

Ashen Arrows
Rusty Pipes Games · 2025 · Action, VR, Indie, Adventure, Archery
PC
Positive90% · 10
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About Ashen Arrows
OUR WORLD
In times of great peril, even Gods might need the help of mortals. In such times, in service to their people, mere hunters - just like you - must harden themselves in battle to become legendary archers.Archers, who are worthy of challenging not just brigands, fierce warriors or monstrous mythological creatures but even dragons!
Fight your way through the realms of north mythology to complete the saga, and reveal the secrets of the Ashen Arrow!
Defend your base with the help of your bow, various arrow-types, traps, tactics and modifiers. Combine your wits and skills, to counter the numerous and varied enemies attacking your home!
Prove yourself to the gods and receive their blessings and relics to help your way through the adventures, and fulfill your destiny by stopping Ragnarök!
DESIGN
Ashen Arrows is a rouge-like wave-defense first-person VR adventure-game, where the player defends their base from continuous waves of varied enemies as an Archer. Use different skills, arrows, modifiers from your roster, and choose different approaches to deal with your foes - the possibilities are endless - every round, every run is different! So go for the "god-run", or just play through the atmospheric, narrated story mode's first maps, introducing the saga of a heroic hunter, and their mighty quest towards the end of the world!FEATURES
- Saga mode -With three, narrated, scenic tutorial maps - teaching the basics of movement and combat, game-mechanics and tactics - the players are introduced to the story of a heroic hunter and their mighty quest, soon to be unfold in further updates as the game improves and grows.
- Bastion mode -
This mode currently features 4 maps of different realms from north mythology, but will include much more in further updates - It focuses on infinite replayability, thanks to the roguelike elements incorporated into the gameplay, consisting of randomized skill-pool, loot, enemies, modifiers and so on. Go for the "god-run"!
- CO-OP mode -
The co-op gameplay allows up to three players to join forces and play together, with the option to engage in the Bastion game mode. Playing with friends offers a completely different and enjoyable experience, because it adds an element of teamwork and coordination that can make the gameplay more exciting.
The Saga mode has been designed to be a single-player experience only.
- Player customization -
The players are able to customize their banners, by selecting from a range of colors, icons, and borders. Additionally, the appearance of players is customizable as well. This allows you to showcase to your co-op teammates what kind of Viking you truly are!
- Varied options for gameplay -
Different skills and modifiers for your bow help achieve a different play-style every run!
Utilize passive defense like barricades, traps, and base-repairing skills to stabilize your progress.
Ask the Gods for their favor, and they shall aid you in form of blessings and effects based on chance, potentially giving the upper edge in tight situations.
Alter the battleground with environmentals like barrels, fire or lightning for your advantage - this range of reactive environments might also be expanded in the future!
Different maps feature different enemies - discover and use counter-tactics against them, to adapt best to the current situation!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1]Experienced on the Meta Quest 3[/h1] You can view my gameplay & review here: https://youtu.be/akYWqwDdyi8 Well, I have to admit that I am not happy with what was done in Steam Early Access in this case. It seems the developer took Steam Early Access to mean that it was Meta Quest Port time versus adding new content to the game. I do have to give credit to the devs though, they did a small update for the final release (the first one since 2023). I think the update added a cat hunt mini-game and some tweaks to the gameplay. The story mode still only has the prologue and the first chapter. If you look at the UI of story mode "saga mode" then you'll see two empty spots where Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 should be. Promises made, promises not kept. The sad part is that I think story mode, while not great, gave the game some personality. The other mode is the tower defense mode. If you're a PCVR veteran, then you've probably played a dozen of these. This version of the archery TD game is simply a competent arcade version with low production values. It's got those Synty- looking Humble Bundle 3D low polygon type generic assets. Although, I have to admit, the environments / maps of t…15 found this helpful
First check out my Gameplay video here: https://youtu.be/2ZkrSuai2N8 I have to admit, this one surprised me. I wasn’t expecting it to be bad. But I didn’t expect how much fun I would have with it. Usually tower defense games get pretty repetitive and basic. But Ashen Arrows in VR is just a nice change of pace. I would definitely recommend this one.2 found this helpful
Unfortunately, the game feels like something that came out 7 or 8 years ago. If I didn't get this through a Humble Bundle, I'd already have a refund request pending.1 found this helpful
[Valve index review] I tried The Lab, Elven Archer, Karnage Chronicles, ... Bow combat wise, this already beats all of them 1 hr of unlocks in Good === Power-ups: from random effects(Loki turning enemies into dwarves or rabbits) to base upgrades (Explosive barrels and passive archers) Campaign story + typical Wave defense shooter Roguelite progression: more power-ups through playthrough Enemy types attacking both gate and you Customization Multiplayer (Didn't test but the VR native lobby with secrets gives really good vibes) Mixed === Model detail could be upscaled for a 2025 PC VR game The lobby signs "To High, To deep" don't seem to work (Yet?) Summary ======== What Ragnarock did to beat saber, this game will do to archery games. LAUNCH ARROWS FOR ODIN! If you like co-op Bow adventure games, check our Karnage Chronicles too!
very fun VR archery game that is tower defensey roguelike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IneT0oJSN8 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40526744-KillaCyst/]Steam Recommendations[/url] [url=https://youtube.com/killacyst?sub_confirmation=1]YouTube[/url] [url=https://www.tiktok.com/@killacyst]TikTok[/url]
Is ok
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