Crit Verdict
Worth it for the right player.
It's free to play.
77%
Mostly Positive
219 player reviews
Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 219 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 166 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise36% are divided9% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
This game reminds me in a lot of ways of The Binding of Issac... which is my all time favourite rouge-like game, and Ascendant is VERY simillar in many ways, but one of the biggest (and obvious) differences is the art style, i absolutely LOVE the gorgeous colour pallet in this game, really simple but oh so pretty!
38 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
If you would like a more detailed reasoning behind why keep reading, there wil be very very minor gameplay/story spoilers as it is impossible to talk about certain mechanics of the game without referencing them.
31 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There are also 7 different characters to choose from which all require different play styles.
25 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
as well as the soundtrack...
14 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
- Two-player local coop is a blast and can create some very fun “juggling” mechanics between the two players, plus exploring this beautiful game world with a friend (or child) is exciting
8 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
Linux support
4 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics38 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Story and characters25 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat52 reviews
73%
Controls9 reviews
56%
Interface6 reviews
50%
Multiplayer5 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty25 reviews
80%
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
60
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yetWe’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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