Rank 01Why this
Shares momentum based movement with Ascent.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
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Players who liked Ascent also play
The closest matches to Ascent: N++ (NPLUSPLUS), Deleveled, This Is No Cave, Celeste, and Super Magbot. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Also Parkour and Precision Platformer, like Ascent.
- $6.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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Celeste
Why this: Same challenging mood as Ascent.
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Super Magbot
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Ascent.
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A Difficult Game About Climbing
Why this: Shares achievement grind with Ascent.
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Tim Kashani
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
- 97% of 76 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Controls are only left and right
- Hypnotic soundtrack enhances immersion
- Levels introduce new mechanics progressively
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as Ascent.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Ascent.
Froggie
Why this: Also Parkour and Precision Platformer, like Ascent.
E.Z
Why this: Same tense mood as Ascent.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Why this: Shares momentum based movement with Ascent.
This Is No Cave
Why this: Also Parkour and Precision Platformer, like Ascent.
Celeste
Why this: Same challenging mood as Ascent.
Super Magbot
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Ascent.
About Ascent
The closest matches to Ascent: N++ (NPLUSPLUS), Deleveled, This Is No Cave, Celeste, and Super Magbot. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Ascent is your kind of game, the closest matches are N++ (NPLUSPLUS), Deleveled and This Is No Cave — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and hypnotic, and single out its achievement grind and checkpoint recovery. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Ascent: One mountain; Zero checkpoints
Is Ascent worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 76 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Oct 31).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Controls are only left and right
- Levels introduce new mechanics progressively
- Momentum and timing matter more than skill
- Snowball reacts emotionally to failures
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Foddian with questionable and imbalanced level design, each new area you get to have maybe one or two parts that are annoying and then long sections of just holding left or right. The character also feels extremely heavy and sluggish to…”
People who play it also play: N++ (NPLUSPLUS), Deleveled, This Is No Cave
Frequently asked about Ascent
Can I run it?
How much does Ascent cost?
Ascent is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ascent?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ascent are N++ (NPLUSPLUS), Deleveled, This Is No Cave.
Who developed Ascent?
Ascent was developed by Tim Kashani and published by Fireapples.