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Ascendant vs Apotheon

Ascendant and Apotheon overlap on controller support, 2D and Full controller support, which is why players keep weighing one against the other. Apotheon wins 2 of our metrics to 0.

MetricAscendantApotheonEdge
Player rating ★ 2.09 ★ 3.20 Apotheon by 1.11 (53%)
Catalog popularity 1,371 adds 2,404 adds Apotheon by 1033 (75%)
Avg. playtime 3h 4h Apotheon is longer
Platform families 2 2 Tie
Release year 2014 2015 Apotheon is newer by 1 yr

Verdict

Apotheon takes 2 of 3 measurable categories. Both lean on controller support, 2D, Full controller support and steam-trading-cards, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

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Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.