Guardians of the Ashes

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 463 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Mature Games · JRPG · May 31, 2020

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio1 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Guardians of the Ashes?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 107 sampled reviews

Based on 463 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 107 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise45% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
24 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty can occasionally feel uneven, but improving the character and becoming more familiar with enemy behavior makes progression increasingly manageable.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
22 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Its story has an interesting premise but is held back by presentation and localization.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
The game has beautiful graphics but is so poorly optimized that you have to run it on way lower settings than what you generally would for the hardware in your build.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
6 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Interface text is considered legible, so once the control limitations are addressed, portable play should be practical.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
5 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Ranged combat allows players to maintain distance, while close-range options provide a more aggressive alternative.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
that gives it that extra touch with an Amazing game Soundtrack and Art Styles.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay24 reviews
Story22 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Combat5 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
90% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$2.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.74.

10 points recordedtoday · $2.99

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