The Ascent: Cyber Edition PS4 & PS5

About the game

The Ascent is an action-shooter RPG set in the cyberpunk world of Veles, inside the arcology of The Ascent Group. The player controls a worker enslaved by the company that owns him and everyone else in his district. When The Ascent Group suddenly shuts down for unknown reasons, security systems fail, rivals compete for power and criminal groups strengthen their hold on the black market, pulling the protagonist into a vortex of catastrophic events. He must take up arms, stop the invaders and uncover what caused the collapse. Play is available alone or in co-op for up to four players on one console or over the network. Combat involves aiming low or high, switching weapons and lethal gadgets, taking cover and using destructible environments, with tactics adjusted to new enemies. RPG elements include cyberware customization, skill points allocated on level-up and various augmentations, while exploring districts from deep slums to luxury spheres brings new allies, enemies and loot.

The Ascent: Cyber Edition includes the base game along with the CyberSec Pack, the Cyber Warrior Pack and the Cyber Heist DLC. The CyberSec Pack adds weapons, tactical gear, armor and animated skins, while the Cyber Warrior Pack adds samurai armor, two weapon models, tactical gear and skins. The Cyber Heist DLC is aimed at those who have finished the game and want new missions, locations, enemies and melee options.

Description from PS Store

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world. Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a corporate-run metropolis stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. You play as a worker, enslaved by the company that owns you and everyone else in your district. One day, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events: The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons and the survival of your district is threatened. You must take up arms and embark on a new mission to find out what started it all. SOLO OR CO-OP Play the entire game alone or work together with up to three friends in local or online co-op. EXPLOSIVE SHOOTER Aim low or high, switch weapons and equip lethal gadgets, take cover and use the destructible environments at your advantage and keep adjusting your tactic as you face new enemies. RPG ELEMENTS Customize your character with cyberware that suits your playstyle. Allocate new skill points as you level-up and try various augmentations to take down your enemies in new creative ways. A VIBRANT CYBERPUNK WORLD Meet new allies and enemies and find loot as you explore the brimming world of The Ascent and its wide range of districts, from the deep slums to the higher luxury spheres.