The Ascent Price History and Player Count

The Ascent

Steam app 979690

The Ascent

Neon GiantJul 29, 2021Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG

$29.99 Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Top-Down Shooter
  • Cyberpunk
  • RPG
  • Co-op
  • Action
  • Shooter
  • Open World
  • Isometric
  • Indie
  • Adventure
Playing now
41
Updated 25 minutes ago
24-hour peak
157
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
14,013
Aug 1, 2021
Avg this month
117
-64.44% vs last month
Steam reviews
73%
Mostly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

The Ascent player count chart

The Ascent has very few players on Steam right now (41). Its all-time peak was 14,013.

History from Jul 1, 2021

The Ascent monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026117-212-64.44%273
October 2026329+249+311.25%1,530
September 202680-1,111-82.91%229
August 2026n/a+1,218+998.36%1,340
July 2026n/a+6+5.17%122
June 2026n/a-9-7.2%116
May 2026n/a-2-1.57%125
April 2026n/a-26-16.99%127
March 2026n/a-39-20.31%153
February 2026n/a-125-39.43%192
January 2026n/a+126+65.97%317
December 2025n/a-79-29.26%191
November 2025n/a+53+24.42%270
October 2025n/a-6-2.69%217
September 2025n/a-119-34.8%223
August 2025n/a+105+44.3%342
July 2025n/a-42-15.05%237
June 2025n/a+30+12.05%279
May 2025n/a+55+28.35%249
April 2025n/a-113-36.81%194
March 2025n/a+1+0.33%307
February 2025n/a+2+0.66%306
January 2025n/a+72+31.03%304
December 2024n/a-100-30.12%232
November 2024n/a+30+9.93%332
October 2024n/a-131-30.25%302
September 2024n/a+141+48.29%433
August 2024n/a-9-2.99%292
July 2024n/a-652-68.42%301
June 2024n/a+715+300.42%953
May 2024n/a-36-13.14%238
April 2024n/a-71-20.58%274
March 2024n/a+112+48.07%345
February 2024n/a-144-38.2%233
January 2024n/a+32+9.28%377
December 2023n/a+54+18.56%345
November 2023n/a-62-17.56%291
October 2023n/a-1-0.28%353
September 2023n/a-20-5.35%354
August 2023n/a-87-18.87%374
July 2023n/a-11-2.33%461
June 2023n/a-187-28.38%472
May 2023n/a+48+7.86%659
April 2023n/a+219+55.87%611
March 2023n/a-28-6.67%392
February 2023n/a-357-45.95%420
January 2023n/a+267+52.35%777
December 2022n/a-335-39.64%510
November 2022n/a-711-45.69%845
October 2022n/a+590+61.08%1,556
September 2022n/a-943-49.4%966
August 2022n/a+1,281+203.98%1,909
July 2022n/a+61+10.76%628
June 2022n/a-25-4.22%567
May 2022n/a+132+28.7%592
April 2022n/a-373-44.78%460
March 2022n/a-162-16.28%833
February 2022n/a+34+3.54%995
January 2022n/a+82+9.33%961
December 2021n/a-289-24.74%879
November 2021n/a+690+144.35%1,168
October 2021n/a-887-64.98%478
September 2021n/a-12,648-90.26%1,365
August 2021n/a+505+3.74%14,013
July 2021n/an/an/a13,508

How many people are playing The Ascent?

41 people are playing The Ascent on Steam right now. That makes it the #3,696 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 157 players. Today's peak is 62% below its 30-day average daily peak of 409.

The Ascent player count history

Over the last 30 days The Ascent averaged a daily peak of 409 players, up 20% compared with the 30 days before (342). Its highest point this month (1,139) is 322% above the same period last year (270). In its first month after release (Jul 29, 2021) it peaked at 14,013 players. Today's player count is 0% of its all-time peak of 14,013, set on Aug 1, 2021.

Best time to play The Ascent

Based on the last 14 days, The Ascent is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 57% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

The Ascent players by hour and weekday

When The Ascent has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 19:00 UTCabout 498 players on average
QuietestTuesday at 05:00 UTCabout 85 players on average
Busy vs quiet5.9xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

Compare The Ascent with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About The Ascent

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Developer
Neon Giant
Publisher
KRAFTON, Inc.
Released
Jul 29, 2021
Genre
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
10 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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The Ascent price history

$29.99
price now (US)
$7.49
lowest recorded (-75%) · Aug 9, 2026 archived
-75%
typical sale discount · 4 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. The Ascent is at its full price of $29.99. It usually goes on sale for about 75% off (around $7.50), and the lowest we have recorded is $7.49.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

The Ascent price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$29.99$29.9926.72 EURbase
Euro area29,99€$33.6629.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom£24.99$33.6329.97 EUR+12%
CanadaC$ 39.99$28.6325.51 EUR-5%
AustraliaA$ 44.95$31.4728.04 EUR+5%
New ZealandNZ$ 49.95$28.0825.02 EUR-6%
BrazilR$99,00$18.1116.14 EUR-40%
MexicoMex$ 599.00$32.2228.71 EUR+7%
Argentina (LATAM USD) cheapest$14.99$14.9913.36 EUR-50%
Poland124,00 zł$31.7128.25 EUR+6%
SwitzerlandCHF 35.00$42.7938.13 EUR+43%
Norway289,00 kr$31.0827.69 EUR+4%
Turkey (MENA USD)$14.99$14.9913.36 EUR-50%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$19.99$19.9917.81 EUR-33%
South AfricaR 469.00$28.5725.45 EUR-5%
India₹2,099.00$22.2219.79 EUR-26%
IndonesiaRp 345 000$19.0917.01 EUR-36%
China¥148.00$22.1919.77 EUR-26%
Japan¥3,980$25.1222.38 EUR-16%
South Korea₩ 35,000$26.0323.19 EUR-13%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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The Ascent reviews over time

73% Mostly Positive73% of 25,298 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

The Ascent on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "The Ascent", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

The Ascent Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 24 Oct 2026, with a peak of 1,040 viewers and 79 on average.

