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Ascend

Ascend Steam Upcoming Game Details

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  • Steam app typegame
  • Steam App ID1036570
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateComing soon
  • DeveloperTeam Newspaper Hats

Ascend is an upcoming Steam game page on SteamPulse with release details, followers, regional audience, wishlisting patterns, media, and store metadata.

  • Steam app typegame
  • Steam App ID1036570
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateComing soon
  • DeveloperTeam Newspaper Hats
  • PublisherTeam Newspaper Hats
  • Parent gameNot available

Genres: Action, Free to Play, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Team Newspaper HatsPublisher: Team Newspaper Hats

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Game overview

Overview

Ascend comes from Team Newspaper Hats and is published by Team Newspaper Hats. Steam currently lists it for Coming soon, so SteamPulse focuses the page on launch metadata, followers, regional audience, and store setup rather than unreleased player counters.

Store reviews and relationship

Ascend has not launched yet, so player observations, tracked peak, and monthly player history are intentionally hidden. The early signals worth reading are followers, regional audience mix, wishlist age, library-size patterns, and official launch updates.

Language and system requirements

Ascend is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedi5-4590 with at least 4GB RAM, 2 USB Port and an HDMI 1.3 port4 GB RAMNvidia GeForce GTX 970 8GB DDR3 @3.0Ghz OR AMD R9 290X / AMD R9 2903 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10i5-4590 with at least 4GB RAM, 2 USB Port and an HDMI 1.3 port8 GB RAMGeForce GTX 1060 OR AMD R9 390X3 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

Ascend currently has recommendation data pending, while regional audience and wishlist signals can still show who is following the release before launch. Twitch and unit-sales metrics become meaningful only after the game is public.

Detailed game overview

Ascend overview details

Ascend is tracked as an upcoming Steam game with release metadata, regional audience signals, followers, media, and store details without unreleased concurrency graphs.

Steam Store description

In the world of Ascend, discover a vibrant dystopia filled with ambitious and scrappy survivors battling for glory through deadly jetpack warfare. Most of humanity has left the Earth for a future in the stars, and those that remain have been driven into visceral combat among one another for the only things they think matter. In the arena, you control your destiny. One of the most distinct aspects of Ascend is the ability to take control of your very own jetpack-clad warrior in a crucible of kinetic combat, all powered by Ascend's unique Lean Motion System. Lean Motion is an intuitive and groundbreaking flight locomotion system that allows you to fly in the direction you lean using your center of mass. Experience flight in VR like you would in real life to have a less motion sickness-inducing VR experience. Look in one direction, fly in another, and shoot in a third! Key Features Fly at top speeds and explore Ascend's arena using Lean Motion! Experience the world of Ascend through the eyes of our two warriors: Mufid the Inventor and Gloriana the Highborne. Disintegrate enemies with Mufid's plasma blasters or slice them apart using Gloriana's twin Holoswords! Fight in free-for-all multiplayer matches with up to 3 other players! Try out our competitive game mode Fracture, where you fly throughout the arena, collect various objectives, and win by delivering those objectives to the top of the tower! Play cross-platform games using the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, or Windows MR headsets! Created through USC Games' 2018-2019 capstone class.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Ascend is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Free to Play, and Indie. Because it is not released yet, SteamPulse focuses on release details, followers, regional audience geography, and store setup rather than showing empty player counters.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameAscend
Steam App ID1036570
Typegame
Release dateComing soon
DeveloperTeam Newspaper Hats
PublisherTeam Newspaper Hats
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Free to Play, Indie
CategoriesMulti-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews0
Negative reviews0
Total reviews0
Positive percentNot available
Review typeNo user reviews
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateComing soon
Official Steam feed update (UTC)6 September 2019 - 03:34:16 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)17 May 2026 - 03:32:55 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)17 May 2026 - 03:32:55 UTC

Content descriptors

The game is an arena shooter with characters wielding plasma guns or swords. Players will see semi-violent content as they will be fighting other players, but the game does not have blood/excessive gore.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1036570
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1036570/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1036570
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Ascend

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Ascend?

Ascend has not launched yet, so SteamPulse intentionally avoids pretending there is live player activity. Pre-release coverage focuses on release timing and available public follower or reviewer data, while region and wishlist models are labeled as directional estimates rather than activity or intent.

Is Ascend growing or declining recently?

Ascend has not launched yet, so SteamPulse does not calculate player growth or decline percentages from live concurrency. Before release, SteamPulse reports official launch updates and any observed public follower or reviewer data; region and wishlist models remain directional estimates rather than measured activity.

What country-level audience data is available for Ascend?

The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (16.9%), China (16%), Russia (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (18.6%), China (17.5%), Russia (7.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (16.9%), China (16%), Russia (7.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Ascend?

SteamPulse does not currently have a meaningful Steam review total for Ascend. When review volume appears, this answer will summarize the positive share, raw review counts, and the current Steam review label.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Ascend have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Ascend?

Ascend is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

No user reviews

Review score unavailable, 0 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 3 (Windows 8, 8.1, 10) Processor: i5-4590 with at least 4GB RAM, 2 USB Port and an HDMI 1.3 port Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 8GB DDR3 @3.0Ghz OR AMD R9 290X / AMD R9 290 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Windows-Based Sound Card VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i5-4590 with at least 4GB RAM, 2 USB Port and an HDMI 1.3 port Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 OR AMD R9 390X DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Windows-Based Sound Card

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