Vain Ascendance is an indie developed by Team Scarlet, released 5 August 2022 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Vain Ascendance is
Vain Ascendance is an indie game developed by Team Scarlet and released in 2022. It was published by Will-o-Works. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Vain Ascendance is a fast-paced roguelite platformer where you ascend an ever-changing office tower. Use Valerie's dash attack to steal blood from enemies and take it home to make blood cocktails that upgrade your abilities, or drink it to heal in a pinch!
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
Vain Ascendance launched on 5 August 2022, within three weeks of Stray, Cult of the Lamb, As Dusk Falls and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Released around the same time: Stray, Cult of the Lamb, As Dusk Falls, Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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