Click here to get the upgraded version on Steam. Vain Ascendance is an award-winning fast-paced roguelite platformer game where you play as Valerie Malbec, a vain, fashionable vampire who is trying to steal a cure for her sunlight sensitivity. Each morning, she infiltrates an ever-changing office building in a race against time to try to achieve her goal.
Use Valerie's stylish dash attack to steal blood from enemies, and either drink it to heal or save it to make Valerie blood cocktails to improve her abilities.
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Winner of the INT D 450 Game of the Year award
Gameplay
Experience three unique areas of the tower as you climb your way up. The rooms you see each run will be randomized, so don't get too comfortable! Use Valerie's fantastic mobility to move around the platforming levels and find your way to the exit or defeat all the enemies to make your way up through the tower. Watch out for the various enemies that try to bar your way, and don't forget to save your blood for some cocktails when you clear an area!
Controls
The default controls for the game. Can be rebinded through the options menu.
Keyboard | Controller (PS4, others supported) | |
Movement | Arrow Keys | DPad |
Jump | X | Cross |
Dash | C | Square |
Drink | Z | Circle |
Pause | Enter/Escape | Options |

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Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (5 total ratings) |
Author | stevo |
Genre | Racing, Action |
Tags | 3D, Cute, Fast-Paced, Game Maker's Toolkit Jam, Hand-drawn, Short, Singleplayer, Tactical |