Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

Gameplay overview

Ascension is a fantasy deck-building card game where you compete against AI or other players to earn the most honor. In solo play, you can also take on the Fallen One.

Each turn, draw cards from your deck and use resources to acquire heroes and buildings or defeat monsters in a shared row of cards. Your new cards strengthen your deck, while different factions and abilities can combine into useful synergies.

Honor comes from actions during the match and from the value of cards in your deck. When the shared honor pool runs out, the game ends and players compare their totals. You can play against AI, play locally or online, and choose different combinations of included expansion sets.

Review themes in more detail

Players who enjoy the game often praise its approachable deck-building rules, the strategic choices involved in shaping a deck, and the variety of card combinations across expansion sets. Solo play against AI and the digital handling of card effects also appeal to some reviewers. Recurring criticisms focus on the fixed honor pool in online multiplayer, which can make matches feel too short, alongside reports of matchmaking difficulties, interface problems, and occasional bugs or slow AI turns.