Kardashev Ascension
Saul Bartlett Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Kardashev Ascension is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Saul Bartlett. Requires iOS 14.0. Updated June 9, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 81 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 9
- 2026 · v1.5.27
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About Kardashev Ascension
Begin as a fledgling civilization harnessing wind and solar energy. End as a multiversal god rewriting the laws of physics. Kardashev Ascension is an epic idle game based on the real Kardashev Scale — the scientific framework for measuring a civilization's technological advancement by its energy consumption. ASCEND THROUGH 5 ERAS Era I — Planetary Build wind turbines, solar arrays, fission reactors, and fusion cores. Construct orbital collectors and unify your world under a planetary energy grid. Era II — Stellar Launch the Stellar Ark. Deploy Dyson Mirrors, Star Lifters, and Dyson Swarms. Forge heavy elements in Stellar Forges and ultimately complete a Dyson Sphere around your star. Era III — Galactic Harvest neutron stars with Penrose Spheres. Tap quasar energy from active galactic nuclei. Move entire star systems with Stellar Engines and mine cosmic strings. Era IV — Universal Extract zero-point energy from the quantum vacuum. Open Dimensional Rifts between parallel universes. Build Reality Engines and reverse entropy itself. Era V — Multiversal Siphon quantum foam. Collide parallel branes. Delete entropy from existence. Weave timelines and rewrite logic. Claim the Omniversal Throne. 30 UNIQUE GENERATORS Six generators per era, each with distinct mechanics, scaling costs, and upgrade paths. Every generator tells the story of your civilization's technological leap. DEEP PRESTIGE SYSTEM 25 prestige tiers from Novice Engineer to The Endless. Reset your progress to earn Dark Matter — a premium currency that permanently boosts production and unlocks powerful upgrades. Each prestige makes you exponentially stronger. RECRUIT LEGENDARY ARCHITECTS Collect and level Architects — powerful characters with passive bonuses and active abilities. Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary rarities. Each Architect has unique skills that synergize with your energy production strategy. RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY TREES Unlock efficiency, automation, expansion, and exotic research across branching tech trees. Queue research and watch your civilization evolve. EXPEDITIONS & BOSS ENCOUNTERS Send teams on expeditions of varying difficulty. Face legendary bosses — Cosmic Guardians, Void Leviathans, Temporal Anomalies, and the ultimate Omega Sentinel. Earn rare artifacts and massive rewards. COLLECT POWERFUL ARTIFACTS Discover artifacts in six rarity tiers from Common to Mythic. Each artifact provides unique bonuses that stack with your generators and research. DAILY CHALLENGES & WEEKLY EVENTS Complete daily and weekly challenges that scale with your progress. Earn energy, Dark Matter, production boosts, and time warps. Special Sunday challenges offer premium rewards. GALACTIC COUNCIL CONTRACTS Contribute to global cooperative goals. Harvest energy, complete research, and launch expeditions alongside the entire player community. COMPETITIVE LEADERBOARDS Compete across 7 categories: Total Energy, Kardashev Level, Prestige Count, Dark Matter, Play Time, Expeditions, and Architects Owned. Climb the ranks and prove your civilization is supreme. CLOUD SAVE & CROSS-DEVICE Sign in with Google or Apple to sync your progress across all your devices. Never lose your civilization. OFFLINE EARNINGS Your civilization never sleeps. Come back to hours of accumulated energy. Daily login rewards scale with your progress. PREMIUM DARK THEME Cinematic glass-morphism UI with era-adaptive color themes. Stellar Gold, Void Purple, and Omega Void cosmetic themes. Particle systems and visual effects that evolve as you ascend. Kardashev Ascension is free to play with optional in-app purchases. No energy timers. No forced ads. Play at your own pace and ascend on your own terms. How far can your civilization reach?
What’s new
Version 1.5.27 · Updated June 9, 2026
New Rifts where you cooperate with other players to seal a Rift and earn permanent rewards. New Weekend Tournaments to compete against other players for currency. Adjusted progressing insuring a smooth progression through early stages. Full Era V rework including new Research Tree, Architects, Artifacts and new Legendary Mission.
App privacy
The developer, Saul Bartlett, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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