Steam app 3992260 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:52 UTC
A cultivation RPG about clawing your way out of mortal obscurity into a god of your own making. Discover powerful techniques, automate your combat style, craft and customise treasures with build-defining powers, and cultivate an entire world within your soul.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
12 months, October 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Ascend From Nine Mountains was released on 1 Oct, 2025.
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58 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
First, a quick update. We have listened to the issue with cultivator resistance being confusing, so we have a potential change to address it. You can try this beta out using the 'unified-health' branch on steam. It unifies health across…
Patch notesChangesThe Celadon Flame Brewers, Immortal Fang, and Star Observers now have a new rank.Added two new companions that can be found by exploring the lower realm areas of the world.Added visual indicators to the combat preview bar for…
Patch notesChangesBuffed Charisma:Charisma now controls the maximum size of your party. You party can be filled with any companion, not just permanent ones.Charisma now grants a bonus to the buffs of a party member.Charisma now grants a dual…
Patch notesChangesAdded proper crafting tournaments. These are available in the mid-year Shen Henda open bracket, and reward unique crafting gear.Reworked the Shen Henda festival crafting tournaments to instead be a crafting 'challenge'.Added preset…
Patch notesChangesTournaments have been overhauled.They are now 5 rounds, with placement based rewards.New visuals showing the tournament actually simulating.The option to heal or buff between each round, the same given to the other npcs.A crowd that…
Patch notesChangesReworked research to be a queue-based system, with craftable upgrades via harmony.Added the crafting loadout selector to the Choose a Harmony dialog.Added random chance for harmony and quality to auction-spawned equipment.Added a…
Patch notesChangesReworked the sublime system.Harmony types are no longer linked to the item type. Instead, you can choose any of your unlocked harmonies to use to craft a recipe with.Each harmony will provide a unique effect to the final item.…
LyeeedarChangesAdded a 'Rumours' journal tab to review purchased rumours and track completion status.Overhauled the crafting buff ui to work like the combat one.Improved save system robustness.Updated stance rule system to include gear-granted…
Patch notesChangesMassively optimised combat. May have broken it too, who knows. Please do communicate any regressions found.Added an in-game bug reporting tool accessible via the F8 hotkey.Stacked artifacts visually in the combat interface to match…
Patch notesChangesUpdated cinematic intro video with better vo.Moved intensity reward thresholds to a new 'Pillar Progression' section in the right-hand control panel.Added a toggleable overlay to the pillar grid displaying activation Qi.Reorganized…
Patch notesChangesAdded a new intro cinematic when starting a new game.Updated the primary game font to include missing accented characters, and included better default fonts for other languages.Updated visual effects figments to share a consistent…
Patch notesLife FlourishingThe Life Flourishing realm is now available. You can now work on creating your own life.This is Part 1 of the realm. Further content, changes, story, and more will be coming over the upcoming months.ChangesUpdated the combat…
LyeeedarChangesPillar shard inventory now has a filter.Updated hint text for Acknowledgement trophies and specific items to clarify Vow talisman requirements.Many characters got improved art. Now including hands!Optimised the map.Optimised the…
Patch notesChangesChanged technique priority calculations to only take into account direct effects. This means many techniques are now priority 1-3 instead of 4/5.Improved overheal logging to nest in the right place.Updated the Clouds buff description…
Patch notesChangesReworked the LF blossom techniques.Mo Haolang is harder.Added a new reward for Pillar Creation characters in the third Eccentric Long trial.Limited the maximum number of visuals for formation and guardian buffs in combat to…
Patch notesChangesOverhauled the Blood school entirely. It now has more methods for mitigating blood corruption damage, a large focus on life sacrifice, more healing, and more.Added LF progenitorsHide dialogue options requiring high affinity with…
LyeeedarGood day all! This is just an announcement of some upcoming things that might be of interest.Life FlourishingFirstly, Life Flourishing is still on track for release on July 1st. It is currently in testing with Patreon supporters, so if…
LyeeedarChangesAdded bulk production buttons for Transport Seals at the Transport Array.Changed the Heaven's Storm manual reward from the Celestial Turncoat quest to an inventory item.Added explicit rarity tier labels (I-VI) and text to unveiled…
Patch notesChangesUnlocked some of the early LF Lu Yushan Range to allow access for the quest.Added an "Accept All" button to the Guild Task Board, Request Board, and Sect Mission Hall.Updated mission descriptions and hints for Hunt and Pack quests in…
Patch notesThis release includes the last of the Pillar Creation content, and most of the groundwork for Life Flourishing. With that in mind, the expected release date of the next realm will be July 1st! Get excited!ChangesThe world has expanded. You…
LyeeedarChangesUpdated Mo Haolang to offer Formation Tending quests to lower-realm players and ensured high-level versions remain available after realm 5.Removed the "Merchant Apprentice" background.Added a new visual background to the Celestial…
Patch notesChangesImproved visuals for getting items, spirit stones, sect favour, reputation, and favour during events.Refined translations for Russian, Chinese, and Korean.Improved clarity of damage reduction and status effect statistics in menus and…
Patch notesThe main focus of this release is a rework of the fist school, adding new effects, changing mechanics, and generally making it more exciting to play.ChangesChanged mod author names and version numbers to display in the Mod Manager and…
LyeeedarFor those who haven't seen it, we are currently running a modding competition! More details here:ChangesAdded the Imperfect Aurum Lantern, a Meridian Opening tier garden device that provides Aurum soil to adjacent crops.Updated healing and…
