Ashen
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…
Ashen is an adventure developed by A44, released 7 December 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $6.28 at GameBillet.
What Ashen is
Ashen is an adventure game developed by A44 and released in 2018. It was published by Annapurna Interactive. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, open world and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 34 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Ashen holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 64 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX-4170, 4 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R7 270X (2GB VRAM). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $6.28 at GameBillet, 84% below its usual price. Across the 7 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $8.00 — a spread of $1.72 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Ashen launched on 7 December 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V and Dusk. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Battlefield V, Dusk.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ashen yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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