
56875 The Ascent - Complete Edition No -25% $19.44 at -59% 31 July 2025 – 16:19:01 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
616448 The Ascent $7.49 at -75% 29 October 2025 – 17:00:13 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
322127 Steam Sub 322127 CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:42:49 UTC
322128 Steam Sub 322128 CD Key 29 July 2021 – 10:27:36 UTC
322129 The Ascent Store or CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:34:10 UTC
511773 Steam Sub 511773 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:40:48 UTC
547113 Steam Sub 547113 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:39:44 UTC
572069 Steam Sub 572069 (Only 58 countries) CD Key 21 April 2021 – 15:39:30 UTC
572070 The Ascent - Retail - [Digital] (ROW) (Not in CN TW HK JP KP KR) CD Key 21 April 2021 – 15:39:30 UTC
572071 Steam Sub 572071 (Only 12 countries) CD Key 21 April 2021 – 15:39:30 UTC
572073 Steam Sub 572073 (Only 14 countries) CD Key 21 April 2021 – 15:39:30 UTC
572077 The Ascent - Retail - [Digital] (WW) CD Key 21 April 2021 – 15:39:30 UTC
572078 Steam Sub 572078 (Only CN) CD Key 21 April 2021 – 15:39:30 UTC
572080 Steam Sub 572080 (Only 11 countries) CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:29:29 UTC
578174 Steam Sub 578174 (Only CN) CD Key 29 July 2021 – 11:31:25 UTC
583272 Steam Sub 583272 (Only 58 countries) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:33:30 UTC
583273 The Ascent - Pre Purchase - [Digital] (ROW) (Not in CN TW HK JP KP KR) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:33:10 UTC
583274 Steam Sub 583274 (Only 12 countries) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:32:53 UTC
583275 Steam Sub 583275 (Only TR) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:32:24 UTC
583276 Steam Sub 583276 (Only 14 countries) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:31:59 UTC
583278 Steam Sub 583278 (Only KR) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:31:21 UTC
583279 Steam Sub 583279 (Only JP) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:31:05 UTC
583281 Steam Sub 583281 (Only CN) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:30:30 UTC
583282 Steam Sub 583282 (Only TW HK MO) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:30:12 UTC
583283 Steam Sub 583283 (Only 11 countries) CD Key 31 July 2025 – 15:29:46 UTC
838652 The Ascent - Retail - [Digital] (PRC-Restricted) (Not in CN) CD Key 24 February 2023 – 17:06:57 UTC
896848 The Ascent: Cyber Edition - Retail - [Digital] (PRC-Restricted) (Not in CN) CD Key 27 June 2023 – 11:49:20 UTC
1013461 Steam Sub 1013461 CD Key 25 November 2024 – 16:03:41 UTC
1145030 The Ascent: Cyber Edition (WW) CD Key 12 September 2024 – 11:18:30 UTC
1394905 The Ascent - Complete Edition (PRC-Restricted) (Not in CN) CD Key 20 August 2025 – 10:34:16 UTC

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