Ascendant

Ascendant is a challenging beat ’em up with roguelike elements, including permadeath and procedurally generated environments. You play as a demigod invading a plane controlled by rival demigods, whose armies of zealots and beasts try to eliminate you. Each run creates a new world, and you explore it, find weapons, spells and Blessings, and learn to survive in the hope of defeating your rivals.

Combat and survival

Combat rewards precision, speed and timing. Dodge attacks and strike foes when they are off-balance; you can also slam enemies into one another, chain ground and air combos, and use rapid dashing assaults to launch opponents and leave them vulnerable to spells. Damage comes from hazards as well as attacks: swords wound, spike pits cause deep injuries, and nearby explosions can burn you. Health recovery items are rare.

Defeat is final: there is no respawning or returning to a previous save point. You must survive using your skill and cunning.

Weapons and Blessings

Ancient relics are hidden in secret caches throughout the world. They include unique weapons, spells and Blessings that grant powers such as double jumping, creating poison clouds to choke enemies, and striking them with lightning. You can equip and customize Blessings, and enhance your weapons to adapt to the enemy swarm.

Changing runs

Each playthrough generates a hazardous land, so you cannot know exactly what the next room will contain, which hazards you will face, what is in a chest or, in some cases, which boss you will encounter. Special events add further variation to each run.

Characters and co-op

You can conquer the world in local co-op with another demigod. You can also unlock characters with distinct stats suited to different playstyles.