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Games like Astral Ascension

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Astral Ascension also play

The closest matches to Astral Ascension: Ethereal Enigma, Crystalline, Kaori After Story, A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰, and ACE Academy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 06

    Arcadia Fallen

    Why this: Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Astral Ascension.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2021

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Astral Ascension

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Ethereal Enigma

    Also JRPG and Dating Sim, like Astral Ascension.

    • 94% of 370 reviews
  2. 2
    Crystalline

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 1,107 reviews
  3. 3
    Kaori After Story

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 98% of 372 reviews
  4. 4
    A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰

    Shares route based storytelling with Astral Ascension.

    • 95% of 302 reviews
  5. 5
    ACE Academy

    Genres: Action, Sports, Indie

    • 95% of 1,229 reviews
  6. 6
    Arcadia Fallen

    Also Dating Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Astral Ascension.

    • 95% of 364 reviews
  7. 7
    I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 96% of 3,777 reviews
  8. 8
    Winds of Change

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 96% of 476 reviews
  9. 9
    Cabernet

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 1,198 reviews
  10. 10
    Arcade Spirits

    Genres: Indie

    • 95% of 392 reviews
  11. 11
    Mediterranea Inferno

    Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Romance, like Astral Ascension.

    • 97% of 137 reviews
  12. 12
    Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog

    Same atmospheric mood as Astral Ascension.

    • 93% of 404 reviews
  13. 13
    The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

    Genres: RPG

    • 95% of 3,462 reviews
  14. 14
    CLANNAD

    Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Astral Ascension.

    • 97% of 1,961 reviews
  15. 15
    Analogue: A Hate Story

    Genres: Indie

    • 95% of 1,271 reviews
  16. 16
    Love Is All Around

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 1,505 reviews
  17. 17
    Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 97% of 21,995 reviews
  18. 18
    Persona 5 Royal

    Genres: RPG

    • 97% of 32,573 reviews
  19. 19
    Ambition: A Minuet in Power

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 85% of 290 reviews
  20. 20
    Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 97% of 1,149 reviews
  21. 21
    Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 92% of 1,721 reviews
  22. 22
    Path of the Midnight Sun

    Also JRPG and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Astral Ascension.

    • 83% of 179 reviews
  23. 23
    WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow

    Genres: Adventure, Simulation

    • 93% of 134 reviews
  24. 24
    Alaris

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 98% of 63 reviews
Astral Ascension — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2025
  • Developer: PixelFade
  • 94% of 110 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Character dynamics are fun and varied
  • Choices feel impactful hours later
  • Full english voice acting is rare and appreciated
  • Atmospheric
  • Contemplative
  • Immersive

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About Astral Ascension

The closest matches to Astral Ascension: Ethereal Enigma, Crystalline, Kaori After Story, A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰, and ACE Academy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Astral Ascension is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ethereal Enigma, Crystalline and Kaori After Story — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and immersive, and single out its choice driven character interactions and replayability with alternate endings. 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 Astral Ascension: A choice-driven, space sci-fi visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate relationship system!

Is Astral Ascension worth buying?

  • 94% of 110 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 21 h when they wrote their review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“As a die hard fan of PIxelFade you can tell this game is not finished and heavily rushed, they know we know it's fine. I've bought and played all of your games and can say this one is the worst but I'll always carry on the adventures we…”
30 h played
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People who play it also play: Ethereal Enigma, Crystalline, Kaori After Story

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Frequently asked about Astral Ascension

Can I run it?

Does Astral Ascension work on Steam Deck?

Astral Ascension is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

What games are most similar to Astral Ascension?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Astral Ascension are Ethereal Enigma, Crystalline, Kaori After Story.

Who developed Astral Ascension?

Astral Ascension was developed by PixelFade.