Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The Ascent (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The Ascent on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: RUINER, which both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction.
- The Ascent is tagged Top-Down Shooter, Cyberpunk, RPG, Action, Co-op, Shooter, Open World, Indie by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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RUINER
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 9 player tags including Cyberpunk, Top-Down Shooter and Violent; released around the same time (2017).
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
RUINER at a glance Released 2017 Studio Reikon Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 12,481 Price $19.99 CyberpunkTop-Down ShooterViolentIndieTwin Stick ShooterGoreIsometricShooter
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CyberCorp
Why it matched: both cyberpunk; shares 10 player tags including Top-Down Shooter, Twin Stick Shooter and Character Customization; released around the same time (2025).
Brutal fast-paced isometric Co-op Loot Shooter in Cyberpunk world. Equipment-based combos. Exotic Weapons and Armor. Easy to start, hard to master. Play solo or with friends.
CyberCorp at a glance Released 2025 Studio Megame LLC Player sentiment 79% positive of 437 Price $14.99 Top-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterCharacter CustomizationPvEIsometricViolentIndieCyberpunk
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RoboCop: Rogue City
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Gore and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2023).
Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.
RoboCop: Rogue City at a glance Released 2023 Studio Teyon Player sentiment 87% positive of 36,962 Price $4.49 ShooterGoreCyberpunkViolentRPGDystopian Action RPGFuturistic
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The Surge
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Violent and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2017).
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
The Surge at a glance Released 2017 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 12,215 Price $14.99 RPGViolentCyberpunkAction RPGGoreFuturistic
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The Surge 2
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Violent and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2019).
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
The Surge 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 9,558 Price $29.99 RPGViolentCyberpunkCharacter CustomizationGoreAction RPG
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Death Trash
Why it matched: both open world and cyberpunk; shares 7 player tags including Isometric, Local Co-Op and Action RPG; released around the same time (2021).
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Death Trash at a glance Released 2021 Studio Crafting Legends Player sentiment 92% positive of 3,722 Price $19.99 IsometricLocal Co-OpAction RPGRPGCyberpunkCharacter CustomizationPvE
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Cyberpunk 2077
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Cyberpunk, RPG and Futuristic; released around the same time (2020).
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
Cyberpunk 2077 at a glance Released 2020 Studio CD Projekt RED Player sentiment 87% positive of 976,377 Price $59.99 CyberpunkRPGFuturisticViolentAction RPGCharacter Customization
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Atomic Heart
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Shooter, Gore and Cyberpunk; released around the same time (2023).
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
Atomic Heart at a glance Released 2023 Studio Mundfish Player sentiment 81% positive of 51,598 Price $59.99 ShooterGoreCyberpunkAction RPGRPG
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Tower of Fantasy
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Action RPG and Futuristic; released around the same time (2022).
Embark together on your fantasy adventure! Set hundreds of years in the future on the distant planet of Aida, the shared open-world RPG, anime-infused sci-fi adventure Tower of Fantasy now is officially available on Steam.
Tower of Fantasy at a glance Released 2022 Studio Hotta Studio Player sentiment 66% positive of 12,052 Price Free RPGAction RPGFuturisticCyberpunkCharacter Customization
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Cyberpunk, RPG and Futuristic.
You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided at a glance Released 2016 Studio Eidos Montreal Player sentiment 76% positive of 42,238 Price $29.99 CyberpunkRPGFuturisticShooterDystopian
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CrossCode
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including Action RPG, RPG and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
CrossCode at a glance Released 2018 Studio Radical Fish Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 18,408 Price $19.99 Action RPGRPGIndieCyberpunk
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Cloudpunk
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including Cyberpunk, Futuristic and RPG; released around the same time (2020).
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Cloudpunk at a glance Released 2020 Studio ION LANDS Player sentiment 87% positive of 15,448 Price $19.99 CyberpunkFuturisticRPGIndie
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The Outer Worlds
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Action RPG, RPG and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
The Outer Worlds at a glance Released 2020 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 82% positive of 28,294 Price Not listed Action RPGRPGShooterCharacter CustomizationPvE
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Character Customization, RPG and Action RPG; released around the same time (2020).
Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio BioWare Player sentiment 74% positive of 18,764 Price $39.99 Character CustomizationRPGAction RPGViolentShooter
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OUTRIDERS
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Shooter and Gore; released around the same time (2021).
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
OUTRIDERS at a glance Released 2021 Studio People Can Fly Player sentiment 67% positive of 61,283 Price $19.99 RPGShooterGoreViolentCharacter Customization
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RAGE 2
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including Gore, Shooter and Violent; released around the same time (2019).
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
RAGE 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio id Software Player sentiment 63% positive of 17,044 Price $39.99 GoreShooterViolentCyberpunk
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SAS: Zombie Assault 4
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Top-Down Shooter, Shooter and RPG; released around the same time (2017).
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
SAS: Zombie Assault 4 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ninja Kiwi Player sentiment 86% positive of 9,668 Price Free Top-Down ShooterShooterRPGGoreViolentTwin Stick Shooter
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Deus Ex
Why it matched: both cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Cyberpunk, RPG and Dystopian .
The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.
Deus Ex at a glance Released 2000 Studio Ion Storm Player sentiment 95% positive of 15,619 Price $6.99 CyberpunkRPGDystopian Action RPGShooter
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Darksiders Genesis
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Local Co-Op, Isometric and Action RPG; released around the same time (2019).
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
Darksiders Genesis at a glance Released 2019 Studio Airship Syndicate Player sentiment 82% positive of 13,697 Price $29.99 Local Co-OpIsometricAction RPGRPGGoreTop-Down ShooterSplit ScreenTwin Stick Shooter
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Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including Shooter, Futuristic and Cyberpunk.
Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition at a glance Released 2011 Studio Crytek Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 13,866 Price $29.99 ShooterFuturisticCyberpunkRPG
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Hatred
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Gore, Violent and Shooter.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Hatred at a glance Released 2015 Studio Destructive Creations Player sentiment 84% positive of 29,694 Price $1.49 GoreViolentShooterIndieIsometricTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down Shooter
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Gears 5
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Shooter, Gore and Violent; released around the same time (2019).
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
Gears 5 at a glance Released 2019 Studio The Coalition Player sentiment 71% positive of 25,144 Price $29.99 ShooterGoreViolentSplit ScreenLocal Co-Op
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Satellite Reign
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including Cyberpunk, Indie and Isometric.
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Satellite Reign at a glance Released 2015 Studio 5 Lives Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,369 Price $29.99 CyberpunkIndieIsometricRPG
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Stray
Why it matched: both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction; shares 3 player tags including Cyberpunk, Indie and Dystopian ; released around the same time (2022).
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
Stray at a glance Released 2022 Studio BlueTwelve Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 177,458 Price $14.99 CyberpunkIndieDystopian
Common questions
What game is most like The Ascent?
RUINER, on the evidence we have. It both open world, cyberpunk and science fiction. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to The Ascent" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with The Ascent. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.