Ascent DX

Adventure· Metroidvania· Exploration· Atmospheric

Released Mar 2025

Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

98% positive · 283 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Ascent DX is a free-to-play metroidvania that released on March 26, 2025. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained experience — a larger "DX" version of the original Ascent, explicitly described as "a bigger version of the original" with a defined scope: specific biomes, a set of items to find, platforming puzzles, and a story with different endings depending on how much the player discovers. There is no mention of post-launch content, DLC, expansions, or ongoing development. No DLC is listed on the store. The developer has made no announcements of future content. The game appears to have launched as a finished product and there is no evidence suggesting additional content is planned or in development.

Evidence

Game is described as a complete, self-contained expanded version of the original Ascent, with defined features including biomes, items, platforming puzzles, lore, and multiple endings. No mention of post-launch content or updates.

description · Mar 26, 2025 source content shipped

high

Short description presents a complete narrative premise with no indication of ongoing or future content additions.

store metadata · Mar 26, 2025 source content shipped

low

Media

Details

Developer

Johan Peitz

Publisher

Apskeppet

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Adventure Metroidvania Exploration Atmospheric Platformer Indie Multiple Endings Pixel Graphics Open World Free to Play Story Rich Mystery Retro Controller

About this game

Ascent DX is a tiny metroidvania brought to life in glorious 64 x 64 pixel art and soothing chiptune music. Crashed on an unknown planet you have to explore lush jungles, lifeless deserts, and luminescent caves in search of anything that can help you understand what has happened to the planet and how to get off it.

While the game is a bigger version of the original Ascent, with almost twice as many locations to explore, it is still quite a short game. With the same celebrated gameplay and atmosphere, the DX versions also brings more items to find, more platforming puzzles, and more lore to uncover.