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The Ascent
Rank and Play ID: RNP-IGDB-133307

The Ascent

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Critic rating
71.2 / 100
9 votes
Release
Jul 29, 2021
Genres
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)

Overview

The Ascent is a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Confusion and chaos ensue, security and order are in disarray, and without protection, everyone is left to fend for themselves. Stop gangs and hostile corporations from taking over and discover what really happened.

Storyline

Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a self-contained 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, whilst sent on a routine assignment to make use of your skills with a cyberdeck, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events. The Ascent Group, the largest mega corporation on the planet, shuts down for unknown reasons, causing the automated security systems to go haywire. The survival of your district is threatened: rival corporations are trying to force appropri…

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Awards

Recognition from industry awards shows

D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year
2022
Nominated
Golden Joystick Awards − Xbox Game of the Year
2021
Nominated

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