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Steam News5 August 20269d ago

Patch Notes - v1.0.16.0

Hello Ascenders, This update marks the return of the revamped leaderboard—now separated by difficulties—and brings a major increase to the maximum level cap!

In this update3

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Hello Ascenders,

What changed

3 fixes1 addition4 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • UI and audio
  • Maps
changedWe will continue to address issues as quickly as possible and work toward delivering the best A scend to ZERO experience. Much of this progress has been made possible by the community’s reports and help in identifying potential issues. Please continue to letting us know how we can improve the game via the CS forms found here , on Discord in the appropriate channels , or in the Steam discussions. Thank you!
addedChanges & ImprovementsRevamped Leaderboards [Dev Comment] The leaderboard make its triumphant return to Ascend to ZERO! After listening to a lot of feedback from our community, the leaderboards have been revamped and split by difficulty. Furthermore, players can now appear on the leaderboards for multiple difficulty levels!
changedChanges & ImprovementsIncreased the Maximum Level [Dev Comment] We were deeply impressed by how players optimized their runs to reach the previous max level. In response, we have significantly increased the maximum level! We hope players will continue pushing beyond their limits through fair play and legitimate methods. Players confirmed to have used unauthorized methods may be banned from the global leaderboard.
changedChanges & ImprovementsAdjusted how DPS for each weapon is displayed on the Final Result screen to prevent numbers from overlapping.
fixedResolved IssuesFixed various issues to improve overall game stability.
fixedResolved IssuesFixed an issue where under certain circumstances, the guide UI could not be interacted with when tutorial instructions appeared over it.

Ascend to ZERO changes

changedWe will continue to address issues as quickly as possible and work toward delivering the best A scend to ZERO experience. Much of this progress has been made possible by the community’s reports and help in identifying potential issues. Please continue to letting us know how we can improve the game via the CS forms found here , on Discord in the appropriate channels , or in the Steam discussions. Thank you!
addedRevamped Leaderboards [Dev Comment] The leaderboard make its triumphant return to Ascend to ZERO! After listening to a lot of feedback from our community, the leaderboards have been revamped and split by difficulty. Furthermore, players can now appear on the leaderboards for multiple difficulty levels!
changedIncreased the Maximum Level [Dev Comment] We were deeply impressed by how players optimized their runs to reach the previous max level. In response, we have significantly increased the maximum level! We hope players will continue pushing beyond their limits through fair play and legitimate methods. Players confirmed to have used unauthorized methods may be banned from the global leaderboard.
changedAdjusted how DPS for each weapon is displayed on the Final Result screen to prevent numbers from overlapping.
fixedFixed various issues to improve overall game stability.

This update marks the return of the revamped leaderboard—now separated by difficulties—and brings a major increase to the maximum level cap!

We will continue to address issues as quickly as possible and work toward delivering the best A scend to ZERO experience. Much of this progress has been made possible by the community’s reports and help in identifying potential issues. Please continue to letting us know how we can improve the game via the CS forms found here, on Discord in the appropriate channels, or in the Steam discussions. Thank you!

Changes & Improvements

  • Revamped Leaderboards

    • [Dev Comment] The leaderboard make its triumphant return to Ascend to ZERO! After listening to a lot of feedback from our community, the leaderboards have been revamped and split by difficulty.

      • Furthermore, players can now appear on the leaderboards for multiple difficulty levels!

  • Increased the Maximum Level

    • [Dev Comment] We were deeply impressed by how players optimized their runs to reach the previous max level. In response, we have significantly increased the maximum level!

      • We hope players will continue pushing beyond their limits through fair play and legitimate methods.

      • Players confirmed to have used unauthorized methods may be banned from the global leaderboard.

  • Adjusted how DPS for each weapon is displayed on the Final Result screen to prevent numbers from overlapping.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed various issues to improve overall game stability.

  • Fixed an issue where under certain circumstances, the guide UI could not be interacted with when tutorial instructions appeared over it.

  • Fixed an issue where certain sounds and sound effectswere not affected by the volume settings.

Known Issues

  • There is an issue where playing the game in windowed-mode certain causes certain images to not appear as intended.

  • There is an issue where in certain circumstances on Stage 4, enemies fall through the floor preventing progress.

Source

Steam News / 5 August 2026

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