Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 1,733 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 19.9h for positive, 13.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (77.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (86)

• On Your Way Win a game. 100%
• First Beat Down Win a game against another player 45%
• Hot Streak Win 10 games in a row 45%
• Treasure Trove Acquire five or more treasure in the same turn 40%
• Clean Bill of Health Win a game with no Infest cards in your deck using Gift of the Elements 36%
• Energizer Bunny Gain 10 energy in one turn 33%
• Yoink Defeat Xeron, Duke of Lies in a 4 player game 29%
• Rally On Successfully rally one time with each faction 29%
• Multi-United and it feels so good Multi-Unite the same card three times in a single turn 28%
• Have Everything – CoG Acquire or defeat every card in Chronicle of the Godslayer 27%
• Recruiter Acquire 1000 center row Heroes 27%
• Greedy Treasure Hunter Have Moken the Huntsmaster in your deck with at least 10 treasures 27%
• Champion Of Champions Win a game with each of the Champions 22%
• Over 9000!! Gain 9001 honor points 21%
• Freebee Acquire Oziah for free with Energy 21%
• Cult Killer Kill the Cultist 1000 times 21%
• Soul Fire Play 5 Soul Gems in 1 turn 20%
• Living The Dream Acquire two Dream Vision cards without paying their cost during a single game 20%
• Lucky Godslayer Acquire Hedron Cannon after defeating Avatar of the Fallen that turn 20%
• Monsters? You Don't Need No Stinkin' Monsters Gain more than 20 Honor by playing a single card 19%
• Born Again Acquire all Dreamborn cards in Dreamscape 18%
• All Day, All Night Gain a DAY bonus and a NIGHT bonus in the same turn 18%
• Vanquisher Defeat 1000 center row Monsters 18%
• Soul Collector Use each of the Soul Gems 17%
• Pasythea Go Acquire Pasythea, the Aegis using Pasythea's Ward 17%
• Serenity Now Multi-Unite Adayu the Serene with at least one card from each faction on a single turn 17%
• Don't Feed Them After Midnight Infest your opponent's deck with all of the Bam, Yuk, and Nom Tribe Gremlins 16%
• Livin' on the Edge Have Umbral edge and Penumbral Edge in play at the same time 16%
• Don't mind if Adayu Defeat Samael the Fallen with Adayu 15%
• Tag Team Take an extra turn with Wandering Askara 15%
• Yolo Twice Return Yolocryx from the discard pile to your hand 15%
• Herald of Winning Defeat and Energize Herald of Doom 15%
• Builder Play 1000 Constructs 15%
• Deal With It Roll the Delirium Die using the Dream Dealer's effect. 15%
• The Benjamin Win 100 games 14%
• Have Everything – RotF Acquire or defeat every card in Return of the Fallen 14%
• Weapon X Have at least one of each Mechana construct from Chronicle of the Godslayer in play at the same time 14%
• Cobra King Midas Gain 20 Honor in a single turn with Jakeb, Cobra King 13%
• Dream Big Acquire Dream Machine with P.R.I.M.E. 12%
• Dream On Acquire all Vision cards in Dreamscape 12%
• You must be Aaron Defeat Avatar of the Fallen and Samael the Fallen in the same turn 12%
• Assassin Win 10 games in a row against other players 12%
• P.R.I.M.E.'d for Victory Win a game as a result of P.R.I.M.E. Directive 12%
• Hunting Party Play Flare Tracker and Sureshot Tracker in the same turn 12%
• More than meets the Eye Transform all of the cards in Darkness Unleashed 11%
• Serenity Now Now Now Now... Trigger both Serenity and Echo on the same turn. 11%
• Have Everything – SoS Acquire or defeat every card in Storm of Souls 11%
• Beastly Staff Gain 5 Honor or more from the reveal of Beast Staff 11%
• Devil's Triangle Roll three 6s on the Delirium Die in a single game. 10%
• BF Sword Defeat five monsters in a single turn with Oziah 9.7%
• God Of Plunder Activate the Plunder effect five times in a single game. 9.1%
• Draaaaaaaw! Using Dhartha, Mechamonk, draw seven or more cards in a single turn. 8.9%
• Glutton For Punishment Defeat Aranyx, the Glutton and Xeron, Lord of Deofol on the same turn 8.9%
• Cult Friendly Win 10 games without killing the Cultist 8.6%
• Canon Cannon Defeat Adayu the Tormented using Canon Templar 8.4%
• Follow The Leader Aquire 7 Heroes in a single turn while playing with only Realms Unraveled 8.3%
• Going Once, Going Twice... Win two Fate Auctions on a single turn. 7.5%
• The Fifth Elements Acquire all five of the Transformed Events/Heroes across multiple games 7.0%
• Ouch That Stings Defeat a Monster in the Center Row with Emri's Sting and Emri, Demonsbane 6.7%
• United We Stand Play 5 Lifebound heroes in a single turn while playing with only Storm of Souls 6.2%
• Catch 'em all Defeat all 5 Growmites in the same game 5.2%
• Piper at the Gates of Dawn Win a game where the only cards you've acquired are Day cards 4.8%
• A Complete Transformation Transform all of the cards in Deliverance. 4.7%
• Night Owl Win a game where the only cards you've acquired are Night cards 4.7%
• Trophy Room Have one of each trophy monster in play at the same time while playing with Storm of Souls 4.5%
• Boon Balloon Use a Boon from every faction in one turn. 4.3%
• Deja Vu Use the Recur effect found on all cards with a Recur effect in Delirium. 4.0%
• Master Assassin Play Deadeye Assassin with 10 or more Void cards in your discard pile 4.0%
• Monster Mash Have one of each Return of the Fallen Monster in your deck while Samael is in play 3.6%
• Wicked Game Use Wicked End to defeat Ender of Days 3.5%
• Stay Focused Win a game with only two factions in your deck while playing with only Realms Unraveled 3.4%
• Time Machine Take 5 turns in a row while playing with Return of the Fallen 3.4%
• Three Cannon Salute Play Hedron Cannon, Plasma Cannon, and Canon Templar on the same turn 3.1%
• Soul Sisters Play "Naka, Emri's Chosen" and "Emri, Soulstealer" on the same turn. 3.0%
• The Tall Man Approves Activate the Phantasm effect five times in a single game. 2.7%
• A Legend Among Legends Reach Legendary Status with all Legendary Characters. 2.1%
• Time Traveler Take 5 turns in a row while playing with only Chronicle of the Godslayer 1.9%
• Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. What are you doing? Take all three Temples from your opponent(s) on the final turn of the game and win. 1.9%
• I Guess It Just Froze Over Defeat five Hellfrost Imps on a single turn. 1.8%
• Jubilee! Using only Valley of the Ancients, draw your entire deck using Jubilant Monk. 1.8%
• Ascension: A Deck Empowering Game Win a game with 5 or fewer cards in your deck 1.6%
• Four Of Swords Acquire Pasythea, The Redeemed for free. 1.2%
• Messenger Mandate Win the game with the effect of Ahra Emissary. 1.0%
• Monkopoly Play Dark Monk, Psionic Monk, and Monk of the Stone Circle in the same turn. 0.9%
• Shackled Using only Deliveraance, finish a game with only Dreambind cards in your deck. 0.9%
• Thrice Reborn Play Mechaphoenix three times in one turn. 0.3%