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SeriesAshen

Ashen

Critic score7 critics
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First release
Dec 07, 2018
Developer
A44
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure · Open world, Action, Fantasy, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

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.

Also known as アシェン 『Ashen』 , アシェン

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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 meet people out in the world, perhaps a tinker or huntress, a fortune-hunter or weaver of shadows. Each character has unique knowledge and crafting abilities that will bolster your chances of survival and victory. You must build a new life in these twilight plains and fight together instead of stumbling alone in the dark.Read more

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 meet people out in the world, perhaps a tinker or huntress, a fortune-hunter or weaver of shadows. Each character has unique knowledge and crafting abilities that will bolster your chances of survival and victory. You must build a new life in these twilight plains and fight together instead of stumbling alone in the dark.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 07, 2018
Xbox One
Dec 07, 2018
PlayStation 4
Dec 09, 2019
All 4 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Dec 09, 2019
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
action-adventure, non-linear, digital distribution, xbox one x enhanced, soulslike
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83
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Steam users rate this Mixed, 3,285 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct

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