Ascendancy

Ascendancy is a 1995 4X space game from The Logic Factory (who at this point seem defunct, sadly). What helped Ascendancy stand out above other 4Xs of its day (and heck, even today) are its truly alien races, its real-time gameplay and its fantastic music.

Concept

Take control of one of nearly two-dozen races and lead them to victory, whether via diplomacy, expansion or extermination.

Reviews

• Let’s Play Ascendancy – Entry 1 – I Play, I Lose, I Play Again!
• Let’s Play Ascendancy – Entry 2 – War, Huh, Good God
• Let’s Play Ascendancy – Entry 3 – Tipping the Scales
• Let’s Play Ascendancy – Entry 4 – GOD DAMMIT
• Let’s Play Ascendancy – Entry 5 – War Whiplash

Podcasts

• SJG Podcast #125 – Ascendancy

Places to Buy

• Amazon (Physical)
• Ebay (Physical)

External Links

• Wikipedia
• MobyGames
• Antagonizer AI Patch and other files via LogicFactory.ru