Underworld Ascendant — the spiritual sequel to the Ultima Underworld games — has officially been released, and is now available for purchase on Steam. OtherSide Entertainment, for their part, are keen to see how players will tackle the game:

Underworld Ascendant is now live. We are so excited to reach this momentous occasion and to share Underworld Ascendant with the world. We look forward to seeing how each of you approaches the many enemies and obstacles that stand in your way.

At that link, you’ll also find the latest set of build notes, which give various bit of information you’ll probably want to know before delving into the depths of the Stygian Abyss.

As well, to celebrate the game’s launch, it is currently on sale on Steam…and if you purchase it before the 21st of November, you’ll get a few bonuses as well:

Week 1 Bonus Items and Launch Discount
Purchase the game week 1 to receive In-Game Bonus Items as well as 15% off of the retail price for the game. Offer expires 21 November, 2018 (9:59am PST).

Bonus Items:
2 quest companion creatures: Vorpa + Mana Leech
Downloadable map of The Stygian Abyss

Accessing Bonus Items:
Retrieve the quest companions through the “Player Stash” in the Midnight Forum (near Aelita) in Marcaul. The Player Stash has a map icon to help you find it. When you open your stash, you get an auxiliary inventory UI and you will see the items in there. You can drag them to your regular inventory and equip them from there (there’s 1 special slot for equipping a companion, just like armor, etc.). Note: every new character the player creates will have those items sitting in their stash.

The map will be downloaded to a DLC Extras folder in your Underworld Ascendant Steam folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Underworld Ascendant\DLC Extras

You will also be able to access the folder from via the Steam library by right clicking the game, selecting Properties, Local Files tab, then select the Browse Local Files button.

If you were a backer of the game during its crowdfunding campaign, meanwhile, you should find that you can access your Steam or DRM-free game keys via BackerKit.

Congratulations to OtherSide on a successful game launch; here’s hoping that Underworld Ascendant is a long-lived success.