The Ascent achievements

The Ascent has 66 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 21.0% of them; the rarest, VIP no more, is held by 1.6% of players.

  • We're just getting startedFirst enemy kill90.4%
  • What just happened?Hidden achievement73.5%
  • Self improvementAllocate 3 proficiency points73.1%
  • Fair tradeSell Something59.4%
  • Drop your weapon!Make an enemy drop an exploding grenade59.3%
  • Party crashedHidden achievement57.8%
  • Getting things doneFinish a side mission57.3%
  • OpportunistKill 10 enemies using exploding barrels57.3%
  • TouristRide the Interlink Express46.2%
  • Curious consumerRead 10 datapads45.8%
  • Bounty HunterClaim a bounty44.9%
  • TeamworkStart your first co-op session38.4%
  • A new friendHidden achievement37.0%
  • Added extrasEquip two augmentations and a module36.5%
  • Fight smartKill a robot with energy damage type34.9%
  • FullchromeEquip augmentations and upgrade attributes resulting in the fullchrome appearance33.8%
  • Power HungryHidden achievement32.0%
  • Next level AIHidden achievement31.0%
  • Helping handRevive a DBNO friend29.5%
  • Data DiggingHidden achievement28.4%
  • Mnemonic HuntHidden achievement24.0%
  • AppreciationHidden achievement24.0%
  • Free candyGet the goods by both hacking and destroying vending machines23.8%
  • Getting out of the slumsCollect 200'000 uCreds23.1%
  • SashimiGet killed by a katana22.7%
  • OverkillKill another enemy by overcharging an enemy while it's in stasis22.2%
  • AficionadoFully upgrade a weapon20.1%
  • Everyone's a smugglerHidden achievement19.1%
  • Magenta PowerHidden achievement17.7%
  • Nothing personalHidden achievement15.9%
  • Severed BoardHidden achievement15.7%
  • Protocol 61AHidden achievement15.0%
  • ComprehensiveFill the Codex14.7%
  • Something out thereHidden achievement13.3%
  • HygieneUse the sink after flushing a toilet12.6%
  • WinHidden achievement12.0%
  • Anonymous withdrawalHack an ATM10.6%
  • FlatlinerUnlock all enemy Codex entries10.4%
  • Extreme OverchargeDeliver 4000 amount of stasis damage on one target10.3%
  • OmnihackerHack at least one of each hackable category9.7%
  • Black ICEDeploy black ICE against hacker enemy7.8%
  • ExplorerDiscover all locations6.4%
  • Do OverReset your proficiencies once6.3%
  • Brave New WorldDiscover the Dark Playground4.1%
  • Snooze or loseTry Snooze3.8%
  • Karlan EngineeringDestroy a Karlan controlled Siege Mech3.6%
  • One step forwardHidden achievement3.4%
  • Tenuous GraspHidden achievement3.2%
  • Bring a knife to a gunfightObtain your first melee weapon3.2%
  • Vice ExpressHidden achievement3.1%
  • Not so specialTake down a member of Zells' guard2.9%
  • SuicidalDie more than 100 times2.7%
  • All the wayHidden achievement2.7%
  • Completed Main MissionHidden achievement2.6%
  • Zell is deadTake down Zell2.4%
  • For both our benefitsComplete all side missions2.3%
  • Love KillsHidden achievement2.3%
  • Making ConcessionsCompleted Making Concessions2.2%
  • HammeringPerform your first Hammer kill2.1%
  • Open SesameFind a secret route1.9%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 66 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

The Ascent DLC

The Ascent has 9 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

The Ascent FAQ

Is The Ascent dead?

The Ascent has very few players on Steam right now (41). Its all-time peak was 14,013.

How many people play The Ascent?

41 people are playing The Ascent on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 157 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for The Ascent?

The Ascent reached its all-time Steam peak of 14,013 concurrent players on Aug 1, 2021.

Is The Ascent growing or declining?

The Ascent is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 409, up 20% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is The Ascent most active?

The Ascent usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does The Ascent cost?

The Ascent costs $29.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price The Ascent has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for The Ascent on Steam is $7.49 (75% off), on Aug 9, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $29.99 right now.

Is The Ascent on sale right now?

No, The Ascent is at its full price of $29.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 75%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 75%.

Where is The Ascent cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, The Ascent is cheapest in Argentina (LATAM USD) at $14.99, about $14.99 or 50% below the US price of $29.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is The Ascent good?

Steam players rate The Ascent Mostly Positive: 73% of 25,298 reviews are positive.

When did The Ascent come out?

The Ascent was released on Steam on Jul 29, 2021.

Who made The Ascent?

The Ascent was developed by Neon Giant and published by KRAFTON, Inc..

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