- Publisher: Crystal Dynamics
- Release Date: Mar 31, 2026
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 5, Switch
- Summary: 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.
- Developer: Bit Bot Media
- Genre(s): Action, Platformer, 2D
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 4
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Negative: 1 out of 4
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Apr 14, 2026If you care even slightly about Kain, Raziel and the world that they inhabit, then you owe it to yourself to play Legacy of Kain: Ascendance. It really fills in gaps in the back story that I, for one, hadn’t noticed before.
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Apr 7, 2026Legacy of Kain: Ascendance brings the beloved franchise back after over two decades as a flawed 2D experience reserved for fans of the franchise.
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Mar 31, 2026Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is an adequate chunk of side-scrolling action, with some perfectly standard platforming thrown in, but it’s bogged down in dull lore.
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Apr 22, 2026I have been waiting two decades for a new game in the series, and this is what we got. Combat is just devoid of fun, the levels are uninspired and repetitive, and the story, while supremely voiced, just doesn’t land like the previous games. Kain deserves more, and I hope this doesn’t deter them from revisiting it. Give the game to an established team with a larger budget and restore the legacy the series left behind. For now, I simply cannot recommend this game, even to hardest of hardcore fans.