// High-speed sci-fi racing
Race. Shoot. Ascend.
Pilot customizable combat racers through high-speed circuits. Reach the podium—or survive the final Ascension.
// Control + movement
Push the limit. Stay in control.
Race through hostile terrain, tear down the straights, and use agile maneuvers to dodge fire or seize an opening. Speed gets you into the fight. Control decides whether you come out ahead.
// Combat + Ascension
The podium isn’t the only way to win.
Reach the front and claim the podium. Everyone else gets one last chance: fight through the remaining racers and reach an Ascension zone before time runs out.
Race
Fight for position through a full-speed combat circuit.
Podium
Break from the pack and lock in a leading finish.
Ascend
Miss the podium? Survive the last fight and reach an Ascension zone.
// Organized competition
Enter the Gauntlet.
Train on the course, tune your racer, and enter a competition where speed, firepower, and nerve decide who rises.
- 01
Prepare
Learn the course, chase faster time-trial runs, and tune your racer for the fight ahead.
- 02
Compete
Outrace your rivals, destroy the competition, and earn your place at the front.
- 03
Rise
Claim the podium, survive Ascension, or fight your way into the next stage.
// Ship systems
Know the racer you take to the grid
Each ship brings its movement, combat, and pilot-facing systems together in one machine. Explore the major systems without losing the full ship context.
Engine
The engine gets your racer moving. Different setups change how the ship gets up to speed and recovers when a turn, hit, or bad line slows you down.
Warp Drive
Bleed off speed to charge a space-warping burst, then launch far beyond normal top speed with barely enough control to survive what comes next.
Stabilizer
Keep your racer hovering through brutal terrain and violent turns. The right stabilizer lets skilled pilots carry more speed where others lose control.
PRS
The Pneumatic Reaction System (PRS) fires controlled bursts of compressed air to move the entire ship sideways—dodging fire, avoiding wrecks, and cutting into openings before they close.
Cockpit
Choose how much punishment your racer can take. A tougher cockpit keeps you in the fight through incoming fire, hard impacts, and every desperate push for the finish.
Weapon
Turn every racing line into a firing solution. Pressure the leader, punish mistakes, and clear the route to the podium.
// Gameplay transmission
See a race in motion
Watch speed, weapons, and split-second control collide across a full combat-racing circuit.
// Worlds + courses
Race through hostile industrial terrain
Courses turn harsh environments into fast, close-quarters circuits. Explore available course briefings and records.
// Race gallery
Ships, courses, combat, and Ascension
Race across alien worlds, trade fire at full speed, and make one final push for the Ascension.
Conquer hostile worlds.
Gun down the competition.
Leave the pack behind.
Fire at full speed.
Push beyond the limit.
Fight for Ascension.
// Events + community
Follow the race beyond the circuit
Keep up with showcases, competition, race footage, and the people building and playing Ascent Rivals.
// Competition
MSI Grand Prix
Compete across six weeks of Ascent Rivals qualifiers, earn Circuit Points, and secure a place in the Grand Prix.
View MSI Grand Prix// Community
Discord
Meet other pilots, find community updates, and follow development.
Join the Community// Ready to race
Take your place on the grid
Pilot a combat racer. Reach the podium. Survive the final Ascension.