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Ashen

Action

Fantasy

Survival

Open world

Role-playing (RPG)

Adventure

Indie

Set in a sprawling open world, Ashen is a tight, 3rd person, skill-based action RPG about guiding your wanderer through a newly lit world. Fight alongside others, forge friendships and defeat the creatures of shadow determined to cast the world back into darkness. Explore mysterious dungeons, fight epic bosses and explore diverse regions filled with gorgeous vistas and mythical creatures. Meet characters along the way who will join you on your journey and turn your home into a lively town. In this new era of light, you must protect the Ashen and destroy the hungering shadows once and for all.

4.0

External Ratings

62 ratings
Release Date:

7 Dec, 2018

Last Updated:

20 Jun, 2026

About this game

Set in a sprawling open world, Ashen is a tight, 3rd person, skill-based action RPG about guiding your wanderer through a newly lit world. Fight alongside others, forge friendships and defeat the creatures of shadow determined to cast the world back into darkness. Explore mysterious dungeons, fight epic bosses and explore diverse regions filled with gorgeous vistas and mythical creatures. Meet characters along the way who will join you on your journey and turn your home into a lively town. In t...

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Storyline

The Ashen’s rebirth has restored light to the ash covered plains and the dark world you’ve always known. You must protect the Ashen at all costs, if there is any hope for the new light to survive. There are those who prefer the darkness and will try to stop you on your quest. You’ll need to be fast on your feet, quick to learn and willing to work with others if you hope to survive against the many threats you’ll encounter on your journey. At its core, Ashen is about relationships. You will mee...

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Details

platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

release date

Release Date:

7 Dec, 2018

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

theme

Themes:

Action, Fantasy, Survival, Open world

genre

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Third person

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Ashen

IGDB Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

55

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.0 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.0

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

62

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

80%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

A44

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Annapurna Interactive

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