Planned Release Date: 2027

About This Game

What Awaits You

• 15+ hours of adventure: A rich, story-driven campaign filled with discovery and unforgiving trials.

• No procedural generation: Handcrafted locations and biomes designed for exploration: wild jungles, sunlit beaches, frozen peaks, scorching deserts, and deep catacombs.

• Dynamic combat: Combine light and heavy attacks with active skills while fighting intelligent enemies — no stamina limitations.

• Diverse arsenal: Master one-handed and two-handed weapons, from swords and axes to hammers and maces, enhancing your playstyle with magic and alchemy.

• Hero progression: Develop attributes ranging from Health and Intelligence to Luck and Weapon Mastery. Upgrade abilities and unlock new active skills tailored to your preferred playstyle.

• Secrets of the past: Uncover the mystery of a civilization that vanished 500 years ago and learn how the hero’s fate is bound to the history of the island.

Combat Without Limits

There is no stamina bar in combat — the pace of battle is driven solely by your reactions. Enemies are dangerous and distinct: some rely on brute force and rage, others wield magic or support their allies. Be ready to adapt quickly to each opponent’s fighting style.

Flexible Defense

Use dodges or block attacks with shields and weapons. Defense does not grant full invulnerability: every item has its own absorption values for different damage types (slashing, magic, and more). Parrying is a high-risk, precision-based mechanic — a failed parry turns into a standard block, causing partial damage.

Path of Progression

Shape your build through attributes: Health, Intelligence, Luck, Mana, and Weapon Mastery. Your stats directly unlock passive talents and special abilities. Additional active skills are upgraded using Evelyn’s Ash, allowing you to adapt the hero to your personal combat tactics.

Synergy of Steel and Magic

Magical runes of three power circles are hidden in the most secluded corners of the island. With proper character development, magic enters powerful synergy with your arsenal. Spells not only strike enemies from afar but also significantly enhance melee attacks, creating unique tactical combinations.

Alchemy and Risk

Craft potions, weapon oils, and unique toxins with powerful effects — from protective fields to a chance to paralyze enemies. Each elixir fills an instability meter. By balancing on the edge, you gain bonuses to damage and defense based on your toxicity level, turning risk into a powerful advantage.

Old-School Spirit

Forget procedural generation. Every part of Island Of Ash is the result of meticulous handcrafting. The world is designed so that every step rewards curiosity. Stray from the beaten path, and you will always find a hidden ruin, cave, or forgotten cache filled with valuable loot.

Reward for Risk

Exploration always comes with danger. You may stumble upon an ancient shrine guarded by an elite enemy — defeating it rewards you with rare amulets or unique runes. The island’s most valuable treasures are hidden where only the bold dare to venture.

Hidden Horizons

The main story is only part of the journey. Miss an unassuming passage, and you might lose access to an entire secret location with unique enemies, equipment, and its own story. This world rewards patience: the most powerful loot and meaningful discoveries lie beyond the main path.

Elemental Contrast

The island will amaze you with its diversity. Travel from sunlit beaches and dense tropical jungles to scorching deserts and frozen mountain ridges. Descend into the silent gloom of an ancient stone forest or explore a temple swallowed by the sea — every zone is handcrafted and filled with its own atmosphere.

Lost Legacy

Five centuries ago, this world stood still and collapsed into ruins. You awaken on the island’s shore with no memory of your past, yet feel an unbreakable bond with this land. To understand what happened — and who you truly are — you must recover five fragments of your soul, hidden deep within the darkest ruins of forgotten citadels.

Deep Immersion

The story unfolds through cinematic cutscenes, enemy dialogues, the hero’s inner monologues, and environmental storytelling. Rich lore is hidden within item descriptions and the world itself. Piece together fragments of history to restore the full picture of the catastrophe that reshaped life on the island.

Your Ending

Your journey is not just a search for power, but a chain of choices with real consequences. Every soul fragment you recover and every critical decision shapes your path toward one of multiple endings. Become the hero who restores life to the island — or its greatest curse. There are no hints, only your decisions and their outcomes.

P.S.
This is my first solo project — a game into which I poured all my strength, several years of my life, and my love for the genre. Thank you for your support!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Artificial intelligence was used to create some interface icons, all voice acting (English and Russian), as well as for text translation. All other content was created manually.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game contains scenes of violence and dark themes. Combat involves the use of melee weapons against hostile enemies. There is no sexual content or explicit depiction of nudity.