The Ascent

by Neon Giant·published by KRAFTON, Inc.

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment76

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

15,273en

24,237 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Jul 29, 2021

Price

$29.99

Velocity

5.7/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈840K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$25.0M

Based on 24,237 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,040 post-launch reviews

27%369 rev

<2h

41%391 rev

2-10h

64%3,288 rev

10-50h

82%5,583 rev

50-200h

91%399 rev

200h+

100%10 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+50pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 270 similar games in the Action genre released in 2021.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 32%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 7%

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