
Overview
Ascend: Hand of Kul (formerly Ascend: New Gods) was a free-to-play, character-action MMORPG game for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows released in 2013. It was unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 during Microsoft's press conference. Though the beta version was available in the Xbox Live Arcade for free to Gold members, the game never saw full release. On August 18, 2014, the game was delisted from the Xbox marketplace. On August 21, 2014, it was announced the game's server will be closing November 18, 2014. The PC version was shut down on June 20, 2016.
On December 1, 2022, a small team by the name of Outer Heaven Game Studios released Ascend: Reborn for PC on Steam, again as a free-to-play game.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Developer
- Signal Studios
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios, Signal Studios
- Engine
- SigE, 0gf3. gine
- Platforms
- Windows, Xbox 360
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- M
- PEGI
- 16
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Worldwide | 2014-05-20 |
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Credits
- Region
- US
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