About This Demo

FROM ASHES TO GLORY

A Tale of Steel, Blood, and Vengeance



The crowd roars. The gates open. The blade in your hand is all that stands between you and the dirt of the arena.

Step into the boots of Korkut, a young fighter whose missing father once carved his name into arena legend. Now it's your turn — fight your way through brutal tournaments, uncover the truth behind your father's disappearance, and prepare to face an enemy you never expected.

⚔️ TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Every attack telegraphs. Every dodge is a heartbeat. Master the dodge window to slip past blades, land devastating counters, or feel the steel cut deep. There is no auto-win — only precision.

🏆 BUILD YOUR LEGEND

A roguelike-inspired skill tree lets you forge your fighter's identity.

• Strength for brutal heavy strikes
  
• Agility for parry counters
  
• Vitality for relentless endurance

Each run is yours to shape.

🏟️ THE ARENA HUB

Between fights, return to the hub: visit your master, upgrade your skills, place bets on AI gladiator battles in the spectator arena, and choose your next opponent — or step into the boss fight when you're ready.

🗡️ FOUR WEAPONS, FOUR STYLES

• Sword, two handed sword, spear, hammer — each weapon plays differently.

Find the one that matches your soul.

💀 SURVIVE AGAINST THE ODDS

Last Stand, Lifesteal, Bleed, Stun — combat is layered with mechanics that turn losing battles into legendary comebacks.

📖 A STORY OF SHADOWS

Whispers say your father, Aldric, didn't simply vanish. The truth waits at the end of the Grand Final — and it will shake everything you thought you knew.

🎮 ABOUT THE DEMO

This Steam Next Fest demo includes:

• Full tutorial fights
  
• A complete regional tournament (4 fights + boss)
  
• Skill tree progression
  
• Spectator betting arena
  
• Multiple weapons to discover
  
• Approximately 1-2 hours of gameplay

NEW GAME+ unlocks after completing the demo — push your legend to level 30.

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AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Our development involved the use of Generative AI in the following ways:

- Visual Assets: Some in-game art assets (such as icons, textures, and
reference materials) were initially generated using AI tools. These
outputs were curated, modified, and finalized by our team to fit the
visual style of the game.

- Written Content: Portions of in-game text (dialogue, item descriptions,
flavor text) were drafted with the assistance of AI, then reviewed,
rewritten, and finalized by our writers to ensure quality and
narrative consistency.

All AI-assisted content has been reviewed by our team to ensure it
aligns with the creative vision of "From Ashes to Glory." No AI is used
at runtime — the game does not generate content live during gameplay.

YEGA Studios, a three-person indie team, takes full responsibility for
all content shipped in the game.