Games like The Ascent
If The Ascent is your kind of game, the closest matches are Darksiders Genesis, RUINER and Yet Another Zombie Defense HD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and immersive. 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.
Get personalized picks →The Ascent is a 2021 cyberpunk action-shooter RPG developed by Neon Giant and published by KRAFTON, Inc. Players navigate a dystopian corporate world through twin-stick shooting combat enhanced by augment-equipping, cyber-tools, and extensive loadout customization without class restrictions. Skill point distribution allows further character progression alongside ability unlocks. Reviewers describe the combat as snappy and responsive, the cyberpunk aesthetic as vibrant yet decaying, and the environments as richly detailed with exploration rewarded by hidden areas. Players note the story balances humor with grit across its lengthy campaign. The game supports online co-op and runs at normal difficulty. Priced at $29.99, it holds a 77% positive rating from over 12,000 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.
About The Ascent: 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?
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Darksiders Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with The Ascent.
Top pick for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
RUINER
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Second-strongest match for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Ascent.
Third-strongest match for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
X-Morph: Defense
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Ranked #5 for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Zombie Admin
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
It's the zombie apocalypse, but you can't miss a work day! Scavenge for weapons, survive... and don't forget to restock the toner cartridges over at accounting. This humorous top-down shooter has you working your way up the corporate ladder, all the way to the rescue helicopter on the rooftop.
Crimsonland
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Trident's Wake
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting and an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Ranked #8 for The Ascent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Ascent
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Doomsday × Ghost in the Shell
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Ascent.
Fight the Posthuman crisis in the Ghost in the Shell collab!
Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ascent.
Lead your team of Runners to survive a corrupt megacorporation’s intrigue threatening thousands of lives in this new action-strategy game set in the most popular cyberpunk universe of all times – Shadowrun.
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Ascent.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Ascent.
Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.
Starship Wars
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Destroy enemies, bosses and everything you see ahead!! Get crystals to buy better starships and get stronger. Have fun in three different game modes.
Dark Light
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Reviewers of The Ascent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Ascent at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under The Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Ascent.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ascent.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Ascent.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Ascent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Ascent.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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 The Ascent.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Ascent.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Ascent.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Darksiders Genesis
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with The Ascent.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Ascent.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
RUINER
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ascent.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Zombie Admin
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
It's the zombie apocalypse, but you can't miss a work day! Scavenge for weapons, survive... and don't forget to restock the toner cartridges over at accounting. This humorous top-down shooter has you working your way up the corporate ladder, all the way to the rescue helicopter on the rooftop.
Crimsonland
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Frequently asked about The Ascent
- Does The Ascent run on Steam Deck?
- The Ascent is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Ascent cost?
- The Ascent is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Ascent have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Ascent supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The Ascent?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Ascent are Darksiders Genesis, RUINER, Yet Another Zombie Defense HD.
- Who developed The Ascent?
- The Ascent was developed by Neon Giant and published by KRAFTON, Inc..
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