Underworld Ascendant

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Mostly Negative · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Probably one to skip.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

OtherSide Entertainment · RPG · Nov 15, 2018

Player review score
35%
Mostly Negative
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio2 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Underworld Ascendant?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 71 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 65 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On one side, we have a beautifully depicted subterranean world, the Stygian Abyss, filled with not only undead monsters, but also all kind of nightmarish creatures later on, wrapped up in a beautifully crafted sandbox RPG gameplay, giving a degree of freedom very rarely seen in games at all, comparable only to a few of the best ones around (Such as Prey 2017, to mention one).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Technically the game graphics are pretty good in ultra, lots of details with nice lighting effects (maybe too much bloom for my liking tho).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good quality of sound, voice acting, and effects, solid work in this field.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Character customization features three rather beefy skill trees, giving significant improvements such as more speed, lifting strength, stealth prowess, magical efficiency, and so on, to create your very own custom character to fit any play-style, from stealth, to aggressive melee, to ranged.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay121 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Characters13 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
44% still recommend
Bugs
30% still recommend
Story
40% still recommend
Interface
24% still recommend
Crashes
27% still recommend
Difficulty
62% still recommend
Performance
30% still recommend
Optimization
55% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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