Guardians of the Ashes

Guardians of the Ashes

Steam Deck Playable

Mature Games · JRPG · May 31, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $2.99. It has been as low as $0.74.

75%
Mostly Positive
462 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 462 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
12 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
-Main Menu looks sharp and clean as well with some nice
5 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
I even enjoyed grinding with melee attacks, as they are super fast!
5 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The impacts sound effects are amazing.
4 of 107 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics12 reviews
Interface5 reviews
Combat5 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters29 reviews
79%
Gameplay22 reviews
73%
Controls5 reviews
40%
Crashes3 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs5 reviews
80%
Difficulty4 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $2.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.