The Ascent

Push Square

Robert Ramsey·Mar 24, 2022

Critic70/100

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The Ascent's a solid, if somewhat repetitive shooter, propped up by eye-popping environments and a reasonable amount of RPG depth. If you can stomach some grindy mission design and the occasional buggy interaction, then there's explosive fun to be had here.

Polygon

Mike Mahardy·Aug 10, 2021

Critic—

Agreement—

A promising cyberpunk shooter without the confidence to see things through

Eurogamer

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·Jul 29, 2021

Critic75/100

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The Ascent teems. Its tiered alien megacity is one of the liveliest cyberpunk settings I've explored, always crawling w…

IGN

Ryan McCaffrey·Jul 29, 2021

Critic70/100

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Story isn't its strong suit, but the rest of The Ascent delivers a wonderfully realized cyberpunk world mixed with satisfying twin-stick gunplay to create an enjoyable action-RPG.

Game Informer

Alex Stadnik·Jul 29, 2021

Critic73/100

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The Ascent delivers mindless co-op fun in a beautiful cyberpunk world that ends up emphasizing style over substance.

GamesRadar+

Josh West·Jul 29, 2021

Critic50/100

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While The Ascent is a true visual showcase for the Xbox Series X, it lacks depth and clarity. There's a fun game in here, but it's ultimately overburdened.

PC Gamer

Andy Kelly·Jul 29, 2021

Critic84/100

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A quality action RPG set in a mind-blowing cyberpunk city.

GameSpot

Justin Clark·Jul 29, 2021

Critic60/100

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The Ascent looks and acts like a video game, but mostly feels like work.