Ash & Rust

Ash & Rust

Steam Deck · unrated

Ash and Rust Studios · Action RPG · Mar 13, 2026

It depends on what you're after.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $13.99.

65%
Mixed
84 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 84 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 58 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Good: Lots of cool ideas, Looks Good, Nice progression system, Neat and fringe quest ideas, Very cool hub idea, Spellcrafting is awesome, Character Augments are awesome, Gear variety awesome, great inventory system
12 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
God bless, my previous review has become totally antiquated, WASD support is here with controller support on the way!
6 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Good: Lots of cool ideas, Looks Good, Nice progression system, Neat and fringe quest ideas, Very cool hub idea, Spellcrafting is awesome, Character Augments are awesome, Gear variety awesome, great inventory system
5 of 58 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 love3 themes
Story and characters12 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Gameplay5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface11 reviews
27%
Graphics4 reviews
25%
Optimization3 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat8 reviews
50%
Performance6 reviews
33%
Bugs3 reviews
33%

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 $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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