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The Ascent The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 17:03 UTC | 94 |
| 13:02 UTC | 73 |
| 09:01 UTC | 66 |
| 05:01 UTC | 85 |
| 01:00 UTC | 124 |
| 8 Nov, 20:59 UTC | 186 |
| 8 Nov, 16:58 UTC | 173 |
| 8 Nov, 12:57 UTC | 157 |
| 8 Nov, 08:57 UTC | 104 |
| 8 Nov, 04:57 UTC | 106 |
| 8 Nov, 00:56 UTC | 134 |
| 7 Nov, 20:55 UTC | 185 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchAugust 2021 | 3,158 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2021 | 328 | 10% | Loses players fast (better than 15% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2022 | 518 | 16% | About average (better than 45% of 7,786 other games) |
The Ascent kept 10% of the average players it had at its launch in August 2021 after 3 months and 16% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 119 | −54 | −31.5% | 254 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 173 | +85 | +97.2% | 297 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | −254 | −74.4% | 229 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 342 | +284 | +490.1% | 1,337 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 58 | +8 | +16% | 122 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 50 | −3 | −6.2% | 116 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 53 | −1 | −1.5% | 125 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 54 | −6 | −9.6% | 127 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 60 | −12 | −16.8% | 153 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 72 | −49 | −40.6% | 192 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 121 | +42 | +53.1% | 316 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 79 | −28 | −26.2% | 191 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 107 | +22 | +26.2% | 270 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 85 | −9 | −9.8% | 217 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 94 | −30 | −24.3% | 223 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 124 | +23 | +22.9% | 343 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 101 | +1 | +1.2% | 237 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 100 | +1 | +1.5% | 280 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 99 | +13 | +15.3% | 249 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 85 | −23 | −21.6% | 194 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 109 | +4 | +3.3% | 307 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 106 | −15 | −12.7% | 307 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 121 | +1 | +0.4% | 304 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 120 | −9 | −6.7% | 231 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 129 | +16 | +14.2% | 333 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 113 | −34 | −23.3% | 301 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | +38 | +34.2% | 433 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 110 | −36 | −24.6% | 291 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 145 | −87 | −37.5% | 302 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 233 | +136 | +139.5% | 952 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 97 | −5 | −4.6% | 238 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 102 | −50 | −32.8% | 274 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 152 | +58 | +62% | 346 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 94 | −49 | −34.4% | 233 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 143 | −14 | −9.2% | 377 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 157 | +35 | +28.9% | 346 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 122 | −11 | −8.6% | 291 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 133 | +7 | +5.4% | 353 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 127 | −2 | −1.5% | 354 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 129 | −71 | −35.6% | 375 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 200 | +33 | +20% | 461 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 166 | −9 | −5.2% | 472 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 175 | −79 | −31% | 660 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 254 | +79 | +44.8% | 610 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 176 | −8 | −4.2% | 391 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 183 | −133 | −42.1% | 420 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 316 | +90 | +39.5% | 778 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 227 | −112 | −33.1% | 509 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 339 | −102 | −23.2% | 847 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 441 | +101 | +29.6% | 1,558 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 341 | −177 | −34.3% | 968 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 518 | +287 | +123.7% | 1,911 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 232 | +33 | +16.4% | 628 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 199 | +34 | +20.7% | 568 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 165 | −24 | −12.5% | 591 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 188 | −64 | −25.4% | 461 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 253 | +21 | +8.9% | 834 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 232 | −78 | −25.2% | 997 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 310 | −65 | −17.5% | 959 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 376 | +47 | +14.4% | 877 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 328 | +126 | +62.6% | 1,171 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 202 | −266 | −56.8% | 477 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 468 | −2,690 | −85.2% | 1,369 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 3,158 | — | — | 13,964 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
