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Legacy of Kain: Ascendance

27% positive of 426 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, GOG, PlayStation

Made by Bit Bot Media. Published by Crystal Dynamics.

About the game

Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Gothic
  • Vampires
  • 2D Platformer
  • Platformer
  • Action-Adventure
  • Side Scroller
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Retro

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Having NOT played any other Legacy of Kain games, I found this game to be good. Its clearly a side story, but I was interested in seeing where it was gonna go. The combat has some nice mechanics to it and the hidden secrets aren't too obvious or too hidden. Its got some problems (no looking down crouch, no skipping cut scenes, you die instantly if your toe hits water...), but I've played far worse. Its like Chain of…

    6.4 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Sloppy gameplay. Like paw patrol with a Nosgoth skin. Meh story, with a final that doesn't make much sense. Unreasonable long and badly done cutscenes. Because of life and no way to save mid level i had to re-watch the same terrible neverending cutscene 6 times.. I dragged myself through the 12 chapters only because of that sensation, felt more than 30 years ago plain blood omen: legacy of kain. But i found no trace…

    5 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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