Multiple Sources, Achievement Sync & a Big Picture Refresh

Ascendara 12.2.5 · November 14, 2026

Ascendara can now pull games from several sources at once, with each game labeled by its source, and Ascend syncs your achievements across devices automatically. Torrents run entirely through the built-in downloader, running games can be stopped from the app with a live session timer, and FileDitch links open in an ad-blocked window. Big Picture gets a top navigation bar, page heroes, crossfading artwork and a controller-friendly screenshot gallery. Automatic updates now only download in the background once you turn them on, and Settings, the menu bar and window controls hold up better at narrow widths.

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What's new

➕ Added

Ascendara Core

• Stop a running game from the app, with a live session timer
• Testing branch users are offered the switch to live once the live version passes theirs
• FileDitch links open in an ad-blocked window inside the app

Game Search

• Use several game sources at once
• Games from other sources are labeled with their source name, including in single-source mode

Ascend

• Achievements sync across your devices automatically

Big Picture

• A top navigation bar, page heroes and crossfading artwork
• Edit launch options from game management
• A controller-friendly screenshot gallery on game pages (by @Gab4545)
• Official games are marked when combined with other sources, and source tags show on the home screen
• Scroll the mouse wheel or drag to open and close game screenshots

🛠 Improved

Ascendara Core

• Magnet links and .torrent files download through the built-in torrent client, qBittorrent is no longer needed (by @hiptodude3)
• Queued downloads that are temporarily blocked show the reason in Downloads and Big Picture (by @hiptodude3)
• Updates only download in the background after you turn on automatic updates, and the option is shown only on builds that support it (by @hiptodude3)
• The menu bar keeps its most important items visible at narrow widths, and status items stay in a stable order (by @hiptodude3)
• Settings controls and appearance pickers stack on narrow windows, and settings stay clear of the navigation dock (by @hiptodude3)
• Any http(s) link can be pasted to download, since hosts move their files between domains too often

🐛 Fixed

Ascendara Core

• Queued downloads start again
• Extraction waits for security scans to release archives instead of failing
• Downloads that turn out to be .torrent files start in the built-in torrent client
• .torrent links that return a web page show a clear error
• Retained download sources are never lost, and a fresh download is offered when they are missing
• Online-Fix's security message is shown instead of a generic error
• FileDitch links on rotated domains are recognized
• Theme and side scrollbar changes are saved reliably and carried over in library transfers (by @hiptodude3)
• Changing one compatibility setting no longer resets the others (by @hiptodude3)
• Notifications appear below the app's title bar instead of over it (by @hiptodude3)
• Window controls keep a stable order and their previews match what they do (by @hiptodude3)
• macOS window buttons stay on the left
• Clicking the title bar closes open context menus
• On Linux, saved logins stay readable in sessions without a desktop keyring, like Steam Deck Game Mode

Big Picture

• Magic Link downloads start in-app, and game details fit on the Steam Deck
• Unavailable files, Timemachine and index refresh work like they do in normal mode
• The Big Picture menu no longer gets stuck
• Game details use your artwork overrides
• Artwork fades properly inside classic home tiles
• Focused and active sections are highlighted in the index manager on controller
• The genre filter uses the catalogue's categories
• Empty-queue notifications no longer stack up

Full list of code changes: 12.2.4 → 12.2.5