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Cyrah's Ascent

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89%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
89% User Score Based on 154 reviews

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About Cyrah's Ascent

Cyrah's Ascent is a single player casual platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by DigiPen Institute of Technology and was released on June 4, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

Cyrah's Ascent is a third-person combat game with high mobility. Imbued with essence, Cyrah must defeat the Laust and avenge her people.

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89%Audience ScoreBased on 154 reviews
gameplay20 positive mentions
optimization3 negative mentions
  • Impressive and visually stunning art style with atmospheric and charming environments.
  • Fast-paced, engaging combat with a satisfying mix of melee and ranged abilities including dashing and spellcasting.
  • Well-executed for a student project with smooth mechanics, good level design, sound, and music, providing a fun short experience.
  • Gameplay is very short, typically around 15-30 minutes, leaving players wanting more content and depth.
  • Combat mechanics feel clunky and sometimes unpolished, with issues such as imprecise aiming, repetitive enemies, and lack of variety in spells and boss fights.
  • Performance and camera issues, including limited camera control, inconsistent hit registration, and occasional bugs that impact the overall experience.

  • gameplay

    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    53% positive mentions, 39% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its tight mechanics, smooth combat, and visually appealing design, offering an enjoyable but very short experience typically lasting around 15 to 30 minutes. However, some find it repetitive, with clunky elements and limited variety that can make the combat feel draining over time. Overall, it's considered a fun, basic action platformer with room for improvement in pacing and depth.

    • “The game does take less than half an hour to get through, but is packed with lots of beautiful visuals, clean audio, and the mechanics are tight.”
    • “That solid, straight-forward gameplay loop coupled with the delightful visuals and plucky, ominous score made for a really delightful experience.”
    • “Aside from a few clunky hitboxes, the gameplay as a whole feels incredibly smooth, and the fighting is excellent.”
    • “Movement, mechanics, and animations feel clunky.”
    • “Game is pretty but has bad performance, some monsters are invincible, and gameplay is clunky.”
    • “The gameplay leaves a lot to be desired.”

  • graphics

    37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    54% positive mentions, 38% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their vibrant, colorful art style, charming visuals, and pleasing aesthetic that enhances immersion. While generally considered impressive and well-suited to the gameplay, some users note occasional technical issues and performance lags. Overall, the graphics are a standout aspect, contributing significantly to the game's appeal despite its short length.

    • “Graphics, sound, overall immersion and atmosphere, difficulty levels, music, except for voice acting and story telling (because there was none) was all done smoothly.”
    • “The colorful artstyle (love the purple/pink/red) and the high mountains and caves.”
    • “The game does take less than half an hour to get through, but is packed with lots of beautiful visuals, clean audio, and the mechanics are tight.”
    • “Aside from the visuals, I cannot see any strong points in this title.”
    • “The game is surprisingly resource-intensive and will lag very strongly depending on your graphics settings.”
    • “I think the game's graphics don't have a sense of style.”

  • story

    29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 80% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The game largely lacks a developed story, with many players noting that narrative elements are minimal or absent, reducing the experience to straightforward action gameplay. While some appreciate the simplicity and focus on combat, there is a strong desire among users for more story depth, lore, and progression to enhance engagement and immersion.

    • “The story is unspoken but necessary for what this is, which is a singular adventure to defeat evil.”
    • “Fun little game, wish I knew more about the story but I think leaving it the way they did creates even more story, so amazing game, fully recommend.”
    • “This game has a decent concept for gameplay and much potential for story.”
    • “There is no story; get that out of the way right now.”
    • “Story is nonexistent and the game just ends after beating the boss.”
    • “The description makes it sound like there is some form of a story, but the game is just focused on the gameplay.”

  • music

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    70% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The music in the game is consistently praised for its pleasant, atmospheric quality, often compared to classic adventure titles like old Zelda games, effectively enhancing the overall immersion. It features a nice, low-key soundtrack that complements the game's environment well. However, some users note occasional issues with the music breaking during gameplay.

    • “Amazing atmosphere, great level design, fluid controls, and a nice soundtrack.”
    • “The music and sounds of the enemies remind me of old Zelda games and I'm living for it.”
    • “Music is nicely low key which served as a good atmospheric vibe for adventure games.”
    • “- It's easy to break (both visuals and music)”

  • atmosphere

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    80% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is praised for its immersive and moody design, featuring snowy mountain and ancient ruins settings enhanced by effective lighting and level design. The low-key music and smooth integration of graphics and sound further contribute to a compelling and atmospheric adventure experience.

    • “Amazing atmosphere, great level design, fluid controls, and a nice soundtrack.”
    • “Graphics, sound, overall immersion and atmosphere, difficulty levels, music, except for voice acting and storytelling (because there was none) was all done smoothly.”
    • “The lighting and level design, atmospheric and moody.”

  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is lacking, resulting in mediocre performance and occasional gameplay issues such as invincible monsters and clunky mechanics.

    • “Performance is mediocre.”
    • “The game looks pretty but has bad performance.”
    • “Gameplay is clunky and some monsters are invincible.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game demonstrates excellent stability, with users reporting smooth performance and no glitches or bugs encountered.

    • “It works well, I experienced no glitches or bugs whatsoever.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Grinding is notably demanding, often requiring significant time and multiple attempts to progress.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers decent replayability, particularly for those interested in self-imposed challenges, though enemy hitboxes may need some fine-tuning to enhance the experience.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is well-received, with players finding it genuinely funny and enjoyable.

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Cyrah's Ascent is a casual platformer game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Cyrah's Ascent include free to play, 3D, indie, magic, female protagonist and others.

Cyrah's Ascent is available on PC and Windows.

Cyrah's Ascent was released on June 4, 2022.

Cyrah's Ascent was developed by DigiPen Institute of Technology.

Cyrah's Ascent has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Cyrah's Ascent for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Cyrah's Ascent is a single player game.

Similar games include Blood Spear, SkyIsland, Bright Memory, 9 Years of Shadows, Scars Above and others.