Neon Giant

The Ascent

2021 shoot 'em up · action role-playing game · science fiction video game +3^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

co-op mode
single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Game facts

Developers

Neon Giant

Publishers

Curve Games

Engines

Unreal Engine 4

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
161^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 10 x64^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent^*
Memory
8 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB)^*
Storage
35 GB available space^*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Minimum Specification listed above allows gameplay experience close to 30 FPS on average while using 1080p resolution and lowest settings^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Graphics alternatives
Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB)^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or equivalent / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (6 * 3400) or equivalent^*
Memory
16 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
16 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Japanese^*
Polish^*
Portuguese - Brazil^*
Russian^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Korean^*

Audio languages

English^*
Korean^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Co-op^*
Online Co-op^*
Shared/Split Screen Co-op^*
Shared/Split Screen^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Camera Comfort^*
Color Alternatives^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Playable without Timed Input^*
Save Anytime^*
Subtitle Options^*
Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play Together^*
Family Sharing^*
Local co-op^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*
Indie^*
RPG^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from The Ascent

Screenshot 2 from The Ascent

Screenshot 3 from The Ascent

* Provisional data