
Honestly, the game is a marvel to look at, to explore and to move about in. The Ascent is a remarkable achievement, with gorgeous, incredibly detailed environments and fun shooting. Let's remember, developer Neon Giant is a small indie team of just a dozen people. I'm playing The Ascent via Xbox Game Pass on PC, and therefore the Windows 10 version, and ever since the recently-released patch came out, it's been pretty much unplayable.

Here's the Digital Foundry video breakdown for The Ascent, tested on all Xbox consoles - and PC.

I've already reported how the cyberpunk twin-stick shooter's latest patch negatively affected the Windows 10 version of the game, with stuttering, poor framerate and other technical struggles experienced by players.

The Ascent is a bit of a mess on Windows 10.
