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Is Among Ashes worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror fans who want a first-person story built around a game-within-a-game structure
- Players who enjoy combining manor exploration with puzzles and monster fights
- Narrative-focused players interested in mysteries about haunted games and their creators
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a primarily non-narrative experience may find the investigation and unfolding story central to the game
- Those looking for combat without exploration or puzzles may find the manor investigation a poor match
- Players who prefer bright, contemporary settings may not suit the stormy early-2000s horror atmosphere
Our take on Among Ashes
Its defining structure is a horror game played inside another horror game: Night Call unfolds in a manor while supernatural events develop in the surrounding apartment.
What is Among Ashes?
Among Ashes is a first-person survival horror game set during a stormy night in the early 2000s.
A friend sends a link to Night Call, a horror game found online, but unusual events begin occurring in the player's apartment while it is being played. Inside Night Call, players explore an old manor, solve puzzles, and fight monsters across its maze-like halls. Outside the game, dark entities connected to Night Call appear in the apartment. The story follows an investigation into the haunted game and the mysterious person who created it. The experience alternates between the retro-styled game and the surrounding real-world setting, combining exploration, combat, puzzles, and an unfolding mystery.
How Among Ashes plays
- 01Nested Horror Games
- The story moves between a retro-styled horror title and the apartment where it is being played.
- 02Manor Exploration
- Night Call takes place in an old manor with labyrinthine halls to investigate.
- 03Puzzle Solving
- Progress within Night Call includes solving puzzles alongside exploration and combat.
- 04Monster Combat
- Terrifying creatures infest the manor and must be fought during its exploration.
- 05Creator Mystery
- The narrative investigates the origins of Night Call and its enigmatic creator.
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Among Ashes: platforms & release
Is Among Ashes worth it?
It is worth it if: horror fans who want a first-person story built around a game-within-a-game structure. Skip it if: players seeking a primarily non-narrative experience may find the investigation and unfolding story central to the game.
Where can I download Among Ashes?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Among Ashes's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Among Ashes on?
Windows only.
