Description
Embrace the darkness and ascend to ultimate power in Dark Ascension, an idle/incremental RPG set in a world of shadow and sorcery.
Begin as a fledgling dark mage and harness the flow of mana to fuel your rise through 12 stages of power — from The Awakening to Primordial Darkness. Unlock powerful upgrades, cast devastating spells, command loyal minions, and collect rare artifacts as you build an unstoppable engine of dark energy.
FEATURES:
- 12 Stages of Ascension — Progress through increasingly powerful tiers of darkness, each with unique pixel art backgrounds and cinematic stage transitions.
- Deep Upgrade System — 9 core upgrades with auto-buyer automation, 6 prestige upgrades, 5 challenge upgrades, and 6 transcendence upgrades offer meaningful choices at every stage.
- 7 Active Spells — Cast Mana Surge, Dark Harvest, Void Pulse, and more. Set up the auto-caster to manage spells for you, or take direct control for maximum impact.
- 6 Minion Companions — Recruit and level minions from the Shadow Imp to the Abyssal Herald, each providing unique passive bonuses to production, clicks, costs, and prestige rewards.
- 5 Boss Encounters — Challenge powerful bosses from the Shadow Warden to the Primordial Darkness in real-time DPS battles. Earn exclusive boss artifacts and retry tokens.
- Synergy System — Discover 6 upgrade synergy combos that reward smart upgrade pairing with powerful bonus multipliers.
- Artifact Collection — Discover 8 artifacts across 4 rarity tiers. Complete 3 artifact sets for massive set bonuses. Enhance artifacts for greater power, or reroll their rarity for a guaranteed upgrade.
- Challenge Dungeons — Test your skill in 5 restricted challenge runs that strip away your power and reward you with permanent upgrades.
- Dual Prestige System — Rebirth to earn Shadow Shards for permanent bonuses, then transcend to earn Void Crystals for an even deeper layer of power.
- Full Automation — Unlock the Shadow Automaton to enable auto-buyers, auto-caster, and auto-prestige with a configurable shard threshold. Let your dark empire run itself.
- Seasonal Events — Rotating seasonal events with tiered rewards. Earn bonus resources during Shadow Tide, Ember Harvest, Frost Convergence, and Bloom of Decay.
- 5 Premium Themes — Customize your experience with Dark Abyss, Crimson Abyss, Astral, Emerald Depths, and Golden Ascension visual themes.
- 25 Achievements — Track your accomplishments and earn permanent bonuses for reaching milestones.
- Offline Progress — Your dark empire continues to grow even when you're away, with up to 8 hours of offline progress (extendable through upgrades and the shop).
- No Ads — Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience. Optional in-app purchases provide boosts and cosmetics, but everything is earnable through gameplay. No exclusive content locked behind purchases.
How far will you ascend?
Nouveautés (v1.9.8)
v1.9.8 — Bug Fixes & Balance
Boss Encounters:
- Boss fights now properly cancel on prestige and challenge start
- Bosses blocked during active challenges to prevent conflicts
- 5-minute cooldown after boss fail/retreat prevents exploits
- Boss cooldown timers now update live in the UI
- Transcendence correctly resets boss state
Spells & Artifacts:
- Time Warp and Dark Pact refund if there's no production to boost
- Artifact cooldown reduction now applies to spell cooldowns
- Dark Lantern cost reduction applies to upgrade costs
- Cosmic Forge multiplier now boosts click mana
Seasons & Events:
- Season points now track the correct resource per event type
- Pending and active events persist across save/load
Quality of Life:
- Background tabs process excess time as offline progress
- Stats display properly formats large numbers
- Lore text shows ??? for locked stages
- IAP-only crates hidden from the Dark Essence shop
- Imported saves block achievements and strip purchases
- Offline Dark Essence generation now deducts mana cost
- CSS and UI polish throughout