Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
"Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is the first expansion to Ashes of the Singularity and adds many new features. It is a standalone expansion and does not require the base game to play." This expansion has…
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is an indie developed by Oxide Games, released 10 November 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is an indie game developed by Oxide Games and released in 2016. It was published by Stardock. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The human race has expanded into the galaxy thanks to the wonders of the technological singularity. You have become so powerful that you can manage vast armies across an entire world that provide you with an ever greater galactic empire. Now, humanity is under assault by a new enemy. Calling themselves the Substrate, they seek to annihilate the human race from existence. You, as an up and coming member of the Post-Human Coalition, must deal with both this new menace as well as renegade humans trying to lay claim to their own worlds.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 54 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 5,101 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Quad-core Intel / AMD Processor, 6 GB RAM and 2 GB GDDR5 NVidia GeForce 660 / AMD R7 360 or better (GeForce 900+ / Radeon 290+ for Vulkan). An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 27GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation launched on 10 November 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV and Titanfall 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Dlc
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Gauntlet
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Oblivion
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Turtle Wars
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Hunter/Prey
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Epic Map Pack
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Secret Missions
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Overlord Scenario Pack
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Turtle Wars
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Oblivion
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Secret Missions
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Gauntlet
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Core Worlds
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Co-Op Map Pack
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Inception
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Juggernaut
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation - Hunter / Prey
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