Cover of The Ascent

Similar games

Games like The Ascent

2021USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable74 % positive29.99 €

An isometric twin-stick shooter with RPG systems set in a stunningly detailed, towering cyberpunk arcology. Gear up with cyberware and weapons and blast through gangs and corporate goons solo or in co-op.

  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Lavish presentation
  • Loot and gear
  • Sci-fi setting

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

In short: Games like The Ascent

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Ascent special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

0 of 3

Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

Not for me Exclude horror, turn-based combat, pixel art …

Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Best match

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

90 %Match

2022PEGI 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable72 % positive39.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Ascent: hunting for loot and gear, lavish production as well as playing together in co-op.

A brutal four-player co-op shooter set in the grim hive city of Tertium, mixing heavy melee and ranged combat against huge enemy hordes. Classes, weapons and talents drive long-term progression, while the Warhammer 40,000 atmosphere makes every fight feel weighty.

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

Destiny 2

Dense, handcrafted world

A free-to-play looter shooter with best-in-class gunplay, where you roam the solar system as a Guardian wielding space magic and chasing ever-better gear. It truly shines in demanding co-op raids with friends and in its PvP modes.

Warframe

Build variety

A fast free-to-play co-op shooter where you play a space ninja, flipping, slashing and gunning across the solar system while collecting and modding dozens of Warframes. Beneath the deep grind lies a surprisingly strange and memorable story.

Destiny

Sci-fi setting

Bungie's shared-world shooter pairs silky Halo-style gunplay with loot chasing, cooperative strikes and raids, wrapped in an evocative space-myth setting and a superb soundtrack.

Ruiner

Sci-fi setting

A brutal top-down shooter set in a neon-soaked cyberpunk dystopia, blending fast dodging, melee and abilities into frantic fights. Its striking visual style and driving electronic soundtrack define the experience.

Atomic Heart

Dense, handcrafted world

A first-person shooter set in a retro-futuristic Soviet utopia where the robots have turned on their makers. It mixes punchy melee and gunplay, glove-powered abilities, puzzle-filled test facilities and bizarre humor with a striking art direction.

Borderlands

Dense, handcrafted world

The cel-shaded looter shooter that started it all, sending you across the lawless wasteland of Pandora to collect a seemingly endless stream of procedurally generated guns. Its irreverent humor and four-player co-op make it a classic loot grind.

Borderlands 2

Dense, handcrafted world

A loud, cel-shaded loot shooter packed with countless randomly generated guns, irreverent humor and one of gaming's most memorable villains, Handsome Jack. It shines brightest as a chaotic four-player co-op hunt for ever better loot.

Borderlands 3

Playing together in co-op

A loud, cel-shaded looter shooter where you blast through multiple planets with an endless stream of procedurally generated guns. Chasing better loot, irreverent humor and four-player co-op are the heart of the experience.

Everspace 2

Dense, handcrafted world

Everspace 2 is a fast-paced space combat shooter with loot-driven RPG progression. You explore handcrafted star systems full of secrets, fight in dogfights, and build up your ship through loot, mining, and crafting.

Feedback