F.R.E.D.'s Ascent
A 2.5D rage platformer. Nine zones, each with its own physics — ice, wind, sticky floors, low gravity. You are F.R.E.D., a small machine kept asleep beneath a world that never wanted you to wake. Climb anyway. Wanderer, No-Save, and Speedrun modes.
Last Updated: 5/29/2026
| Steam Price | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 5/28/2026 |
| Developer | buddycore Studio |
| Publisher | buddycore Studio |
| Steam App Id | 4689610 |
F.R.E.D.'s Ascent
A 2.5D rage platformer. Nine zones, each with its own physics — ice, wind, sticky floors, low gravity. You are F.R.E.D., a small machine kept asleep beneath a world that never wanted you to wake. Climb anyway. Wanderer, No-Save, and Speedrun modes.
Last Updated: 5/29/2026
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- Linux
About F.R.E.D.'s Ascent
F.R.E.D.'s Ascent is an Action, Casual, and Indie game developed by buddycore Studio. On 5/28/2026, it was released on the Steam Store by buddycore Studio.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, F.R.E.D.'s Ascent supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Custom Volume Controls
- Captions available
- Full controller support
- Subtitle Options
- Stereo Sound
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Cloud
- Keyboard Only Option
From the Steam community, F.R.E.D.'s Ascent has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Character Customization
- 2.5D
- Minimalist
- Dark
- Roguelite
- Surreal
- Controller
- 2D Platformer
- Arcade
- Sci-fi
- Post-apocalyptic
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Colorful
- Robots
- Action
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for F.R.E.D.'s Ascent and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Supported Languages and Localizations
F.R.E.D.'s Ascent is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 29). F.R.E.D.'s Ascent on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 29). F.R.E.D.'s Ascent. Steam Community Hub.
- buddycore Studio. (2026, May 5). F.R.E.D.'s Ascent. F.R.E.D.'s Ascent.