Ascender overview

Overview

Ascender comes from GameChanger Studio and is published by GameChanger Studio. It arrived on Steam on Mar 17, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Ascender's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 21:50:39 UTC, with a tracked peak near 14. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 77% positive across 22 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Ascender is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Ascender has sold up to 782 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,690. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Ascender overview details

Ascender combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D The story follows the enigmatic journey of Sky, an explorative artificial intelligence made by Professor Toro Hudo who lives in GOA, the world below. Sky was created to help Professor Toro Hudo in constructing a kinetic system for his foster daughter, Ocean Hudo, a forsaken limbless child who fell from the clouds when she was an infant. Observe the mystical GOA, experience its astonishing adventure with formidable puzzles, swiveling plot, and bizarre habitat. Enjoy the incredible story of Ascender. Get to know more about Ocean, her dad and the GOA's civilization. Explore the various districts of GOA, the underground civilization in the world of Ascender. The game uses an open world approach with metroidvania vibe that is very focused on puzzle. Creatively combine power-up to meet your need. Sky can equip itself with various types of onyx runes. Each onyx rune grants Sky with a new power-up. Combining different runes may also yield a new power up.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Ascender is listed as a game with $8.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 21:50:39 UTC, a tracked peak of 14, and 77% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Puzzle-Platformer2DMetroidvaniaAdventureIndiePlatformer2D PlatformerPuzzleRobotsSci-fiActionExplorationCartoonColorfulHand-drawn

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