Find your next game.
Search thousands of indexed games, or over a million with external sources turned on. Rich artwork, sizes, and categories, as fast as you can type.
- 5,000+ indexed games
- 1M+ with external sources
- Filters for DLC, online, and size
Less setup.
More play.
Game testing. Made effortless.
Discover, download, and make yourself at home. Ascendara brings your game library together, with the complicated bits already taken care of.
Free & open sourceHow it stacks up
- #1 GOATon the MegathreadOnly three picks on the Megathread are marked GOAT, and Ascendara is listed first.GOATMEGATHREAD
- One of 6 starredon FMHYFMHY stars only the tools its community trusts most. Just six made it.
STARRED - Backed byHydra’s developersThe team behind Hydra, a fellow launcher and an early inspiration for Ascendara, supported it with small donations in early development.
DONOR - Rated by playersright inside the appRatings left by players from inside the app.–OUT OF 5
- Hours playedwith AscendTotal time Ascend members have spent in games launched from Ascendara, synced from their profiles.–HOURS
- Achievements unlockedwith AscendTotal achievements Ascend members have unlocked in games played through Ascendara, synced from their profiles.–UNLOCKED
Integrates with the platforms players know and the services they trust
- Steam
- Epic Games
- GOG Galaxy
- Ubisoft Connect
- Battle.net
- TorBox
- Real-Debrid
- AllDebrid
- Premiumize
- Debrid-Link
- SteamGridDB
- HowLongToBeat
- KHInsider
- Nexus Mods
- FLiNG
- Ludusavi
- CheapShark
- LaunchBox
- qBittorrent
- Discord
- Firebase
- Stripe
- Resend
- Cloudflare
- GitHub
- Vercel
- Electron
Ascendara
Your sources. Your call.
The Ascendara index is the default, not the limit. Switch to a community source, a list you imported, or your own self-hosted library, and search and downloads follow.
- Community sources from a source bucket
- Import your own game lists
- Self-host your own library
One click. The rest is handled.
Magic Links go straight into a queue that downloads, extracts, and sets everything up. Bring Torbox for debrid speeds.
- Magic Links: no ads or CAPTCHAs
- Automatic extraction and setup
- Download queue with live progress
Everything you play. One home.
Favorites, folders, play later, and playtime tracking. Bring in the games you already own from your other launchers, and add any game of your own.
- Playtime and history tracking
- Folders, favorites, and play later
- Import from your other launchers
Bring them home
Import your libraries 
Old favorites. New home.
From your first Game Boy to your last save on PlayStation. Bring your ROMs and emulator. Retro brings the artwork, the organization, and the way back in.
26systems in one library
12 + 14standard + Ascend presets
From the first disc to the next adventure. PlayStation 1 · PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PSP
Local save backups, cloud with Ascend. Your files, your emulator. No ROMs included.Controller in hand. Feet up.
Big Picture Mode puts your library on the TV with a console-like interface built for the couch.
- Full controller support
- TV-optimized interface
- Launch straight from the couch
Your library, on any PC.
Ascend keeps your games, playtime, achievements, and saves in the cloud, ready to restore on any PC. Friends, chat, and the Companion app come with it. It also keeps one developer building.
- Cloud library and save backups
- Retro saves and full library backups
- Friends, chat, and the Companion app
Make it yours.
Pick a theme and the whole app follows. Try one below; this tour will follow along too.
In their
own words.
Real ratings from players, sent from inside the Ascendara app.
Made piracy easy, especially on linux. Amazing features and even better support. Surpasses all the other launchers I've tried (like hydra) and is just...Better. Having a community source, scraping directly from steam rip, or being able to use the hydra library links to download games is just supreme. The extension being able to take downloads and put them directly in ascendara is so useful.
ON ASCENDARA87 hrs · 22 games
Best launcher best UI mogs other launchers
ON ASCENDARA1,110 hrs · 51 games
The app is very cool and no essential part is paywalled, which is great. The subscription is really for bonus features that are very cool, but it's not required for the app to be extremely useful
MOST PLAYED34 hrs
The Blood of Dawnwalker40% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA84 hrs · 10 games
I love how it keeps my games all in one place and tracks each of their playtime respectively. It also looks very clean overall.
MOST PLAYED24 hrs
DragonSword Awakening35% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA68 hrs · 12 games
Thanks for creating Ascendara. It has allowed me easy access to masterpieces I'm normally not easily able to play and has enriched my gaming experience. It's also been an easy way to track the games I've played and look back on fond memories.
