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Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

81 9 November 2016 from $6.00

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is an indie, released 9 November 2016. It currently starts at $6.00 at GamersGate.

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What Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation was released in 2016.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ashes of the Singularity is a Science Fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Oxide Games and Stardock Entertainment. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on March 31, 2016. The game features massive battles involving thousands of units on vast battlefields. As such, it requires relatively high-end hardware. A standalone expansion pack, called Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation was released in November 2016, but was later merged into the main game.
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How it plays

There are 54 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 5,101 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 13 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.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $6.00 at GamersGate, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation launched on 9 November 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV and Titanfall 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV, Titanfall 2.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation — frequently asked questions

When did Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation come out?
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation was released on 9 November 2016.
How much does Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation cost?
The cheapest current price for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is $6.00 at GamersGate, which is 80% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?
At minimum, Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation needs Quad-core Intel / AMD Processor, 6 GB RAM, 2 GB GDDR5 NVidia GeForce 660 / AMD R7 360 or better (GeForce 900+ / Radeon 290+ for Vulkan) graphics, 27 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "27 GB available space" and the recommended line says "30 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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