Stunning visuals and art direction
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Easily one of the best looking games out there.”
Steam review · 31.8 h played ↗
The Ascent
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Neon Giant2021Shooter · RPG · Action
The verdict
A gorgeous, atmospheric cyberpunk twin-stick shooter with shallow, repetitive combat, lots of walking and unfixed crash bugs. Skip it for co-op or a deep RPG.
Great for
Cyberpunk fans who want a pretty, easygoing top-down shooter on sale, solo or with a friend
Main risk
Repetitive combat, endless walking and unfixed crashes or lost saves, especially in co-op
What changed in the last 30 days
123 recent reviews
Recent negatives cite repetitive gameplay, backtracking and unfixed crashes and co-op save loss nearly five years on. Many buy on deep discount and still feel it isn't worth it.
123 recent reviews
What players love
Fun, punchy combat and weapons
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Great guns. Sound is a huge part of what makes this game fantastic, and the sound of the guns in particular is banging.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Immersive cyberpunk world and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This game has insane world building. As mentioned before, the level of detail is through the roof.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Amazing visuals and gameplay, Soundtrack is 10/10.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Pretty great couch co-op gameplay here.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“amazing game for the price... I feel like i robbed them”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Game Crashes every 15-20 minutes with the same error, and no response from the DEVS.”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow combat and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“gameplay almost doesn't change or evolve.”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Constant backtracking and slow walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The whole game feels like: walk, walk, walk.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Broken co-op and lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I got the wiped save game bug”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Poor controls, camera and aiming
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The art is awesome but the controls are making playing the game borderline impossible.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Uneven difficulty spikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“the weird difficulty spikes turned the game unenjoyable”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support35 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB)
Storage35 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or equivalent / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (6 * 3400) or equivalent
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB)
Storage35 GB available space
OSWindows 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB)
Storage35 GB available space
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