<s>
Underworld	B-Application
Ascendant	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Otherside	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
and	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Avatar	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
return	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
inhabited	O
by	O
three	O
factions	O
vying	O
for	O
its	O
control	O
,	O
Dark	O
Elves	O
,	O
Dwarves	O
and	O
Shamblers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
OtherSide	O
took	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
renamed	O
Underworld	B-Application
Ascendant	I-Application
,	O
to	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recognizing	O
that	O
a	O
demanding	O
RPG	O
such	O
as	O
Underworld	B-Application
Ascendant	I-Application
could	O
not	O
capture	O
a	O
mass-market	O
audience	O
,	O
Neurath	O
limited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
budget	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
’re	O
spending	O
50	O
million	O
dollars	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
reach	O
as	O
many	O
people	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advisors	O
include	O
Austin	O
Grossman	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
writer	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Underworld	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
Steve	O
Gaynor	O
of	O
Fullbright	O
announced	O
that	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
level	O
designers	O
,	O
Nina	O
Freeman	O
and	O
Tynan	O
Wales	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
3D	O
environment	O
artist	O
,	O
Kate	O
Craig	O
—	O
would	O
be	O
contributing	O
additional	O
work	O
to	O
Underworld	B-Application
Ascendant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
Underworld	B-Application
Ascendant	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
37/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
an	O
unfinished	O
state	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
and	O
partially	O
implemented	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
brought	O
with	O
it	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
functional	O
free	O
save	O
system	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
game	O
flow	O
,	O
refinements	O
to	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
enemy	B-Application
behaviors	I-Application
,	O
optimized	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
