Ascendant Delusion

Ascendant Delusion is a 2D adventure for players who like dark fantasy settings with corruption and mind control themes. The tone leans dystopian and serious, with turn based combat woven through a slower, deliberate journey.

Story

As a new explorer of The Guild, you set out into a world reshaped by catastrophe and overrun by strange creatures. You carry an inherited power to reshape how people perceive the world and each other, and how you use it, to guide those you meet or bend them to your own ends, shapes the path ahead.

Gameplay

You travel between guild halls and dangerous outside territory, taking on quests and fighting through turn based encounters where elemental strengths and weaknesses matter. Your reality-altering power lets you influence NPCs you encounter, pushing their loyalties toward help or servitude depending on your choices. Battles let you analyze enemies before committing, and exploration is built around discrete locations rather than free roaming.

Features

• Turn based combat with enemy analysis and elemental resistance mechanics
• A perception-altering power used to influence characters toward cooperation or control
• Multiple protagonist perspectives within a single dystopian fantasy setting
• Religion and corruption themes woven into the wider setting