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/ Genres / Strategy / Ascendancy / Play in browser

Ascendancy - Play Online

DOS - 1995

For small DOS games like Ascendancy, you can play online immediately with your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera...). This feature is experimental, the game may not work properly.

Warning: game save should work, but you should try it early! Also, be careful to select the right game executable in the list above.

Extras

Manual Manual 1
Extra file
DOS 800 KB English English
Patch Patch 2
Extra file
DOS 286 KB English English
Antagonizer AI patch
DOS 298 KB English English
Misc Misc 1
Ascendancy Handbook by RMF Runyan - Open index.html
DOS 48 MB English English

Comments and reviews

Magick 28 May. 2023

If you like playing old games, download D-Fend Reloaded. If you have an old games folder, you can copy those games to the D-Fend games folder and scan for games thru D-Fend Reloaded and it will allow you to play the old games.

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Dampyre 28 Aug. 2022

Good game (one of my fav), that's a pity it doesn't work on smartphone...

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dav 01 Mar. 2021

Ascendancy is the first computer game I ever got addicted to. It is still a lot of fun.

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Ike 20 Oct. 2020

Using the ascendancy.exe file has never crashed on me and I absolutely love that you make playing games like this possible. I still have my original game, but can't play it on new platforms, so I can't thank you enough for all that you do for nostalgic gamers such as myself. Please keep up the excellent work and know how much you're appreciated for being able to feel like a kid again with the one game that had the best music...ever. :)

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Twalec 13 Jun. 2019

Save your progres before tabing to another win as it crash alot when you do. Otherwise it works like a sharm!! :D

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