A 2014 roguelite brawler with a mythology-drenched soundtrack that punches well above its indie weight class. Ascendant follows demigods fighting their way through procedurally generated realms, and the music charts that journey from earthbound struggle to divine confrontation.
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"The Forest" starts grounded and mysterious, "From Metal Comes Fire" brings the forge-heat intensity, and by the time you reach "The Summit" and "Gods Gone Wild," the scope has blown wide open. "Waltz of the Hermit" is a standout -- this weirdly elegant piece that feels like finding a calm pocket in the middle of chaos.
"2001 - A Space Godyssey" leans into the cosmic absurdity with a name that's half pun, half mission statement. The title track "Ascendant" lands with the gravity of a final statement, pulling together the mythic threads that run through the whole score.
The teaser tracks for Ghat, Gilgamesh, and Memnon give each character their own sonic identity, and "The Trial" carries that do-or-die energy every roguelite needs for its endgame. For a game about godhood and combat, the soundtrack knows when to be thunderous and when to be strange.