The Ascent Takes Us to a New Cyberpunk Dystopia in July

The Ascent, a cyberpunk looter-shooter coming to Xbox and PC, will be released on July 29 – and will come to Xbox Game Pass at launch. Coming to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC, the game can be pre-ordered now for $29.99 (other regional pricing not available at time of writing). You can also check out brand new gameplay in the video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/05/18/the-ascent-is-a-dash-of-diablo-with-a-healthy-dose-of-twin-stick-shooter"] We got our hands on the early stages of the action-RPG, calling it a "dash of Diablo, with a healthy dose of twin-stick shooter". We also made clear to point out its cyberpunk visual credentials: "If the developers had acquired the Blade Runner license for this game, they wouldn’t have to change a thing aside from the name. It’s really, really potent from a visual standpoint, and I like that about it." If you want a closer look at that cyberpunk dystopia, make sure to check out the gallery of new screenshots below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-ascent-may-2020-screenshots&captions=true"] The Ascent was originally billed as an Xbox Series launch game, but suffered a delay shortly before next-gen consoles arrived. We've previously described the game as looking like Diablo-meets-Judge-Dredd, and named it one of the standout Xbox exclusives coming this year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.