Side-scrolling roguelite platformer Astral Ascent will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on November 14, publisher and developer Hibernian Workshop, and publisher Maple Whispering announced.
Astral Ascent first launched in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 12, 2022.
The version 1.0 release will feature countless new additions, including:
- The Master final boss fight
- Three new Zodiacs: Aries, Cancer, and Gemini, including Zodiac Spells, Challenges, and Summons
- 17 unique endings
- Completely reworked tutorial
- New introduction cinematic
- Mid-run saves at start of each room
- Traditional cinematic when launching the game
- Players stats window
- Reworked and extended narration for all characters, including new narration places like heroes self-dicussions, heroes to heroes discussions, new dialogs with various characters and Memory Library stories final version
- Fully voiced dialogs including some characters fully re-voiced like Ayla
- Two new Star Guardians: Sculptor and Monoceros
- New music including orchestral records and featuring of vocalist Emi Evans
- Countless polishes, balances, and bug-fixes (more than 400 updtates)
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Astral Ascent is a 2D platformer roguelite game set in a modern fantasy world. As one of four Heroes with very different personalities, you must escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful and vicious bosses, the Zodiacs.
Create Your Own Playstyle
Unlock dozens of unique spells for your four distinct characters. Optimize your own build or try out new ones to take down 12 powerful bosses. Get stronger with time to match up with your foes. Each run will test your skills and your reactivity.
12 Almighty Bosses to Face
The Zodiacs are 12 experienced guardians dispatched over four gorgeous worlds. They’ll bring to the battlefield unique attacks, abilities, and patterns, backstories to uncover, and reasons to be fighting you. Get yourself warned!
Four Playable Characters
Unique characters. Unique weapons. Unique ways to play.
- Ayla – The sole survivor of her guild of assassins, she uses her twin daggers to eliminate her enemies before they can react. Her speed and proficiency are unmatched.
- Kiran – This orphan learned life the hard way. He uses his strength to deliver attacks powerful enough to create shockwaves. Brutal.
- Calie – This talented sculptor wants her freedom back. She will use her magical gemstones to pierce enemy defenses and shred them to bits. She is unforgiving.
- Octave – Trained by a powerful witch, this young fighter summons ethereal guns to attack his foes. When needed, he can conjure bigger weapons as well. Lethal in all cases.
A Story That Opens Up, One Piece at a Time
Astral Ascent is a roguelite infused with narration. Replayability is part of our story which will be unraveled piece by piece. As you get stronger, you will discover more about the characters, their motivations, and the secrets of the world they’re trapped in.
Local Cooperative Play
The weight of destiny is too heavy to carry by yourself? Don’t worry and bring a friend to play in our two-player cooperative mode. Fight and crush your enemies together in local cooperative play or online using the Steam’s Remote Play Together feature.
A Vast, Colorful Fantasy World Waiting to be Explored
Dash across gigantic landscapes. Explore original and hand-crafted areas. Discover the world created by our artists, with a gorgeous art and frame-by-frame animation.
Watch a new trailer below.