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Advent Rising

A Shooter game by GlyphX Games, released in 2005

69/100🔴Niche / Inactive🥇Proton GoldXboxPC (Microsoft Windows)

Advent Rising is a story driven science fiction third person action adventure game developed by GlyphX Games. Written by author Orson Scott Card and published by Majesco Entertainment. Advent Rising started as a trilogy, but due to poor critical reception and poor sells the sequels were cancelled. There was a PSP title in the works called "Advent Shadow" that was also cancelled. Due to an epic story and fun gameplay, Advent Rising has acquired a cult following and is considered and underrated classic by fans.

Single player

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Advent Rising Download Size

The official download size for Advent Rising is 5.5 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.33 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

5.5GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.33USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

7 mins

Is Advent Rising Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing Advent Rising, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Advent Rising save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\AdventRising\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/AdventRising/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/AdventRising/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Advent Rising Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Advent Rising, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: Moderate
See 5 user configs ↗

Can I Run Advent Rising?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

Advent Rising has modest requirements. Most gaming PCs from the last 5 years should handle it.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
    Download Size
    5.5 GBSmall

    Is Advent Rising Good?

    Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

    69
    Rated 69 out of 100
    Mixed Reviews4 Verified Reviews

    The Verdict

    Based on 4 critic reviews, opinion on Advent Rising is divided. While it offers some unique shooter mechanics, the score of 69 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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