Ascend From Nine Mountains: early access status

Ascend From Nine Mountains has been in Early Access on Steam for 13 months, since Oct 2, 2025. The last update to Ascend From Nine Mountains was posted yesterday (Nov 13, 2026), one of 13 in the past 90 days. Updates to Ascend From Nine Mountains arrive about every 6 days. Ascend From Nine Mountains peaked at 102 players in the last 24 hours.

In early access13 monthssince Oct 2, 2025

Last updateYesterdayNov 13, 2026

Updates, 90 days13about every 6 days

Players, 24-hour peak102

Positive reviews90%of 412

Price$19.99

Update activity, past year

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Is Ascend From Nine Mountains still being updated?

Yes. The last update to Ascend From Nine Mountains was posted yesterday, on Nov 13, 2026. Recent updates to Ascend From Nine Mountains have come about every 6 days.

Nov 13, 2026Patch[0.7.21] Vaults
Nov 8, 2026Update[0.7.20] Early Realm Rework
Nov 2, 2026Update[0.7.19] Battles
Oct 27, 2026Patch[0.7.18] Fixes
Oct 19, 2026Patch[0.7.17] VFX, Controller Support, and translations
Oct 10, 2026Update[0.7.16] Intro Overhaul
Oct 5, 2026Patch[0.7.15] Cursor and Main Menu
Sep 26, 2026Update[0.7.14] Sect System Part 1
Sep 20, 2026Update[0.7.13] World Map
Sep 12, 2026Update[0.7.12] Character Art Overhaul

37 earlier updates and other posts

Sep 8, 2026Patch[0.7.11] Updates
Aug 30, 2026Patch[0.7.10] New Content
Aug 23, 2026Patch[0.7.9] Charisma and Story
Aug 9, 2026Patch[0.7.8] Tournaments Part 2
Aug 3, 2026Patch[0.7.7] Tournament Rework (Part 1)
Jul 27, 2026Patch[0.7.6] Better Research
Jul 21, 2026Update[0.7.5] Sublime Harmony
Jul 13, 2026Patch[0.7.4] Fixes
Jul 10, 2026Patch[0.7.3] Updates
Jul 7, 2026Patch[0.7.2] Fixes
Jul 3, 2026Patch[0.7.1] Fixes and updates
Jul 1, 2026Major update[0.7.0] Life Flourishing
Jun 25, 2026Patch[0.6.65] Updates
Jun 22, 2026Patch[0.6.64] Updates and Fixes
Jun 17, 2026Patch[0.6.63] Performance Improvements and Fixes
Jun 16, 2026Update[0.6.62] Blood Rework
Jun 5, 2026Patch[0.6.61] Improvements
Jun 1, 2026Patch[0.6.60] Fixes
May 30, 2026Update[0.6.59] The world expands
May 22, 2026Patch[0.6.58] Improvements
May 16, 2026Patch[0.6.57] Improvements
May 9, 2026Update[0.6.56] Fist Enhanced
May 4, 2026Patch[0.6.55] Updates
May 2, 2026Patch[0.6.54] More modding and QoL
Apr 29, 2026Patch[0.6.53] Modding improvements
Apr 26, 2026Patch[0.6.52] Items and stuff
Apr 18, 2026Patch[0.6.51] Challenge Board
Apr 11, 2026Update[0.6.50] Art overhaul
Apr 4, 2026Patch[0.6.49] Updates
Apr 1, 2026Patch[0.6.48a] Enhancements
Oct 2, 2026NewsOne Year Anniversary
Jun 15, 2026NewsLife Flourishing, Sales, Pricing, and Demos
Apr 28, 2026AnnouncementAscend From Nine Mountains Modding Competition

How long has Ascend From Nine Mountains been in early access?

Ascend From Nine Mountains entered Early Access on Steam on Oct 2, 2025 and has been in it for 13 months.

How many people are playing Ascend From Nine Mountains?

Ascend From Nine Mountains peaked at 102 players on Steam in the last 24 hours.

What is Ascend From Nine Mountains?

Steam users tag Ascend From Nine Mountains as Xianxia, Crafting, Wuxia, Auto Battler and Turn-Based Combat. Ascend From Nine Mountains is single-player only and priced at $19.99, and 90% of its 412 Steam reviews are positive.

Craft mythical treasures. Perfect your stance. Shatter your limits. Ascend from Nine Mountains is a cultivation RPG where deep crafting, tactical combat, and meaningful relationships intertwine. Your choices carve the way from mortal obscurity to legend.

How Nine Ascension Studios describes it on its Steam store page, which also has the developer's own answer on how long it expects to stay in early access.

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Steam tags: Xianxia, Crafting, Wuxia, Auto Battler, Turn-Based Combat, Tactical RPG, Lore-Rich, Martial Arts, Turn-Based Tactics, Moddable.

Status	Active
Early access since	Oct 2, 2025
Last update	Nov 13, 2026
Typical gap	6 days between updates
Playing now	94 (Nov 14, 23:49 UTC)
7-day peak	102
Steam reviews	90% positive of 412
Price	$19.99
Play	Single-player
Steam Deck	Playable
Platforms	Windows, Linux
Developer	Nine Ascension Studios
Publisher	Nine Ascension Studios
Demo	Available on Steam