
Discover the tale of two peculiar characters: the Old Pilgrim and the Little Star, as they embark on a journey up the Great Mountain of Wonders. Guide them both simultaneously with a single controller. Join this poetic adventure that will challenge your mind and skills!
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A Dual Ascent is a solo-cooperative adventure game in which you control both characters simultaneously with a single controller. Guide them as they ascend the Mountain, following a story inspired by fairy tales:
"Once upon a time, there was a mountain; a mountain so tall, it touched the sky. It was the Great Mountain of Wonders.
An Old Pilgrim, who came from a land far away, was on his way to the summit.
But a fallen Little Star had the exact same idea, for she thought she might return home, if she reached the top of the Mountain..."
This is how the tale of two peculiar characters begins.
Come set out on a poetic journey that will challenge your mind and ability!
Control the Old Pilgrim and the Little Star at the same time, with one controller
Solve unique and innovative puzzles
Discover wonderful environments inspired by fairy tales
Will you solve the riddles of the Great Mountain of Wonders?
NB: A Dual Ascent is a graduation game made in one year by a team of 9 students.
Thank you for your consideration regarding potential bugs and performance issues.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Great free game. Controls two characters together at the same time and make your way up the mountain. Grapjhics of the mountain are well done for a free game Puzzles are light and easy. I did encoutner a few minor bugs otherwise it was a great game. 40 minutes to reach the top :) I didn't like the bland voiceover guy telling the story but Igot utsed to it while playing. Character design is nice. World is nice too Can recommend this free game if you like adventure puzzle games with a story :)
Kinda artsy and totally worth a play but that section where you had to race as both characters was annoying
Simple and short walking game. The puzzles are relatively easy to do as the mechanics aren't complicated. Controller is recommended, but I had no issues playing with a keyboard. The art style, character design and world building are all lovely. Give it a try, it's free.
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Un très sympathique petit jeu étudiant qui convoque des souvenirs de Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Les puzzles sont sympathiques et la narration fort agréable pour donner un aspect conte à l'ensemble. Néanmoins une direction artistique un peu passe-partout et surtout un cliffhanger putassier qui laisse le joueur sur sa faim, empêche de terminer sur une note extrêmement positive. Cela vaut néanmoins une demi-heure de votre temps ! GG à la team !
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I demand you make a full game immediately! :) This was a really nice experience. It's free and short but really good fun. Dual stick puzzling. One for each character with some nice colour mechanics. Lovely world. Would really like to play five or six more hours.
it's sad that it is too short. love the game so much. i liked the idea or moving both characters together in the same time. loved the story and the vibe of the game. just wished if it is longer and fix some glitched on the game.
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This is a great little game. It is very reminiscent of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, which I loved. I played that game over 10 years ago so my nostalgia may be making this an unfair comparison. This is definitely a lot smaller, it takes just over half an hour to complete with all achievements if you keep your eyes open. It also feels less polished, the animations were a little janky in places and my ancient graphics card struggled a bit on the default settings. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons they worked really hard to keep the characters on the side on the screen to the stick that controls them so the controls felt really natural and intuitive. This is mostly the case here but there are various sections where you are running together that didn't feel so natural. I don’t want to be overly critical, the puzzles are still excellent. They introduce the mechanics gradually in a way that naturally builds up what you need to know to solve the puzzles. It means it is very satisfying without being challenging. When you consider this is a free game the quality is excellent and well worth your time to play.
despite having a consistent 3 fps in menu and in game i was able to get an achievement. went to watch a video of the game on my potato pc instead and the game does look very good. this review isnt saying the game is unoptimised because im well under minimum specs but i think more optimisation could be done in future. cool game tho
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