Planned Release Date: Jul 17, 2026

About This Game

Your Climb, Your Choices

The Final Ascent is a build-first roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on planning, strategy and experimentation. Climb through several areas and make your own path into the Tower. The higher you climb, the harder the encounters become as rule-changing Affixes start making each encounter more dangerous. Each choice could be your last.

Four Heroes, Endless Possibilities

• Blood Mage: Powerful attacks, card draw and energy gain for a price. Apply bleeds, drain life back and fight on the edge of power and survival.

• Guardian: A defensive powerhouse that shakes off enemy attacks effortlessly. Stack shields, build thorns and watch your enemies struggle to inflict damage.

• Berserker: Dominate any encounter with high single-target damage and multi-target attacks. Stack strength and overwhelm your enemies quickly.

• Trickster: Be rewarded for planning ahead and strategizing in every encounter. Utilize low cost cards, apply debuffs and cycle your deck to continue playing.

One Deck, Total Control

You are in control of building your deck your way in The Final Ascent. Pick 10 starting cards and 3 pieces of equipment and begin your climb. You establish your strategy from the very beginning.

Earn It Once, Keep It Forever

Every card and piece of equipment you earn after a battle is added to your collection. Found a card in a previous climb that synergizes well with your build? Use it on your next climb and build around it from the beginning. Each climb makes the next one easier with what you have previously earned.

Test Your Mettle

Compete against others in the Global or Per-Hero leaderboards. Chase the top ranks or chase a personal best and prove yourself.

Features:

• Build-first roguelike deckbuilding with a focus on theory crafting

• Four heroes with distinct archetypes

• Choose your 10 starting cards before each climb

• Save your deck and equipment loadouts

• Progression-based collection system: cards and equipment you earn are unlocked in future climbs

• Hundreds of cards to earn

• Branching map with encounters, shops, campfires, events and bosses

• Several different areas to climb through

• Global online leaderboards

• Hand-drawn pixel-art enemies and effects