ON ASCENDARA293 hrs · 18 games
I really like how this project is done, how it keeps improving itself, clean and customizable UI, various DIY settings, only thing I feel lacking is a community, in a sense that you can't chat or add anyone BUT that's solved by Ascend feature so yeah I guess this is the perfect piece of software.
MOST PLAYED67 hrs
Lies of P43% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA155 hrs · 21 games
great, no bugs and most games i look for are available. Never gotten virus or malware from downloads
this thing is so freaking schweet, ascend is actually worth it by miles. more people neeeeed to know about this
MOST PLAYED4.1 hrs
Slip Skid11% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA38 hrs · 37 games
i like it a lot
MOST PLAYED57 hrs
007 First Light61% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA94 hrs · 19 games
I like everything about it bc you can play as much games you want without any costs, i can recommend this app.
MOST PLAYED18 hrs
SurrounDead75% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA24 hrs · 4 games
The ease of installing games. Much easier finding and keeping track of games and also their updates. In comparison to stuff like Hydra Client, for examples, Ascendara is leagues ahead in comfort, ease of use, and ease of access. Which is great for enjoyment of the product, alongside the ability of actually trying out games before buying them
ON ASCENDARA0.9 hrs · 4 games
Been a user for almost a whole entire year now, and I love checking in on the platform and seeing the new updates that arrive with each new version of Ascendara. It's been an amazing platform for trying out games, please keep up the good work, I'm happy for sticking around this long and seeing all that is to come!
MOST PLAYED29 hrs
RimWorld76% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA38 hrs · 3 games
Everything simply just works. It simplifies the process to a point that I thought wasn't even needed. I love loading it with all of my non-steam games because it just works well as even a simple game launcher. Installing games could only be made easier on steam.
FEATURED GAME2.6 hrs
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil8% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA33 hrs · 25 games
Easiest launcher I've used
MOST PLAYED40 hrs
Risk of Rain 298% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA41 hrs · 2 games
Amazing UI and very good collection of games
FEATURED GAME9.6 hrs
Risk of Rain 233% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA29 hrs · 7 games
Me gusta todo, creo que mejoraría la biblioteca. Siento que me faltan mas opciones o filtros o recomendaciones mejores para que me llame la atención. Sin quejas, 10/10 Ascendara lover
I like everything. I think the library could be improved; I feel like it's missing more options, filters or better recommendations to catch my attention. No complaints, 10/10 Ascendara lover.
MOST PLAYED40 hrs
Middle-earth Shadow of War Definitive Edition82% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA49 hrs · 3 games
Love It! Thank you.
I love playing all my favorite games for free only issue I even have is that Some games say theres an issue with a dll thing and Idk how to fix it but all other games I can play freely and I have a lot of fun with
MOST PLAYED92 hrs
The Walking Dead The Telltale Definitive Series57% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA162 hrs · 22 games
Hey its WifflesTheDragonborn from Discord. This is a hell of an app Mr. Man. you know who you are! Keep up the awesome work, brother. Im rooting for you!
ON ASCENDARA0.5 hrs · 2 games
Absolutely love this, ever since i switched to ascendara ist been my goto❤️
MOST PLAYED26 hrs
Kingdom Come Deliverance II33% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA78 hrs · 8 games
It has helped me a lot in deciding which games i should buy without being worried about wasting my money
ON ASCENDARA30 hrs · 16 games
i like how the download manager is fast and how the extracting does it for me saves a lot of time and they have all my favourite games which is awesome
MOST PLAYED4 hrs
FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition56% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA7.1 hrs · 3 games
It worked great.
MOST PLAYED3.6 hrs
LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight58% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA6.2 hrs · 6 games
Godly made ❣️
MOST PLAYED16 hrs
Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced27% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA59 hrs · 14 games
I love all and everything about your work tago!
Keep being you man <3 I will never stop sending you love.
you know who.
ON ASCENDARA5.1 hrs · 2 games
Muito bom, precisamos de mais filtros na pesquisa, queria muito tags pra especificar a pesquisa
Really good. We need more search filters, I would love tags to narrow down searches.
MOST PLAYED23 hrs
Absolum70% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA33 hrs · 3 games
tudo que ta qui,melhores jogos e melhores coisas
Everything here, the best games and the best stuff.
