New Stage! – June 6, 2025 Demo Update

Hello, Ascenders!

In this update, massive new stage content is being added!

The detailed contents being added with the June 6 update are as follows.


[h3]⚪ New Additions[/h3]

• A new stage, the Desert Zone, is being added! After defeating the final boss of the existing stages, a portal to the next stage will open, where you can face even more powerful enemies and obtain rare rewards.
  
• Build Tech Chips are being added to the 4th and 5th avatars as well, so now you can enjoy new Tech Chip builds on every avatar.
  
• An item enhancement system is being added, which will be unlocked during Stage 2 play.
  
• A total of 30 Steam Achievements are being added.
  

[h3]⚪ Balance Changes[/h3]

• The attack power of avatar skills has been adjusted overall to improve performance gaps between avatars.
  
• Excessive penalty values assigned to certain Tech Chips have been adjusted.
  
• The drop rates in the post-game draw have been adjusted so that more powerful items can appear.
  
• Some equipment related to Tech Chip rerolls has been removed, and now disassembling them will convert them into twice the amount of Zero Cells.
  
• Fixed the issue where, when paralysis probability was high, enemies could be paralyzed continuously in an unintended way.
  
• The starting level values among stage entry stats have been increased.
  
• The stats of certain overpowered gadgets have been lowered.
  
• Some patterns of bosses that were difficult to dodge have been improved.
  
• The accumulated time penalty from death has been eased to alleviate unreasonable difficulty in later stages.
  
• The values of cubes that increase time have been increased.
  

[h3]⚪ Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where some UI buttons in the inventory were not working.
  
• Fixed an issue where certain weapon attacks would last excessively long.
  
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the game would crash during the tutorial.
  
• Corrected incorrect damage display for some avatars’ Hyper Skills.
  
• Fixed an issue where some colors were displayed incorrectly in the stage entry UI.
  
• Fixed an issue where a bright lighting effect briefly appeared on screen when starting the game.
  
• Fixed an issue where in some areas players could move outside the combat zone.
  
• Fixed an occasional issue in Hard Mode where items would not drop properly.
  
• Fixed an issue where tooltips in the compendium were not displaying correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue where dash distance varied depending on frame rate.
  
• Fixed an issue where collected rewards were not being saved properly.
  

[h3]⚪ Quality of Life Improvements[/h3]

• In the stage entry UI, stat displays have been improved to make maximum values more intuitive.
  
• Elite and boss enemy icons now disappear immediately when they die.
  
• Drone tracking logic has been improved for better usability.
  

[h3]⚪ Other Changes[/h3]

• Avatar-specific dash effects have been improved to display correctly.
  
• The first screen after starting the game has been remastered.
  
• Effects for higher-rank Tech Chips have been added to enhance the impact of powerful Tech Chips.
  
• Sound effects for tutorial progression and for repairing the Time Machine have been added.
  

[h3]Play Now![/h3]
store.steampowered.com/app/3279910

Thank you.

- Ascend to ZERO Team