Velvet Ascension is a deckbuilding roguelite from DSS Games, using the Others engine and 2D adult visuals. You choose among five characters, each with distinct mechanics, archetypes, and card pools, then shape a deck through branching routes, fights, shops, events, and bosses. It uses point-and-click, text-based, turn-based card combat, drawing on deckbuilding roguelites such as Slay the Spire, while offering unlockable adult content during runs.
Development is ongoing. The current build is v0.5.0, released June 18, 2026 for Windows in English, with no censorship. This update adds Dillon as a sixth playable character, including his full card pool, artwork, Legacy Path, and relics. It also introduces permanent seals, fourteen common, uncommon, and rare versions, and seal rewards from early floor bosses. Anna Claire Clouds joins as a Patron with five cards, devotion rewards, visuals, and a collection archive. Nine new elite and boss encounters across the three floors, three arousal management cards, three potions, fifteen relics, the Velvet Signet and Duck Line events, plus a Rubber Duck relic were added, alongside balance changes to Dillon’s starter deck and Fan the Room, and updated arousal timing.
Developer's description
Velvet Ascension is a strategic deckbuilding roguelite where each run challenges you to build powerful card combinations, collect relics, navigate branching paths, and overcome increasingly difficult encounters.
Choose from five unique playable characters, each featuring their own mechanics, archetypes, and card pools. Experiment with different strategies, discover powerful synergies, and adapt your deck as you progress through battles, events, shops, elites, and bosses.
Inspired by deckbuilding roguelites such as Slay the Spire, Velvet Ascension combines strategic card combat with adult-themed content, offering both gameplay progression and unlockable content throughout a run.
v0.5
Dillon added as the sixth playable character.
Dillon's full card pool, card artwork, Legacy Path and character relics added.
Permanent Card Seals added.
14 different Common, Uncommon and Rare Seals added.
Floor 1 and Floor 2 bosses now guarantee Seal rewards.
Anna Claire Clouds added as a new Patron.
Anna's five unique Patron cards and Devotion rewards added.
Dedicated Patron card visuals and Collection archive added.
9 new Elite and Boss encounters added across all three floors.
3 new Arousal-management cards added.
3 new potions added.
10 new character relics added.
5 new standard relics added.
The Velvet Signet event added.
The Duck Line event and Rubber Duck relic added.
Dillon's starter deck and starter cards rebalanced.
Fan the Room buffed.
Arousal timing updated to give players a full turn to respond to newly applied Arousal.
Ascension 3, 8, 12 and 14 updated.
Multiple Anna summon and Domination cards reworked or buffed.
Several existing enemies and bosses rebalanced.
Targeted damage previews improved.
Enemy Arousal display added to HP bars.
New combat mechanic readouts added for several bosses and Elites.
Run deck viewer completely updated.
Traveling Merchant interface and stock updated.
Potion interface updated.
Map readability improved.
SFW event-media filtering improved.
Patron Devotion reward progression fixed.
Multi-level Patron Devotion rewards fixed.
Legacy Path Opening Card selection fixed.
Collaboration infinite loop fixed.
Getting Creative X-cost interaction fixed.
Dillon's Light Fingers starting Potion issue fixed.
Arousal and Bounceback timing issues fixed.
Ascension 10 enemy intent damage display fixed.
Potion combat flickering fixed.
Several card text and targeting issues fixed.
Main Menu, credits and package metadata updated for v0.5.
v0.3.2
Mia added as the fifth playable character.
Mia's full card pool and card artwork added.
Over 100 card upgrades added.
True Mastery added.
Ascension levels 16 to 20 added.
Flat XP rewards added to Ascension progression.
Main Menu updated.
Codex updated.
Legacy screen updated.
Combat screen updated.
Fullscreen support added using F11.
Combat turn ordering updated.
All-enemy cards now display a preview window.
Combat log scrollbar added.
Relic scrollbar added.
Potion scrollbar added.
New Elite encounter added.
New Boss encounter added.
New event cards added.
Map generation rates adjusted.
Mia buffed.
Anna buffed.
Finale nerfed.
Several Bounceback healing bugs fixed.
Frail ordering fixed.
Fight Through fixed.
Down But Not Out fixed.
Smitten fixed.
Patron Relic replacement issue fixed.
Patron Devotion mid-run issue fixed.
Seed generation issue fixed.
Combat screen flickering fixed.
Target Preview duration fixed.
Multiple tooltip issues fixed.
v0.2.1
Bugfixes
v0.2
New cards added across the existing characters.
Character-specific starting relics added.
Riley Arousal blocking fixed.
Riley early game adjusted.
Character select screen redesigned.
TargetPreviewAssets updated across all four characters.
Combat GIF/MP4 preview window improved.
4-enemy combat layout improved.
New Floor 2 normal fight added.
New Floor 2 summoner boss added.
New revive elite added.
Enemy summoning support added.
Boss-death victory condition support added.
Timed enemy revive support added.
Card pool consistency improved.
Several reported card bugs fixed.
General UI, data, and release polish.
Next playable character poll is now live on Discord and Patreon.
v0.1
Initial public release
4 playable characters
240+ unique cards
Character-specific archetypes
Relics and potions
Random events
Patron System
Branching map routes
Strategic deckbuilding combat
SFW and NSFW modes
Player reviews
Player rating5.0 / 5 · 10 ratings
Written reviews10 · avg 4.8★
Positive (4–5★)100%
Latest review2026-08-18
What players say
Most reviews are positive, praising deck-building and pornstar characters, with UI and balancing needing polish.
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Players like
Roguelike deck building with distinct character playstyles
Pornstar characters and card scenes are well chosen
Solid, fun deck-building gameplay
Promising development and future content
Common complaints
UI needs polish and clearer status effects
Some balancing and card effects need fixing
Early build has lag and confusing information
Best for players who enjoy roguelike deck builders and pornstar-themed card gameplay.
Summarised from 10 written player reviews.
LazyDeer842026-08-18★★★★★
A very nice catchy game. Still in development, but already feels very nice. A bit disorienting at the very beginning, the game provide a pile of info that is a bit difficult to digest for a newcomer. But I believe…
Xdernasenbohrer2026-08-11★★★★★
Simple idea of a game executed perfectly. The diverse playable pornstars with uniqe cards/scenes is implemented well. It can easily be expanded with more scenes and characters. Mainly needs polishing and optimizations so scenes play without lagging.
Yvenei2026-08-09★★★★★
The game is still in development, So why am I still rating this 5 stars already? Because the dev has a clear thought process on how the game should be and how they are going to expand it further. If…
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