A Thug’s Ascension
Step into the dying metropolis of Maratha as the feared mercenary ‘Chief’, and join a gang of outlaws in the war against billionaire industrialist Dr. Sarkar and his violent attempts to rebuild the nation’s greatest city in his own image.
This is a dark, grounded, character-driven crime drama, exploring the dreams, chaos, and mental turmoil of two broken men with clashing ideologies, brought up on opposite sides of the great bridge. It’s the story of what it means for them to find the human inside them once again, and as painful as it may be, rediscover who they once were.
In this epic four-hour-long campaign combining intense first-person shooter gameplay with deeply emotional storytelling, you explore, shoot, drive, and wreck your way through the slow-paced, dialogue-driven story delivered through the 47,000-word-long screenplay penned by writer-director Adi Chandra.
Game Discussion
Steam User 10
A narrative action-adventure/FPS in the crime drama genre. In the role of a formidable bandit, you must liberate the city from the evil dictator - Dr. Sarkar.
Gameplay:
The game is full of narrative cutscenes, between which you need to complete small missions. In each mission you need to complete certain tasks, kill enemies and return to your gang.
+ The graphic style is reminiscent of Roblox.
+ Cinematic camera angles.
+ High-quality sound design.
+ Simple, dynamic gameplay.
+ There is inventory and various types of weapons.
+ It is possible to use vehicles, machine guns, explosives.
+ Collectibles (eight coins to find).
+ Achievements.
Steam User 2
the best storytelling i have ever experienced. god bless
Steam User 2
I really enjoyed this game. My biggest critique is no voice acting.
Steam User 1
After checking out this game on stream - I must say its really fun. The poly style works well in this dramatic/funny story and the shooting and small puzzles are actually fun. Haven't gotten super far into it yet - so not sure the length - but I am actually enjoying it so far. Pick it up on sale and check it out!
Steam User 1
Huge game, with an awesome story, and lots of action. hopefully we will get a part 2 or spin off. cheers
Steam User 1
TLDR: Do I recommend this game? Yes, but with some caveats.
A Thug's Ascension is an interesting game. It's got some dark, gritty story that takes place in India. We don't get much in the way of customization, sadly, but small things were thought of -- you can shoot certain elements in the game you wouldn't expect (the fans, for example).
There's no voice over to speak of, but that's okay. The gun play is pretty point-and click. The driving could use some work, though. I'd like to see the developer put a little more work into some of it. That said some of the scenes are beautiful.
It's worth a check if you're able to overlook the graphics, especially if it's on sale.