Ascent of Ashes similar games & best alternatives

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Ascent of Ashes

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

What works

  • Strong potential and foundation
  • Active and responsive developers
  • Creative base building and customization
  • Tactical combat with z-levels
  • Affordable price for early access

Things to keep in mind

  • Numerous bugs and performance issues
  • Lack of tutorial and quality of life features
  • Limited content and progression
  • Clunky controls and ui
  • Save/load instability

What to play next

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Less leadership-focused

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Less violent

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

Last update: 02/09/2026