Solar Ash
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Solar Ash

Journey through a surreal, vivid and highly stylized world filled with mystery, wild high-speed traversal, endearing characters, and massive enemy encounters. The Void beckons…

Released:2021-12-02
Genre:
Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Developer:Heart Machine
Publisher:
Annapurna Interactive

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Solar Ash is a platforming playground that never loses steam, and it hides a memorable story of unfathomable tragedy.

Solar Ash is a complete package, with stellar gameplay, a well-told story, and a realized world ripe for exploring.

Nov 29, 2021 Read Full Review

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Solar Ash is a contemplative experience, visual feast, and faced-paced thrill ride expertly wrapped up into one exhilarating adventure. Without a doubt, this game is one of the best indie games of 2021, if not the best.

Solar Ash is another triumph from Heart Machine, a fast-paced burst of vibrant, surreal science fiction where players get to glide and jump around fascinating worlds with terrific bits of platforming and action spread out across a series of unique worlds with jaw-dropping visuals. Be it gliding across clouds, grinding on rails to jump between buildings, or sneaking up on and successfully slashing ...

Anyone who likes fast-paced platformers with a gorgeous sense of style will enjoy Solar Ash. Who knows - maybe fans of a certain blue hedgehog can play a good 3D game for once.

“Graceful movement and jaw-dropping fights against colossal monsters make Solar Ash a worthy follow-up to Hyper Light Drifter.”

Mar 23, 2022 Read Full Review

Solar Ash is an exhilarating action-adventure game with strong puzzles and flashy boss fights.

Although I didn’t care much for its story, Solar Ash still got its hooks in me. That sweet, speedy traversal is second to none; the almost-rhythmic pattern of gliding, jumping and grinding to get to those hard-to-reach areas and to take down gargantuan bosses is oh-so satisfying when you nail it. It misses a trick by not including any DualSense features, though – a bit of feedback as you move thro...

Even with some rough edges, Heart Machine's latest is an endearing 3D platformer with its own unique hooks, carried by some strong lore, level design and aesthetics.

Despite neat visuals and tricks, Hyper Light Drifter's follow-up falls short.

Solar Ash has a strong core gameplay loop, but its weak story and heavy repetition make it tough to recommend.