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Legacy of Kain: Ascendance

29% positive · 450 Steam reviews · released Mar 31, 2026 · by Bit Bot Media

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~14,850 (P10–P90: 5,940 – 32,670)

Gross revenue: ~$243,418 ($97,367 – $535,520)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing29% positive · 224 mentions
“I'm not going to dog pile. My expectations were very tempered coming into this game. I wasn't expecting much more than what I got, a retelling of the comic that came out last year with some voice acting. With that in mind I'm marking it…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 3 h played
Gameplay & mechanics22% positive · 173 mentions
“Mmm. Let's be precise. This won't be spoiler free. I don't need to talk about how "I'm a big fan of LOK" or whatever. Look at my profile pic, for gods sake. Gameplay: Fine, if not simple. It has a classic 90's platformer feel. The parry…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio31% positive · 121 mentions
“I'm not going to dog pile. My expectations were very tempered coming into this game. I wasn't expecting much more than what I got, a retelling of the comic that came out last year with some voice acting. With that in mind I'm marking it…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 3 h played
Controls & UI16% positive · 58 mentions
“Okay, I've read a lot of the reviews and I've played the game through - so hear me out. All of the comments on gameplay being repetitive and at times straight up weird - 100% fair. This is like first gen Castlevania level gameplay. There's…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 1 h played
Price & value25% positive · 55 mentions
“The game is very simple in every aspect. It really plays out like a 16 BIT era game in all terms. Basic side scroller, basic combat, no progression, basic pixel art, good voice acting. The story is cool enough, but there's nothing…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 2 h played
Content & longevity22% positive · 46 mentions
“This is likely to be the longest review for a game I've ever written, and I find that exhausting because there are much better (and worse) games to be spending the time talking about. Nonetheless, this is a new game in a series very close…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 4 h played
Performance & stability18% positive · 28 mentions
“An attempted revival of a dormant franchise. And although it isn't super ambitious, it does brings back the voice cast of the original games. It's heartwarming to hear their performance again. The pixel art is serviceable, the animated…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 4 h played
Difficulty & balance35% positive · 23 mentions
“This is likely to be the longest review for a game I've ever written, and I find that exhausting because there are much better (and worse) games to be spending the time talking about. Nonetheless, this is a new game in a series very close…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 4 h played
Multiplayer & community33% positive · 12 mentions
“It's not the best LoK game of all time... The story introduces some retroactive changes that really undermine established points from the classic games and show that BitBot doesn't understand the lore as well as it thinks. That said, I…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 2 h played

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