Every monster has a level
The same creature can spawn weaker or stronger. Hunting something above your level always pays better, so there is a reason to take a risk.
Season One · beta opening
Ascalon Awaken
An open world where levels are earned, not bought. Start fast, then settle in for a climb that keeps going long after most servers run out of game.
Free to play
No paywall and no subscription. Make an account, download the client and go.
Nothing sold that wins fights
The store is cosmetics and convenience. Every point of damage is earned.
One world
A single realm and a single ladder, so your rank means the same to everyone.
No level cap
The climb never stops. The deepest levels are reached by very few.
Latest updates
All updates →2AUGFixedUpdates no longer fail halfwayThe client sometimes received an incomplete update list and stopped with an error. It now arrives whole every time.2AUGChangedMounts only where the artwork existsNineteen outfits had no seated artwork and used to sit oddly on a mount. They can still be worn; they simply cannot ride until the artwork is drawn. Everything else mounts as normal.2AUGFixedGuilds work againGuild membership was stored where the game no longer looked, so a guild would show up empty however many people had joined it. Founding a guild and inviting people now works end to end.2AUGNewCommunity pagesGuild listings, character profiles, character search and a full death log.
Playing in three steps
- 1
Make an account
An email and a password. Nothing else.
Create account - 2
Get the client
Unzip it anywhere and run it. It keeps itself up to date.
Download - 3
Roll a character
Pick a name and a look, then step into the world.
First hour guide
Why Ascalon plays differently
A real grind, on purpose
The first levels fly past. After that the game asks for time, and the characters at the top of the list genuinely put it in.
Nine ways to end up
Choose Mage, Archer or Knight at level 8, earn a promotion, then a heroic rank. Nine finished builds in all.
Things to do besides levelling
Crafting, six professions, daily events, dungeons, mounts, pets, houses and a season pass that resets the race.
Who is ahead
Full highscores →Top characters
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Biggest guilds
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Latest deaths
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Three vocations to start from
CasterMage
Burst damage and control.
RangedArcher
Steady ranged damage.
MeleeKnight
Frontline bruiser.
95 hunting grounds, banded by level
levels 15–15
Cave Bat grounds
moderate spawns · surface
levels 100–135Zombie grounds
dense spawns · underground
levels 200–200Living Dead grounds
teeming spawns · underground
levels 310–340Mechanic Golem grounds
teeming spawns · mixed
levels 390–390Stoned Golem grounds
moderate spawns · mixed
levels 470–470Mighty Beholder grounds
sparse spawns · underground
Events on the clock
Arenas, capture the flag, football, bomberman and world raids, on a fixed daily schedule.
| Server time | Event | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Survival | Arena |
| 13:00 | Sheeps | Arena |
| 13:30 | Giants | World |
| 14:00 | Bomberman | Minigame |
| 15:00 | Football | Minigame |
| 16:00 | Capture The Flag Low | PvP |
Ready to step in?
Make an account, take the client and see how far you get.