The Ascent
Shares rank 63 of 78 video games by recommenders
People praise its detailed cyberpunk world and stunning look, though most recommenders haven't played it. Some also recommend the Rust Datalog engine called Ascent.
People praise its detailed cyberpunk world and stunning look, though most recommenders haven't played it. Some also recommend the Rust Datalog engine called Ascent.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Detailed cyberpunk world
“The Ascent is probaby the best detailed cyberpunk world right now (I haven't played it)”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Cyberpunk Video Games” Stunning visuals
“It looks absolutely stunning.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Cyberpunk Video Games” Faster than Soufflé for a program
“I had worse performance with Soufflé than Ascent for my program”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Optimizing Datalog for the GPU” Rust engine, WASM targeting
“Recommend Ascent (Rust only, but supports targeting WASM)”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 in “Optimizing Datalog for the GPU”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| The AscentThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The Ascent is probaby the best detailed cyberpunk world right now (I haven't played it)”
“It looks absolutely stunning.”
“I had worse performance with Soufflé than Ascent for my program”
“Recommend Ascent (Rust only, but supports targeting WASM)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.