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Press release:
Angoulême, France – November 14th, 2023.
The New Zealand-based indie games publisher Maple Whispering Limited and Angoulême-based (France) indie games developer Hibernian Workshop, are today very happy and proud to announce that the full version (v1.0) of their 2D platformer rogue-lite “Astral Ascent“, is now available for PC (via Steam) and consoles via digital stores for €24.50/ $24.99 / £20.99.

This lightning-fast rogue-lite has the player leading a team of four unique heroes who must fight twelve powerful bosses, the Zodiacs, across a modern fantasy pixel art world.

“Astral Ascent” has been in Early Access since April 2022, quickly becoming one of the highest-wishlisted rogue-lite indie games on Steam right now. It has managed to gather 92% of “Very Positive” reviews, and this 1.0 update adds three new Zodiac bosses to face, including a final boss with two challenging phases, and a main soundtrack theme by composer Dale North (River City Girls, Wizard of Legend), and singer Emi Evans (Nier, Dark Souls).

Players create their own gameplay styles by unlocking hundreds of spells that can be heavily customized. Then they can use them to defeat challenging enemies in a beautifully hand-crafted world.

Each time they die they will be able to modify their perks, summons, unique Auras, and other gameplay elements. The game features both single and multiplayer modes, letting players be joined by a friend for local or online co-op using Steam’s Remote Play.

The game features 17 different endings, fully animated and narrated and a fifth playable character will also be released in 2024.

Astral Ascent is now available for PC/Mac/Linux via Steam, PS5/PS4 (PlayStation Store), and Nintendo Switch (eShop). For more information, please visit the Astral Ascent official website, follow @hibernianws on Twitter, or join the official Discord channel here.

About Hibernian Workshop
Hibernian Workshop is a French independent game studio based in Angoulême, in the South West of France. The studio is formed of self-taught game developers and artists that were able to turn their passion into their profession thanks to the support of their community through the Dark Devotion Kickstarter campaign.

The success of Dark Devotion, allowed the studio to grow and add great talents to the small independent outfit. The studio is set-up for the whole team to work from home, giving more freedom for everyone to adapt their working hours to their lifestyle, knowing that the projects are organised to be crunch-free.