Ascendant Realms (2025)

Developer: Soaring Pals
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating: 4.6 of 5, 12 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 53 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this

How it feels

A slow, strategic empire-building experience where you manage resources and settlements in a procedurally generated voxel world.

strategicdeliberatemedievalvoxelproceduralmoddablemanagement-focusedwar-themed

What players say

Players see a promising early-access strategy game that blends old-school 4X with light hero mechanics. They like the simple rock-paper-scissors combat and procedural maps but note the AI is too easy, multiplayer is preferred, and features like saving are missing.

Screenshots

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.