The Ascent

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• shoot 'em up

• action role-playing game

• science fiction video game

• cyberpunk video game

• role-playing video game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Unreal Engine 4

Localized titles

• The Ascent

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

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

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^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Korean^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Top-Down Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  331^*

• Cyberpunk^*

  Votes · historical

  312^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  291^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  290^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  280^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  264^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  257^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  204^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  194^*

• Isometric^*

  Votes · historical

  191^*

• Twin Stick Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  184^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  174^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  152^*

• Dystopian^*

  Votes · historical

  151^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  146^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  139^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  119^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  105^*

• Split Screen^*

  Votes · historical

  97^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  86^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Neon Giant

Publishers

• Curve Games

• 2021-07-29

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  worldwide

• 2021-07-29 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2021-07-29^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jul 29, 2021^*

Detailed specifications