Ascension Trail

Ascension Trail is a top-down co-op action roguelike set in a tower of procedurally generated dungeons. You fight through floors filled with monsters, grow stronger with every death and try to climb before the shard-fire powering your run fades.

Fight through the tower

You can aim each swing and dodge through hordes, choosing from swords, bows, staffs and spellbooks, or fight bare-handed. Auto-aim and auto-attack are also available. Each gate leads to a new dungeon with kill rooms, survival rooms, treasure vaults, mimic ambushes and pitch-dark chambers where glowing red eyes are the only sign of monsters. Doors seal behind you, so you must clear each room or die inside it.

The shard-fire lasts for the run, but the tower drains it. When the last ember goes out, the lights go dark and walls no longer stop monsters, so you must climb faster than the fire fades. A boss with its own arena and attack patterns guards every fifth gate. After surviving gate 20, you can bank your loot or enter an endless frenzy.

Build your character

The game has no classes. You combine skills from ten elements, each with primary, special and passive skills. Chain elements for synergy damage, stack critical hits, multicast and projectiles, and shape your build around your choices. Weapons are optional: you can also fight with your fists.

Progress and equipment

Death contributes to your progress. Spend coins and keys on a permanent talent tree, push deeper through the Ascension prestige system, and unlock new elements through achievements. Gear has six equipment slots, procedurally rolled stats, unique armor with its own skills and full item sets.