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Tribes: Ascend

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Tribes: Ascend

This edition packages weapon DLC from ten previous expansions as well new featured content.

Free to Play FPS Multiplayer Action Shooter
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Tribes: Ascend is the world’s fastest shooter - a high-adrenaline, online multiplayer FPS with jetpacks, skiing, vehicles, and multiple classes. The classic shooter franchise Tribes has been played by well over 1 million people. With Tribes: Ascend, the franchise is reborn – fast-paced, vertical, acrobatic combat combined with class-based teamwork and stunning sci-fi visuals.

Key Features:

  • Skiing: A slow soldier is a dead soldier. By holding down space bar you remove friction and build momentum to traverse large maps, hunt down targets, and escape enemy territory at intense speeds.
  • Jetpacks: Total freedom of movement and aerial, dog-fight like combat.
  • Class-Based Combat: Unlock up to nine distinct classes, each with unique weapon loadouts and abilities.
  • Player Progression: As you play a class you gain experience which is used to unlock class-specific skills and perks. You can also share the xp gained while playing a favorite class to progress other classes.
  • Escalating Intensity: In each match you earn credits for shooting down enemies or supporting your team’s objectives. Use these match credits to upgrade base defenses, access vehicles, or call-in tactical strikes. The longer you play, the more chaotic the match becomes.
  • Vehicles: Pilot the powerful Beowulf tank, the speedy two-person Grav Cycle or the versatile flying Shrike.
  • Beautiful, Massive Battlefields: Wage war in a variety of open environments including frozen wastelands, sprawling cities, and jagged mountains.
  • Don’t Fight Alone: Friend-list allows you to link up with others and establish supremacy online
  • Free To Play... but not pay to win: All items affecting game play can be earned by playing the game itself. Players can purchase optional Tribes Gold to unlock classes more quickly and/or skills more quickly. Players will also be able to purchase cosmetic skins with Tribes Gold.
  • Spectator Mode: Highly-detailed spectator mode allows you to zoom in on your favorite players, view player data, and switch between action hot spots on the fly.

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7
  • Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
  • Memory: 2GB (XP), 3GB (Vista, Win7)
  • Hard Disk Space: 10 GB free
  • Video Card: ATI or Nvidia graphics card with 512MB video ram or better and Shader Model 3.0+ support. (ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher).
  • DirectX®: 9.0c
  • Sound: DirectX compatible sound card

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Video Card: ATI or Nvidia graphics card with 1GB video ram or better and Shader Model 3.0+ support (Nvidia GeForce GTX 560+ or ATI Radeon 6950+).
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Hi-Rez Studios
Metacritic
86
Features
Multi-player, Co-op
Languages
English*, German, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam Deck
playable
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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (4)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
GermanYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo
Portuguese - PortugalYesNoNo
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tribes: Ascend free to play?
Yes, Tribes: Ascend is free to play on Steam.
What genre is Tribes: Ascend?
Tribes: Ascend is a Action, Free To Play game.
Who developed Tribes: Ascend?
Tribes: Ascend was developed by Hi-Rez Studios and published by Hi-Rez Studios.
What platforms does Tribes: Ascend support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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