Ascension is a series of standalone deckbuilding strategy games where players continuously improve their deck as they make crucial choices with public decks of cards, such as buying powerful upgrades or defeating monsters for victory points. In Ascension: Curse of the Golden Isles, conquer the high seas and captain your ship to explore all corners of The Severed Sea! Find treasure, use your crew to acquire powerful cards, and defeat terrifying sea monsters in this pirate-themed version of the award-winning Ascension deckbuilding strategy game.