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Battle for Asciion

Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot 'em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade…

5 February 2026

Battle for Asciion is an arcade developed by Relevo, released 5 February 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Battle for Asciion is

Battle for Asciion is an arcade game developed by Relevo and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot 'em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Battle for Asciion launched on 5 February 2026, within three weeks of Reanimal, Cairn, Mewgenics and Nioh 3.

Released around the same time: Reanimal, Cairn, Mewgenics, Nioh 3.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Battle for Asciion come out?
Battle for Asciion was released on 5 February 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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