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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is now available for your PC and Mac, complete with 9 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Justin Gary, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiasts and experienced gamers alike.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is a deckbuilding, card battler and board game game developed and published by Playdek and Inc..
Released on December 16th 2014 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 1,574 reviews of which 1,404 were positive and 170 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Ascension: Deckbuilding Game into these genres:

Deckbuilding Card Battler Board Game Tabletop Card Game Singleplayer Trading Card Game Asynchronous Multiplayer Turn-Based Multiplayer Fantasy Hand-drawn Sci-fi Strategy Tactical Local Multiplayer 2D PvP Casual Story Rich

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
  • Processor: 1 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: While Network Connection is not required it is recommended
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.13+
  • Processor: 1 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: While Network Connection is not required it is recommended

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Nov. 2025
An enjoyable deck-builder with an interesting system, but the lack of customization in online multiplayer sessions ultimately sours the experience. There's no ability to change the point pool, and as such, games end too quickly and often leave one feeling your game is over just as your deck started getting interesting. Offline mode is another story- you can create longer games, and the AI is (at least for me) fun to play against. There's a lot of interesting decks and you can create some very cool deck synergies for sessions. I personally enjoy Rise of Vigil paired with Darkness Unleashed, or Dreamscape paired with Delirium and Deliverance. As for the ruleset itself, I enjoy it. Players begin with the same amount of identical cards, and may purchase or defeat heroes and monsters within a 'river' of cards visible to both players. You may also choose to spend your main currencies- mana and attack- on acquiring or defeating always-available cards such as mystics or cultists. The main goal is to pull points from a shared 'honor' pool, with the player having the highest amount of honor once the points are fully expended (usually 60) being declared the winner. You're able to build decks of various types/factions, creating interesting effects, though your opponent is also working to do the same. There are no booster packs or micro-transactions, which is a huge plus. If you own the expansion, you have all cards within that deck, and you cannot play against someone with that deck if they do not have it. This feels quite fair, and is a strong plus for me in this genre of games, which often feel pay-to-win. New decks feel fairly priced, though the previously mentioned lack of customization in online multiplayer settings leaves the newer decks feeling lackluster, as the game often ends before the deck's abilities can be fully seen. All in all, a fun ruleset and card game that could stand to offer more from a technical/multiplayer standpoint. I can't really rate the online mode highly, but as a solo game, it's quite fun.
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Nov. 2025
One of the best deck building games on PC. Period. If you love deck building games, get this and ALL of the extra content for this game. I play mostly single player against AI with all expansions turned on and its extremely fun. This is also available on mobile if you like it and want it on the go. I wish these guys can do other deck builders as they did such a great job on this one. Update: The addition of the Legends expansion takes this to a whole new level. This is a deck builder's perfect game. These devs' are dedicated and I love that they continue to update and add content after all these years. Bravo!
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Aug. 2025
Easy to learn, hard to master, and the wide variety of addons ensures you never play the same way twice. A good option if Magic is too complex for you.
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July 2025
I have so many copies of Ascension, I think I've been playing it since it came out. I've played many, if not all of the expansions. I have the android app, the collectors editions, starter editions, etc. They really did a great job with this game. I'm glad the developers keep it up to date, I know it's a lot of work, being a game developer myself. Cheers all around.
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Feb. 2025
One of the best board game adaptations to digital. Lots of content, the AI is very good.
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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game received 1,404 positive votes out of a total of 1,574 achieving a rating of 8.49.
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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game was developed and published by Playdek and Inc..

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is not playable on Linux.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 3 DLCs available for Ascension: Deckbuilding Game. Explore additional content available for Ascension: Deckbuilding Game on Steam.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game does not support Steam Remote Play.

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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