The Ascent
- Developer
- Neon Giant
- Publisher
- Curve Digital
- Released
- 29 July 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure , indie
The Ascent is a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Confusion and chaos ensue, security and order are in disarray, and without protection, everyone is left to fend for themselves. Stop gangs and hostile corporations from taking over and discover what really happened.
Best gaming PC for The Ascent in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Ascent today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Curve Digital on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 x64 | Windows 10 x64 |
| CPU | Intel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent | Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or equivalent / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (6 * 3400) or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB) | Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB) |
| Storage | 35 GB | 35 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Ascent?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) and your GPU is at or above Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.