Cyberpunk Comes To Life with Action RPG The Ascent – ASTRO Gaming Blog

Looking to take a quick trip to the future? The cyberpunk genre is big enough for all the games that want to reside in it. Cyberpunk 2077 made a huge splash when it debuted, but now that many of us have already put it through its paces, what else is left to check out? Enter The Ascent, a solo and co-op action shooter and RPG with a lot to offer.

It’s best described as a twin-stick shooter that you can play solo or with a friend, set in a neon-soaked vision of the not-so far-off future in the dystopian world of Veles.

A powerful, corrupt (as per usual) megacorporation called The Ascent Group has firm control of the people, and utilizes Indents, short for “indentured servants.” It’s essentially a modern form of slavery, where workers are forced to toil away for companies until their debts are paid off. You take on the role of one such worker who lives in an arcology on Veles. When The Ascent Group goes down, chaos erupts throughout the structure.

Soon enough, the entirety of Veles is at war with one another. All districts, rival corporations, and syndicates are fighting one another, all the while being forced to square off against a variety of attackers in the form of monsters. You’ve got to work to keep the other factions from taking control of the arcology, all the while working to figure out what happened, exactly, to The Ascent Group.

If you’re headed out into Veles to give this new twin-stick shooter a try, consider these tips to help keep you from dying repeatedly. You’re gonna need ’em.

Tips for Surviving The Ascent

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