91Steam
+3
2016
Top Rated
Hyper Light Drifter
MUST PLAY
Action·Adventure
A well-crafted action experience, Solar Ash is well worth your time.
86
Verdict
91%
Steam
82
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (91% positive from 1.4K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (82/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Solar Ash is an action-adventure platform game game developed by Heart Machine and published by Annapurna Interactive. It was released on December 2, 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows. It was also released via Steam on December 8, 2022, and it was released for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on September 14, 2023. The game's science fiction story explores themes of trauma and moving on from dramatic, devastating life events. It is set in the same fictional universe as Heart Machine's first and previous game, Hyper Light Drifter, but there are no direct connections between the two games' stories.
Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Your Eyes Are Open
Activate Cyd
93.7%
unlocked
Plasma Drive
Collect 1000 Plasma
80.2%
unlocked
Hobbyist Archaeologist
Collect 1 Voidrunner Stash
77%
unlocked
A Veruki's Tale
Find 5 of Tarragon Danderpaw's lost journals
62.2%
unlocked
Plasma Overdrive
Collect 5000 Plasma
55.6%
unlocked
Speedy Slayer
Kill 5 enemies in under 5 seconds
45.8%
unlocked
Universal Donor
Collect 10000 Plasma
45.8%
unlocked
The Aggrieved Stranger
Complete Lyris' Quest
33.8%
unlocked
All Systems Go
Fully power the Starseed
32.8%
unlocked
Reliquarian
Collect all Voidrunner Stashes
30.4%
unlocked
Your Eyes Are Open
Activate Cyd
93.7%
unlocked
Plasma Drive
Collect 1000 Plasma
80.2%
unlocked
Hobbyist Archaeologist
Collect 1 Voidrunner Stash
77%
unlocked
A Veruki's Tale
Find 5 of Tarragon Danderpaw's lost journals
62.2%
unlocked
Plasma Overdrive
Collect 5000 Plasma
55.6%
unlocked
Speedy Slayer
Kill 5 enemies in under 5 seconds
45.8%
unlocked
Universal Donor
Collect 10000 Plasma
45.8%
unlocked
The Aggrieved Stranger
Complete Lyris' Quest
33.8%
unlocked
All Systems Go
Fully power the Starseed
32.8%
unlocked
Reliquarian
Collect all Voidrunner Stashes
30.4%
unlocked
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