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Among Ashes

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2024

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Quick resume

Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

Global score

96/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Puzzle

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  • REPLACED

  • Bendy and the Dark Revival

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  • FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

Outsiders

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Evil Tonight

  • Night At the Gates of Hell

  • Evil Nun: The Broken Mask

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Escapism

    The Brookhaven Experiment

  • Competition

    Potato Thriller

  • Cooperation

    Hollow Knight

Pros

  • Innovative game-within-a-game design
  • Strong atmospheric horror and sound design
  • Engaging layered narrative and storytelling
  • Challenging puzzles and survival mechanics
  • Nostalgic references to classic horror games

Cons

  • Some bugs and technical issues reported
  • Combat mechanics can feel clunky or frustrating
  • Certain sections may feel repetitive or confusing
  • Shorter game length for some players
  • Limited customization and social interaction

Analysis

Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

How to use the graph
Similar games map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Competence
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    -5

    "No evidence of competitive or ranked modes; focus is on personal experience and story."

    Capsule for Potato Thriller Potato Thriller

    "No evidence of competitive or ranked modes; focus is on personal experience and story progression."

  • Continuation
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    -5

    "Single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer elements mentioned."

    Capsule for Hollow Knight Hollow Knight

    "Single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer elements mentioned."

  • Creativity
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -5

    "No indication of exerting control over others; gameplay is individual and narrative-driven."

    Capsule for Raji: Prologue Raji: Prologue

    "No signs of exerting control over others; gameplay is personal and narrative-driven."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    5

    "Strong immersion and horror atmosphere provide intense escape from reality; players report stress relief and thrill."

    Capsule for The Brookhaven Experiment The Brookhaven Experiment

    "Strong immersion in horror atmosphere and story provides players with escape from reality."

  • Expectation
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Experimenting
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Exploration
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Expression
    -3

    No nearest game available

  • Fantasy
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Fellowship
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Growth
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Health
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Idle
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Intimacy
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Leadership
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Progression
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Relaxation
    -3

    No nearest game available

  • Sensation
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Status
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Story
    5

    No nearest game available

  • Strategy
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Thrill
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Value
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Violence
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Survival
    4

    No nearest game available

Last update: 23/05/2026