Patch notesFor those who haven't seen it, we are currently running a modding competition! More details here:ChangesEvents at selected locations now scroll if exceeding 6 events.Events at selected locations now auto-resize their text to fit into the…
Patch notesThis release aims to add more hooks and interaction points to the modding API. For those who haven't seen it, we are currently running a modding competition! More details here: ChangesRefined wording for cloud techniques scaling.Added an…
Patch notesAscend From Nine Mountains Modding CompetitionThe Super Ultimate AFNM Modding Extravaganza #1 Cultivators, artisans, formation-breakers, and suspiciously powerful script gremlins: we are hosting our first-ever Ascend From Nine Mountains…
LyeeedarChangesOverhauled auto use items.Added a condition-based auto-use system (e.g., HP
Patch notesChangesAdded the Supporter Challenge Board to the Nine Mountain Sect. This allows patreon members to submit their character as a seal to be fought by any other player (patreon or not). Up to 9 seals can be active per player, and additional…
Patch notesChangesImplemented a visual upgrade to monsters, techniques, icons, backgrounds, and more. Most of the game should now be more visually consistent.Added a 'History' tab to the Journal to provide a persistent record of past event…
LyeeedarChangesProhibited the use of Neutral techniques during Progenitor Shrine fights and Festival tournaments, and when wearing a Vow talisman.Updated the translation system to support dynamic content:Implemented the pluralization system using…
Patch notesChangesAuto-battle will now pause after every technique to ask if you are still watching.Added ads after each combat and craft.Removed Aei Ma and Pi Lip, replaced with Yufu Chen and Shiao Gian respectively. You'll have to earn their…
Patch notesChangesChanged character creation to allow for characters with only a first name.Added 'detailed log' to the in-combat log.Bug FixesFixed numerous localization and translation issues across several languages:Fixed pluralization of 'time(s)'…
Patch notesChangesAdded the ability for up to 3 companions to follow the player simultaneously. This is only available for companions at the end of their relationship trees.Added realm-specific auction attendees.Overhauled the Formation Tending system…
Patch notesThis version introduces the first of the Patreon voted content, Jiaohua Lin romance. Also included is the first of the long awaited discord voted content, a crafting flame.ChangesYou can now romance Jiaohua LinAdded a new shard trader…
LyeeedarI want to open this release by talking about Patreon. After receiving a lot of feedback, I have decided to not give Patreon early access to builds. Going forward we will be returning to simultaneous releases.ChangesAdded branching…
Patch notesWith this version I can finally announce the launch of my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/Lyeeedar Patreon members will get early access to game builds, access to exclusive channels in the Discord, ability to influence the game…
Patch notesChangesAdded five new upgradeable equipment pieces to be found throughout the world. They can be found through rare exploration events. Two are available in BF, two in MO, and one in QC. Explore, and enjoy!Changed the Flying Cruiser…
Patch notesChangesRenamed 'Buy all materials' to 'Add all materials' in the shop, reduced font size, and relocated currency displays to the bottom of the interface.Grouped distance (in days) and flare requirements under a unified 'Cost' header in the…
Patch notesThis release focuses heavily on an overhaul of how weapon plays to make it more active and interesting. Alongside is better support for translations, a TON of QoL features, and a mass of bugfixes.ChangesWeapon has been overhauled.Dancing…
LyeeedarFixed crash on opening inventory with empty slots.Fixed crash on gaining items from an event.Fixed buffs that do damage/barrier/healing doing nothing.
Patch notesChangesExtended the supported languages to: Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, Thai.The whole ui now reloads when changing language.Changed the extracted text to be more…
Patch notesFixed relationship events with Dual Cultivation not advancing properly.Reworked translations to make duplicate phrases with different context be separate translations.Added a system for translation plural templates.Custom fonts provided and…
Patch notesThis fixes the inability to complete mine chambers, and the vanishing of certain recipes from the recipe book.
Patch notesFix some events failing to progress such as auction and tournaments.
Patch notesChangesAdded some preliminary translations (done by AI). Included is Russian, Spanish, and German. You can change the language of the game in the settings.Reduced Qi gain from combat, crafting, and elixirs. Also reduced Qi cost to master…
Patch notesChangesBuffed the crafting backgrounds.Nerfed gamblers dredge.Bug FixesFixed rank formatting in guild screen.Disable selling condensation arts in the auction.Disable being able to fast travel + start event if it would roll over to the next…
Patch notesChangesYou can now skip previously-read text in events. This can be enabled via the settings, the button next to the history, or via holding Ctrl.You can now instantly travel+start events when selecting locations you are not currently at.…
Patch notesThis fixes a crash when speaking to the First Elder
Patch notesChangesDamage sources are also displayed in combat results.Started to lay the groundwork for translation support. This means that most of the text in the game has been modified, so please flag any visual issues you encounter.Dark mode is…
Patch notesEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Ascend From Nine Mountains Demo | WindowsLinux | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Ascend From Nine Mountains Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 12 Dec 2025 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Ascend from Nine Mountains.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | AppRun | --no-sandbox | linux |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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gameinstall | AscendFromNineMountains/saves | *.json |
gameinstall | AscendFromNineMountains/saveBackups | *.json and below |
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