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The Ascent: Cyber Heist

The Ascent: Cyber Heist

Released: 8/18/2022

Completed The Ascent but are itching for more? Cyber Heist is for you! Solo or in co-op with your friends, take on new challenging missions, explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies, and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons! The Ascent: Cyber Heist is set after The Ascent’s main story and is accessible for those who’ve completed the main campaign and want to take on a new contract! Kira, your former employer, has a new top-secret job, and as a newly independent contractor how could you refuse? Venture outside of your familiar arcology into a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb Group. There’s some new ground-breaking tech ripe for the taking, but you’re not the only one with sights on the prize. Put your skills to the test as you take on this new challenging job. Explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons! KEY FEATURES • CONTINUE THE STORY – SOLO OR IN CO-OP The Ascent: Cyber Heist can be accessed once you’ve completed the base game campaign. Bring your friends with you to take on this new challenging contract. Your squad has not caught up with you yet? No problem, as long as you as the host has completed the main campaign, your squad can join up and help! (We know you’ll be carrying them anyway...) • NEW WEAPONS Speaking of carrying, hope you have room to hold onto more weapons! Experiment with all-new weapons, including for the first time in The Ascent – Melee weapons! So now you can get up close and personal with the new Rock Crusher and Guillotine! • NEW OVERWORLD LOCATIONS Discover and explore a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb group with breathtaking new locations and environments. • NEW MAIN & SIDE MISSIONS Continue the story of The Ascent by completing new challenging main and side missions. Encounter colorful new characters like Ontario and Zell along the way, and fight against new enemies.

Completed The Ascent but are itching for more? Cyber Heist is for you! Solo or in co-op with your friends, take on new challenging missions, explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies, and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons! The Ascent: Cyber Heist is set after The Ascent’s main story and is accessible for those who’ve completed the main campaign and want to take on a new contract! Kira, your former employer, has a new top-secret job, and as a newly independent contractor how could you refuse? Venture outside of your familiar arcology into a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb Group. There’s some new ground-breaking tech ripe for the taking, but you’re not the only one with sights on the prize. Put your skills to the test as you take on this new challenging job. Explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons! KEY FEATURES • CONTINUE THE STORY – SOLO OR IN CO-OP The Ascent: Cyber Heist can be accessed once you’ve completed the base game campaign. Bring your friends with you to take on this new challenging contract. Your squad has not caught up with you yet? No problem, as long as you as the host has completed the main campaign, your squad can join up and help! (We know you’ll be carrying them anyway...) • NEW WEAPONS Speaking of carrying, hope you have room to hold onto more weapons! Experiment with all-new weapons, including for the first time in The Ascent – Melee weapons! So now you can get up close and personal with the new Rock Crusher and Guillotine! • NEW OVERWORLD LOCATIONS Discover and explore a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb group with breathtaking new locations and environments. • NEW MAIN & SIDE MISSIONS Continue the story of The Ascent by completing new challenging main and side missions. Encounter colorful new characters like Ontario and Zell along the way, and fight against new enemies.

Completed The Ascent but are itching for more? Cyber Heist is for you! Solo or in co-op with your friends, take on new challenging missions, explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies, and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons! The Ascent: Cyber Heist is set after The Ascent’s main story and is accessible for those who’ve completed the main campaign and want to take on a new contract! Kira, your former employer, has a new top-secret job, and as a newly independent contractor how could you refuse? Venture outside of your familiar arcology into a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb Group. There’s some new ground-breaking tech ripe for the taking, but you’re not the only one with sights on the prize. Put your skills to the test as you take on this new challenging job. Explore brand new environments, fight your way against new enemies and experience new ways of fighting using melee weapons! KEY FEATURES • CONTINUE THE STORY – SOLO OR IN CO-OP The Ascent: Cyber Heist can be accessed once you’ve completed the base game campaign. Bring your friends with you to take on this new challenging contract. Your squad has not caught up with you yet? No problem, as long as you as the host has completed the main campaign, your squad can join up and help! (We know you’ll be carrying them anyway...) • NEW WEAPONS Speaking of carrying, hope you have room to hold onto more weapons! Experiment with all-new weapons, including for the first time in The Ascent – Melee weapons! So now you can get up close and personal with the new Rock Crusher and Guillotine! • NEW OVERWORLD LOCATIONS Discover and explore a brand new arcology owned by the Malhorst-Gelb group with breathtaking new locations and environments. • NEW MAIN & SIDE MISSIONS Continue the story of The Ascent by completing new challenging main and side missions. Encounter colorful new characters like Ontario and Zell along the way, and fight against new enemies.

Critics
70
Steam
58

Score Breakdown

70.0

Critic Average

5 reviews

58

Steam User Score

339 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+12.5
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+12.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 launch window (100%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 5 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 70.0/100. Critics score this game 12.5 points higher than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 5)+
  1. Erce GüvenviaOyungezer Online
    Sep 12, 2022·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +2.5 pts
  2. Otaku Gamers UK StaffviaOtaku Gamers UK
    Sep 1, 2022·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +22.5 pts
  3. Shane FletcherviaMKAU Gaming
    Aug 29, 2022·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +12.5 pts
  4. Jesse NorrisviaDayOne
    Aug 23, 2022·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +12.5 pts
  5. Joshua ThompsonviaFingerGuns
    Aug 19, 2022·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 57.5/100 · +12.5 pts