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Ascender

Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle platformer. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve.

81 17 March 2017

Ascender is an adventure developed by GameChanger Studio, released 17 March 2017 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ascender is

Ascender is an adventure game developed by GameChanger Studio and released in 2017. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 33 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Ascender holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz, 1024 MB RAM and DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities.. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Ascender launched on 17 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Hollow Knight. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Hollow Knight.

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Ascender — frequently asked questions

When did Ascender come out?
Ascender was released on 17 March 2017 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ascender?
At minimum, Ascender needs 2 GHz, 1024 MB RAM, DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities. graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Ascender?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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