MOST PLAYED3.3 hrs
Terrible Lizards24% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA14 hrs · 15 games
well, its actually good. I primarily use it for downloading and its doing that just fine.
la mejor parte a demas de ser un muy buen launcher es la pocion de poder jugar en linea y co-op, los juegos que buscas están y los puedes jugar sin bugs ni errores. en resumen, maravilloso
Besides being a really good launcher, the best part is being able to play online and co-op. The games you are looking for are there, and they run without bugs or errors. In short, wonderful.
MOST PLAYED58 hrs
Satisfactory67% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA86 hrs · 7 games
AMAZING I LOVE YOU
FEATURED GAME3 hrs
Onimusha Way of the Sword7% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA41 hrs · 5 games
It's just great overall and has a solid GUI
MOST PLAYED15 hrs
FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition50% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA30 hrs · 8 games
ease of use
MOST PLAYED54 hrs
Disco Elysium – The Final Cut52% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA104 hrs · 11 games
Easy and minimal ui
MOST PLAYED22 hrs
DARK SOULS REMASTERED51% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA43 hrs · 5 games
I like how easy it is to find and download games. Also having cloud saves is a real bonus. However I find it frustrating that achievements (at least for me) are hit and miss with many games not tracking. Overall though a fantastic app. Keep up the good work, Colin
MOST PLAYED0.7 hrs
Garfield Escape from Monday54% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA1.3 hrs · 3 games
Easy to install
MOST PLAYED70 hrs
Assassins Creed Mirage42% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA165 hrs · 4 games
the best. with ascendara launcher's help it saved me a ton of storage.
MOST PLAYED0.1 hrs
Attack on Titan 2 Final Battle100% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA0.1 hrs · 1 game
how easy and simple it is
MOST PLAYED16 hrs
Life is Strange Double Exposure17% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA94 hrs · 21 games
I put all of my system games in here instead of having them as desktop icons. Even my paid ones.
FEATURED GAME5.8 hrs
White Knuckle10% OF THEIR PLAYTIMEON ASCENDARA58 hrs · 22 games
38 RATINGS
01OUTSTANDING NUMBERS
Downloadedthousands oftimes by people ready to play.
- Countries
- 40+
- Games in the index
- —
- External games
02A LITTLE SUPPORT. A LOT MORE POSSIBILITY.
ascend↗
Step up. Connect.
Help one developer keep building. Joining Ascend funds the future of Ascendara and gives you a whole lot more to play with.
04 / 21 — INCLUDED WITH ASCEND
Ascendara Companion
Follow your downloads live, pause or resume them, launch games on your PC, browse the Ascendara index, and see what your friends are up to, all from your phone's browser.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NEXT UPDATE
A little support. A whole community.
To everyone helping fund the next update: you make this possible.
Backed by people like you. Thank you, Ascend supporters.
03 / BUILT IN THE OPEN · A NOTE FROM TAGO
Small project.
Big community.
Thank you.
To everyone who has downloaded Ascendara, shared it with a friend, reported a bug, contributed code, or joined Ascend: thank you for being part of this.
Built by one developer. Made better by all of you. And every line is out in the open, so you can read it, question it, and make it better.
tagoDeveloper of Ascendara AscendaraDownloader/http.rsRUST
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fn plan_pieces(total: u64, connections: usize) -> Vec<Piece> {
let size = (total / (connections as u64 * 4).max(1))
.clamp(MIN_PIECE, MAX_PIECE);
let mut pieces = Vec::new();
let mut start = 0;
while start < total {
let end = (start + size).min(total);
pieces.push(Piece { start, pos: start, end, owner: None });
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}
One developer. ~130,800 lines of code. Verify
Made better together.Meet the contributors
01What is Ascendara?
Ascendara is an all-in-one game tester and manager. It gives you a simple interface to organize, test, and launch your games, so you can try them before you buy.
02Do I need an account?
No account is needed to download, manage, or back up your games. Accounts are only used for Ascend subscriptions.
03What about Fitgirl Repacks?
Fitgirl Repacks and torrenting are supported as experimental features. Fitgirl games do not have categories or weights, so their ordering can seem a little random.
04Which platforms does Ascendara support?
Ascendara is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Use the download button to get the installation instructions for your platform.
05Debrid support on Ascendara?
Yes. TorBox, Real-Debrid, AllDebrid, Premiumize and Debrid-Link are built right into Ascendara. Bring your own account to use them.
06Can I add my own games to Ascendara?
Yes. Add your own games to your library, or import an existing library from platforms such as Steam.
07How private is Ascendara?
Your game information and username are stored locally on your computer. Analytics are optional.
08Need more help?
Visit the documentation for detailed guides and tutorials, or meet the community on Discord.
Ready when
you are.
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