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Games like Ascent: Rivals

If Ascent: Rivals is your kind of game, the closest matches are S.E.S.A., Velocade and Rallied! — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Ascent: Rivals: Ascent Rivals is an Award-Winning Indie Combat Racer. Race. Shoot. Upgrade. Outplay Your Rivals.

2026ActionSportsIndieRacingWindows · Linuxby GENUN Games
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Players who liked Ascent: Rivals also play

Steam players who put hours into Ascent: Rivals also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. S.E.S.A.

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Ascent: Rivals.

    Tactfully maneuver your ship in a zero-gravity arena to score against the opposing team in this physics-driven competition. S.E.S.A. expands on and raises the skill ceiling of the Vehicle Sports genre by introducing new controls and abilities that are difficult yet satisfying to master.

    ActionSportsRacingSteam ↗
  2. Velocade

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ascent: Rivals.

    Rev up, ram hard, and be the last one standing. Velocade is a chaotic party vehicular combat game where up to 10 players battle across wild, dynamic arenas. Customize your car and garage, form your crew, and dominate every mode.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Rallied!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Ascent: Rivals.

    A chaotic physics-based racing simulator which crams up to 32 players into a map only meant for 4! Ram your friends, customize your car, mix perks and so much more!

    2026ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  4. Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Ascent: Rivals.

    Cosmic Race is a sci-fi Combat Racing game inspired by retro arcade racers. Race across vibrant alien worlds, defeat opponents in destruction-rich environments, and become the Cosmic Champion.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  5. Motocon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Ascent: Rivals.

    The premiere unmanned motorsport - MOTOCON. Take home the most cash with your robo-motorcycle by destroying the opposition with gadgets and brute force.

    2027ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  6. Power Pony Drift

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with Ascent: Rivals.

    Drift-first arcade pony racing through a neon synthwave world. Power-slide 14 hand-built tracks, shoulder-check rival NPC racers, and chain boosts down glowing highways. Race solo, run Grand Prix cups, split-screen with 2–4 friends, or take it online with Steam.

    IndieRacingSteam ↗
  7. BlazeRush

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ascent: Rivals.

    BlazeRush is a dynamic arcade racing survival game with no health, no levelling and no brakes! You can assemble a team of friends to play in local or online multiplayer, choose a car to your taste and chase, blow up and cut off! Adapt your style and tactics to new enemies, obstacles and tracks.

    2014ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Need for Speed™ Payback

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ascent: Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Ascent: Rivals.

    Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew were divided by betrayal and reunited by revenge to take down The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops. In this corrupt gambler’s paradise, the stakes are high and The House always wins.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy8.09 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ascent: Rivals.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ascent: Rivals.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ascent: Rivals.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ascent: Rivals.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ascent: Rivals.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ascent: Rivals.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Aircar

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ascent: Rivals.

    A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

    2019IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ascent: Rivals.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ascent: Rivals

Does Ascent: Rivals have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Ascent: Rivals supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, LAN PvP).
What games are most similar to Ascent: Rivals?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ascent: Rivals are S.E.S.A., Velocade, Rallied!.
Who developed Ascent: Rivals?
Ascent: Rivals was developed by GENUN Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Ascent: Rivals.

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