Astral Ascension Steam Charts & Stats

these guys got to stop making the little sister/cousin the best girl though

Simply peak. As of the time of writing this review, Luna's route seems to be bugged and will not allow you to save after a certain point, so I recommend you do either Iris' or Vaela's route first so you can do Luna's route in one sitting by skipping all the content you already saw. Otherwise, simply peak.

now this is the piniacle of Pixelfade vns! ive been waiting for these ever since i heard of them and its worth the wait despite the EA jank (which is very little) i say its worth it the whole crew had a really good melding along the girls themselves are really fleshed out and the common route is a great adventure that is really engaging i cant wait for any future titles from them along with the superb eng va included! its nice

PixelFade outdid themselves with this one. I have played all of their games and haven't been disappointed yet. Sure some paths may seem "hard" to follow but once you pick up on how it works it's very easy to know who you are romancing. I very much enjoyed the tease for Ace Academy 2 during one of the romances and look forward to it's release, after all that's what got me hooked on their games. If you are new to these games you won't be disappointed with the story and characters. I have completed all romance options and story paths and it has been an incredible ride. I can't wait for what's next.

Another Pixelfade banger! One that might have beaten Ace Academy for me. Maybe. Mecha fan in me is still there after all. But so is the sci-fi fan and my god, this game was amazing! Everything you'd expect, with the very well written love interests, so good in fact that I cannot even decide who my favourite is, and extremely wholesome romance! But this time with even more, because not only do the characters have some of the best backstories, the story as a whole doesn't just go for the slice of life they've always done. I really love how the story has it dark and serious moments, which add a lot of depth to the story. Very fitting for a game based around mercenaries after all! But it never over-extends its welcome and it always mixes it up with the more classic lighter and more wholesome elements. Also of course the story is very well written too, and the adventures are a whole lot of fun. The world building in particular is also quite good and it helps I'm a huge sci-fi fan so I love hearing all the details about different sides like the Union and Polaris and so on. Besides just the quality of the writing, I really like that the two major weakness of Pixelfade's games were finally solved. One issue I always had was the length of the romance. In previous games, it always felt like it was enough but also at the same time, not enough. But this time it felt like the perfect amount, without feeling it extended the game for too long and not too short to not be satisfying. The second issue was always the endings. I always found that they ended too inconclusively or way too early (cough Ace Academy cough) but this time it was perfect. Ending at a nice spot with an actual epilogue too! I also enjoy that each route has two endings, sadly didn't get all of them but next time I will surely try. My only real issues with the game are the early access kind and thats the performance. Add inconsistent frame rate plus annoying loading screens, and sometimes it became a nightmare to play through the game. Even more so when going through the game again, and the skip button just randomly stops for no reason or because its loading. Hopefully the final polish and tweaks will be able to fix those issues. Overall I loved this game, and its definitely up there as Pixelfade's best work! If you want wholesome romance with some nice and sometimes tense adventures, I'd highly recommend it!

PixelFade has really polished and refined their work with this title. Characters are more fleshed out and have better writing than the previous games and the story line actually feels like a full complete story. if you were expecting more interactivity like Crystalline or your traits making a more meaningful impact on choices and game-play like Ace than you won't find it here. If you are looking for a more refined and updated version of Ethereal Enigma than you will like this game.

Amazeballs VN. Main characters are complex and fleshed out, each having their backstory and reasons for what and how they're doing. The storyline is good, several arcs woven into a solid narrative. The interactions with characters, both platonic and romantic, feel great, lots of fun and/or wholesome moments. And, as always in PixelFade novels, lots of choices to add the flavor you want. My only gripe is how showing interest in more than one girl is handled. As of now, it has a few bugs and unless you set the boundaries at the first serious talk with each girl about MC's intentions, you can easily lose all of them. Hopefully, it will be more transparent and intuitive after the fix. Nevertheless, I'm having a blast playing this game and I wholeheartedly recommend it.

An incredibly beautiful storyline with amazing characters and soundtrack as well. The visuals are stunning and the story felt very immersive. My most favorite one from Pixelfade so far.

Pixelfade does the best non japanese virtual novels period. (In my opinion, of course.) The characters have enough personality that you can even feel the empathy and comrade they have for each other. It's a space faring adventure story where you share the interactions with the character cast.