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The Ascent

The Ascent is a unique top-down shooter game from Neon Giant, packed with cyberpunk-themed action that can be experienced alone or in a co-op game mode with friends. In a futuristic world where corporations own everything, the player must fight through the sudden fall of Ascent Group to find their freedom.

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Action
RPG
Released
July 29, 2021
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Neon Giant
Publisher(s)
Curve Digital
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Multiplayer
Local Co-Op, Online Co-Op

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world.

Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a corporate-run metropolis stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. You play as a worker, enslaved by the company that owns you and everyone else in your district. One day, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events: The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons and the survival of your district is threatened. You must take up arms and embark on a new mission to find out what started it all.

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