Astral Ascent is a lovely action-roguelite with a strong Zodiac-theme that I thoroughly enjoyed playing for the Rogueliker review I wrote last month. In a follow-up post shared with the community today, we got a look at what’s next for the game.
Developer Hibernian Workshop dropped the news on Steam alongside fresh intel about an upcoming update that introduces a new damage meter to the game.
You can find out more about the specifics of the update on Steam, but the main takeaway isn’t all that surprising: the new meter will let you see what damage is being dealt at what time. A surprising omission at launch now that I think about it, but one the devs were quick to fix.
The devs write that they’ve been having fun using it to help guide their experiments with different builds. You’ll be able to try it for yourselves once the update drops on December 21 (on PC, other platforms always follow after).
While the damage meter is cool, the roadmap is the headline here. We can see from the infographic below that we’re getting a PvP mode in February, and then new updates every quarter, culminating with a new game mode at the end of the year. Consider me intrigued.
Beyond that, there’s the specifics of this update, which I’ve included in bullet-point form underneath the attached graphic.
A new Damage Meter system so you will know exactly what deals what damage at anytime.
Full Japanese Voice-Over, “anime roguelite” is becoming real
Translation of the game in PT/BR
10 new exploration rooms per worlds
A mini dragon in first Intro Room giving an Aura choice right away to orient your build (Zim-Zim upgrade)
Possibility to reset Telluric Ruins spells with Sun Pieces
A lot of debug and balancing
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