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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The Doom Counter ticks down as the game progresses; when it becomes completely full, Typhon escapes from his bonds and destroys the world, ending the game. You need to find a way to stop him before this happens. It's possible to reverse the Doom Counter by a few steps by feeding it the essence of a Lich, the game's boss monster type.

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* RaceAgainstTheClock: PortalNetwork: The Doom Counter ticks down Rune Gates act as stationary teleportation network, similar to the game progresses; when it becomes completely full, Typhon escapes from his bonds and destroys Moon Gates in the world, ending the game. You need to find a way to stop him before this happens. It's possible to reverse the Doom Counter by a few steps by feeding it the essence of a Lich, the game's boss monster type.''Ultima'' series.



* TeleportersAndTransporters: The Rune Gates act as stationary teleportation network, similar to the Moon Gates in the ''Ultima'' series.

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* TeleportersAndTransporters: TimedMission: The Rune Gates act Doom Counter ticks down as stationary teleportation network, similar to the Moon Gates in game progresses; when it becomes completely full, Typhon escapes from his bonds and destroys the ''Ultima'' series.world, ending the game. You need to find a way to stop him before this happens. It's possible to reverse the Doom Counter by a few steps by feeding it the essence of a Lich, the game's boss monster type.
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You play as "the Avatar", a [[SummonEverymanHero regular shmoe]] from [[RealLife Earth]], and find yourself transported to [[BeneathTheEarth a massive underground realm]] called "the Stygian Abyss" through a magical portal called a Rune Gate. [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Trapped in this magical setting]], you have to carve out a place for yourself among rising tensions between the three local factions of the [[OurElvesAreDifferent dark elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], and [[MushroomMan mushroom-like shamblers]].

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You play as "the Avatar", Avatar" (referred to in-game by the [[WritingAroundTrademarks legally distinct name]] "The Ascendant"), a [[SummonEverymanHero regular shmoe]] from [[RealLife Earth]], and find yourself transported to [[BeneathTheEarth a massive underground realm]] called "the Stygian Abyss" through a magical portal called a Rune Gate. [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Trapped in this magical setting]], you have to carve out a place for yourself among rising tensions between the three local factions of the [[OurElvesAreDifferent dark elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], and [[MushroomMan mushroom-like shamblers]].
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* CoOpMultiplayer: A two-person co-op is one of the Kickstarter stretch goals.

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* CoOpMultiplayer: A two-person co-op is was one of the Kickstarter stretch goals.



* LevelEditor: The Underworld Builder Toolkit is one of the Kickstarter stretch goals.

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* LevelEditor: The Underworld Builder Toolkit is was one of the Kickstarter stretch goals.
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* ManEatingPlant: The ripper is vicious, ambulatory plant whose bark is a prized commodity.

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* ManEatingPlant: The ripper is a vicious, ambulatory plant whose bark is a prized commodity.
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''Underworld Ascendant'' is a first-person ActionRPG[=/=]ImmersiveSim developed by [=OtherSide=] Entertainment, a US-based indie studio comprised of former Creator/LookingGlassStudios personnel, and published by 505 Games. It is a SpiritualSuccessor to the ''VideoGame/UltimaUnderworld'' series and ties in with ''VideoGame/ShroudOfTheAvatar'', a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' itself. It was Website/{{Kickstarte|r}}d in [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/othersidegames/underworld-ascendant February-March 2015]]. The game was released on November 15, 2018 on PC. A release for [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideogames current gen consoles]] is planned for 2019.

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''Underworld Ascendant'' is a first-person ActionRPG[=/=]ImmersiveSim developed by [=OtherSide=] Entertainment, a US-based indie studio comprised of former Creator/LookingGlassStudios personnel, and published by 505 Games. It is a SpiritualSuccessor to the ''VideoGame/UltimaUnderworld'' series and ties in with ''VideoGame/ShroudOfTheAvatar'', a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' itself. It was Website/{{Kickstarte|r}}d in [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/othersidegames/underworld-ascendant February-March 2015]]. The game was released on November 15, 2018 on PC. A release for [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideogames current gen consoles]] is planned for 2019.
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You play as "the Avatar", a [[SummonEverymanHero regular shmoe]] from [[RealLife Earth]], and find yourself transported to [[BeneathTheEarth a massive underground realm]] called "the Stygian Abyss" through a magical portal called a Rune Gate. [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Trapped in this magical setting]], you have to carve out a place for yourself among rising tensions between the three local factions of the [[OurElvesAreBetter dark elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], and [[MushroomMan mushroom-like shamblers]].

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You play as "the Avatar", a [[SummonEverymanHero regular shmoe]] from [[RealLife Earth]], and find yourself transported to [[BeneathTheEarth a massive underground realm]] called "the Stygian Abyss" through a magical portal called a Rune Gate. [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Trapped in this magical setting]], you have to carve out a place for yourself among rising tensions between the three local factions of the [[OurElvesAreBetter [[OurElvesAreDifferent dark elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], and [[MushroomMan mushroom-like shamblers]].



* OurElvesAreBetter: The dark elves are drow-lookalike ProudWarriorRace descended from a dark elf clan that escaped from [[VideoGame/ShroudOfTheAvatar New Britannia]].

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* OurElvesAreBetter: OurElvesAreDifferent: The dark elves are drow-lookalike ProudWarriorRace descended from a dark elf clan that escaped from [[VideoGame/ShroudOfTheAvatar New Britannia]].
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* CaptainErsatz: The Ascendant is clearly intended to be the Avatar, but is never referred to as such in the game itself, likely due to the dev teams having the rights to the ''Underworld'' name but not to the larger ''Ultima'' series.

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* CaptainErsatz: The Ascendant is clearly intended to be the Avatar, but is never referred to as such in the game itself, likely due to the dev teams having the rights to the ''Underworld'' name but not to the larger ''Ultima'' series. Likewise, there are multiple references to the first ''Underworld'' game, but none to the second which was much more closely tied to the ''Ultima'' universe lore.

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