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Illyriad Games · Published by Illyriad Games · Official site ↗
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Age of Ascent: Arrival is a new space co-op and combat game featuring direct-piloting solo and co-op missions and real-time PvE and PvP battles set in stunning space scenes.
Free
Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer · More free games
Dive into the vast cosmos as you command fleets and engage in intense battles in Age of Ascent. This indie strategy game offers both solo missions and cooperative gameplay for a dynamic multiplayer experience.
About this game
The very fate of the human species relies on you. The year is 2176 and humanity has been forced to abandon earth and rise into space to start a new civilization. Thanks to faster-than-light travel, humanity has a glimmer of hope remaining. We need your help to build our new home and protect it from those who would snuff out the light.
Age of Ascent: Arrival is the prologue game in the Age of Ascent franchise being developed by award-winning veteran indie studio Illyard Games Ltd. With a strong PVP community and an engaging PVE environment, AoA is a multi-player space combat and strategy game set in an ever-evolving galaxy.
Like all of our games, Age Of Ascent: Arrival is free to win. We believe that games should be available to all no matter the budget, a sentiment that has kept us going for over 10 years.
We look forward to you joining our family as we look to play and evolve our games together for decades to come.
Engage in deadly dogfights with cutthroat pirates, architect AI, or even your best friend over the dwindling resources and credits to upgrade your fleet of custom ships. Fly together or solo to get that payday from the corporations controlling the cosmic space.
Dive into the custom shipbuilding and character creator. Focus on the skills that will best suit you and team up with others to cover the ones you lack in an interactive skill tree. Change the look and the handling of the different ships in your hanger to master the galaxy.
This is just the beginning, we will continue to work hard on the development to continue to expand. New missions, skills, and stories.
Age of Ascent: Arrival is the prologue game in the Age of Ascent franchise being developed by award-winning veteran indie studio Illyard Games Ltd. With a strong PVP community and an engaging PVE environment, AoA is a multi-player space combat and strategy game set in an ever-evolving galaxy.
Like all of our games, Age Of Ascent: Arrival is free to win. We believe that games should be available to all no matter the budget, a sentiment that has kept us going for over 10 years.
We look forward to you joining our family as we look to play and evolve our games together for decades to come.
Engage in deadly dogfights with cutthroat pirates, architect AI, or even your best friend over the dwindling resources and credits to upgrade your fleet of custom ships. Fly together or solo to get that payday from the corporations controlling the cosmic space.
Dive into the custom shipbuilding and character creator. Focus on the skills that will best suit you and team up with others to cover the ones you lack in an interactive skill tree. Change the look and the handling of the different ships in your hanger to master the galaxy.
This is just the beginning, we will continue to work hard on the development to continue to expand. New missions, skills, and stories.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 64 bit
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 Ti or ATI Radeon™ HD 7850 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: x64-compatible, quad core, 3.2GHz or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti or ATI Radeon™ RX560 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
🚀 Seeking pilots for fast-paced Team v. Team combat - 16OCT21
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38661360/cccdfd32c4e67b6d4b4c83cc392643664c7c9f2e.png We've got an exciting playtest coming up this Saturday, October 16th at 4PM UTC (5PM UK, 11AM CST) We're testing a lot of new functionality that we're very excited to showcase. You can download Age of Ascent now from the store page! After you download, you'll be able to log-in right away and check out the in-game hangar, but you won't be able to launch into space until the playtest starts. Feel free to hang out in the hangar until then to check out our improved visuals. When the playtest kicks off we'll run for an hour, so you'll have plenty of opportunity to blow up some developers!Read full article on Community Announcements (Illyriad Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
🚀 Seeking pilots for intense team combat - 18SEP21
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38661360/aa7ec2c8bdb2c4f0794ab26d54980b52c6af1143.png We've got an exciting playtest coming up this Saturday, September 18th at 4PM UTC (5PM UK, 11AM CST) We're testing a lot of new functionality that we're very excited to showcase. You can download Age of Ascent now from the store page! After you download, you'll be able to log-in right away and check out the in-game hangar, but you won't be able to launch into space until the playtest starts. Feel free to hang out in the hangar until then to check out our improved visuals. When the playtest kicks off we'll run for an hour, so you'll have plenty of opportunity to blow up some developers!Read full article on Community Announcements (CerberusGFX)AnnouncementsOfficial
🚀 Join us for an epic PvP space battle
Age of Ascent is a truly massive multiplayer space game set in a vast galaxy, where you can play solo or join an alliance to explore and advance in an ever-evolving sandbox environment. It features six degrees of freedom direct-piloting real-time battles with thousands of ships; millions in the same galaxy, an entirely player-driven economy, deep strategy, and multi-device support. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1441580/ Download our demo and join us. The devs will be in there too, so join us and see how many times you can shoot them down!Read full article on Community Announcements (Thundercat)AnnouncementsOfficial
🔴 Live-stream Q&A with Devs + Space combat
Age of Ascent is a MMOFPS that features six degrees of freedom direct-piloting real-time battles with thousands of ships; millions in the same galaxy. As we continue to develop the game, we will be adding an entirely player-driven economy, deep strategy, and exploration in an evolving sandbox world. Join us for a live-stream session to talk to the devs, and find out how we are using technology in a new way to create a virtually unlimited single shard universe, where you will be able to play across multiple devices and see that same world. Check out our awesome new visual style and talk to the creative guy who designed it. AND – we will also be running a PVP combat playtest, during the live-stream session, so you can get in some great dog-fighting at the same time! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38661360/342a6382791bfcb08c27e6f19dd221c760bf986d.gif Download our demo and join us https://store.steampowered.com/app/1441580/Read full article on Community Announcements (Thundercat)AnnouncementsOfficial
🚀 Join us for an epic PvP space battle
Age of Ascent is a truly massive multiplayer space game set in a vast galaxy, where you can play solo or join an alliance to explore and advance in an ever-evolving sandbox environment. It features six degrees of freedom direct-piloting real-time battles with thousands of ships; millions in the same galaxy, an entirely player-driven economy, deep strategy, and multi-device support. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1441580/ Download our demo and join us. The devs will be in there too, so join us and see how many times you can shoot them down!Read full article on Community Announcements (Thundercat)
