About This Game

Welcome to Ascension - An Action Platformer, Maze-runner & Escape room inspired by The Alchemical Ascension of Hermes Mercurius Trismagistus

Ascension follows the trials and tribulations of an Immortal Alchemist and his quest throughout time to transmute humans into gods...

Story (Inspired by Hermeticism)

An Immortal Alchemist beckons lost souls through a hellish nightmare with the promise of divine revelation...

After enduring brutal fates in service to a secretive religious order, Kybalion is drawn to a mysterious monastery, where he learns to confront his darkest nightmares and break free from the ancestral karma that has bound him for millennia...

Players descend into an ancient labyrinth where their souls are tested by cosmic forces to challenge the limitations of their mortality

Experience the cosmos like never before as you explore the mysteries of the seven spheres in your search for the tablets of destiny

Discover ancient secrets still sealed to this day by the magical cults of antiquity

The Vision

Ascension - The Immortal Alchemist has been designed as a series of initiations for sharpening both your game sense, and higher faculties of awareness - Hardcore gaming skills are a pre-requisite - Here the vulgar eye will see nothing but obscurity and will despair considerably

Timing, reflexes, focus, power of observation, mindfulness, memory, creative problem solving and pattern recognition will be developed as a symptom of gameplay.

Ascension represents a revival of the archaic - a celebration of the spirit of the masculine, and a return to a time when games were relentlessly difficult, required a sharp mind, keen attention and lightning reflexes to contend with. The story’s would challenge you, inspire you and leave you with a sense of awe and wonder - a game that can be utilized as the ultimate tuning fork for competitive gamers.

Game Features

Action-adventure

Explore ancient temples, tombs, towers and dungeons. Enjoy fast paced, high risk exploration. Multiple pathways through each level.

Puzzle

Challenge your wit and develop your higher intuition. Decipher the Arcane wisdom hiding in plain sight. Discover and decode alchemical symbolism and ancient phrases of power to solve dynamic real-time puzzles and progress through the forbidden trials.

Platforming

Challenge your powers of memory, focus and timing with dynamic platforming in a world that is always moving and re-arranging itself. As implied in the name 'Ascension', expect a lot of verticality in the level design. A keen sense of observation will be crucial for navigating this accursed dungeon.

Atmospheric

All environments will be steeped with ambient details, aesthetics for both eyes and ears, to maximize player immersion. Awe-inspiring and thought-provoking scenes can be discovered around every corner.

Story Telling

Players are compelled into a confronting hero's journey into Gnosis through self discovery. Plunged into the darkest depths, their willingness, skill and resolve will be challenged to it's utmost potential. Their worthiness for Ascension into the higher spheres will be determined. Everything they have ever known will come into question, as they are confronted with a revelation of the Prisca Theologia. Discover the secrets that history books are burned to conceal.

Difficult

Players will be confronted with difficult challenges from the moment they descend into the archaic labyrinths of Ascension. Surrounded by extreme adversity and dangers lurking every corner, every movement requires pre-meditation. Every decision will come with harsh consequences, tread wisely and think every action through.
This game is not for the faint hearted.

Re-playability

Each level is designed with many solutions to cater to a variety of play styles. Some puzzles are dynamic, offering a different solution required for each play through. Ascend to the apex of the celestial hierarchy by competing in community leader board challenges.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Unrealistic, exaggerated gore as a physics spectacle

Gore will be able to be disabled / enabled in options