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Solar Ash

Solar Ash was developed by Heart Machine and is a sci-fi platforming game that was first released in December 2021.  The game is set in the same universe as Hyper Light Drifter and tackles complex mental health issues such as dealing with trauma. 

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Platformer
Released
December 2, 2021
ESRB
T For Teen due to Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language
Developer(s)
Heart Machine
Publisher(s)
Annapurna Interactive
Engine
Unreal Engine 4

From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

Set amidst a surreal dreamscape filled with long-abandoned ruins of great civilizations past, you play as Rei, a Voidrunner determined to stop at nothing to save her planet from falling prey to the Ultravoid’s path of eternal hunger.

Fight through mobs of grotesque creatures, grind rails with sheer delight, grapple to wild heights, take down enormous bosses, and surf the ashen clouds of shattered, bygone worlds swallowed by the void.

In this highly stylized action adventure unlike no other, will Rei persevere and make her way through the deadly encounters of this ravenous void in order to save her home? Will she learn the truth about these massive beasts that roam this strange land and uncover the mysteries of the Starseed and Echo?

The answer to these questions, and more, awaits you in the Ultravoid.

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