Game of Thrones Ascent

Game of Thrones Ascent
Developer(s)Disruptor Beam
Publisher(s)Disruptor Beam
Platform(s)Facebook, iOS, Android, Browser
Release
  • WW: February 21, 2013 (Beta)[1]
Genre(s)Strategy

Game of Thrones Ascent was a 2013 strategy game developed and published by Disruptor Beam for iOS,[2] Facebook, Android,[3][4][5] and web browser.[6][7] and The game is based on the television series Game of Thrones, which is an adaptation of the series of fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. According to Martin, the game features "alliance building, treachery, marriages, murders, and most of all the constant struggle to be the greatest house in Westeros."[8] The game includes the ability to engage in the dynamic political and social intrigue featured in the books and television show.[9] The game had over 9 million registered players though daily activity suggested 3 thousand active players.[10]

Disruptor Beam released the first expansion for the game, titled "The Long Night", in October 2014.[11] The expansion allows players to travel beyond "The Wall" and offers upgrades to the game's Alliances system, along with new quests to complete and items to collect.[12]

On October 5, 2018, it was announced that Game of Thrones: Ascent would be shutting down on January 3, 2019.

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  12. ^ "Game of Thrones Receives The Long Night Expansion". Inside Social Games. October 30, 2014.