ASCEND is a live multiplayer collective intelligence game for the itch.io developer community.

Every player is a node. Together you form a network.

Each round, a question is posed to everyone online. There are no right or wrong answers, only majority and minority. Pick what you think most players will pick. Match the majority to level up. Miss it, and you stay grounded.

Players on the same level are connected. Watch the network evolve in real time as the collective climbs, new connections form, the signal grows stronger, the cosmos shifts around you.

Your goals are simple. Your success depends on everyone else.

HOW TO PLAY

• Enter your itch.io handle to join the network
• Answer each round question before time runs out
• Match the majority to ascend to the next level
• The community rises together — or not at all

Questions are drawn from the world of indie game development, expect the familiar, the philosophical, and the occasionally absurd.

Can the collective reach the highest level?

Credits

Background imagery courtesy of Unsplash — free to use under the Unsplash License. Music generated with Suno AI music platform. Sci-fi voice announcer created with Clipchamp using the Arabella voice.