Ashes of the Ark

Ashes of the Ark

SuperSecret · June 27, 2018 · Indie, Casual, Action, Adventure, Simulation

Ashes of the Ark is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About Ashes of the Ark

✦ AI summary

Ashes of the Ark is a VR first-person shooter where you awaken on a failing space station overrun by zombies and must fight through realistic weapon combat and environmental puzzles to save the remaining cryo-sleepers. Built from the ground up for VR with true-to-life weapon handling, destructible environments, and both a full campaign and endless survival mode, it delivers an immersive zombie apocalypse experience exclusive to virtual reality.

Ashes of the Ark
Virtual reality meets zombies in space! Ashes of the Ark is a first-person shooter built exclusively for VR that immerses you in an end of humanity scenario on the Ark - one of the last bastions of hope as humanity flees a zombie-apocalypse.

When you are awoken from your cryo-station - the realization sets in that you must save the rest of the sleepers. Alone and armed with the weapons and scarce ammo you find, you will need to solve puzzles and fight in order to navigate through the remnants of the Ark

Developed from the ground up for HTC Vive and Oculus, Ashes of the Ark inserts you into a universe where you must survive against zombies who have taken over the failing space station. Handle realistic weapons with real-life movements, freely explore the immersive Ark, and solve puzzles all in the realm of VR. Can you stop the Flood before they reach the cryo-sector and finish off humanity?

Play your own way: Built form the ground up, Ashes of the Ark allows you to choose the movement controls that are best for you. You can choose between the default walking mode for full immersion or the various teleportation modes for maximum comfort.
Real-life weapon handling: Using VR motion controls, you can handle weapons with real-life movements. Anticipate attacks, load weapons, manage ammo and aim down the sights to survive on the Ark. Ashes of the Ark showcases some of the most realistic weapons available in video games today.
Full-size campaign: Built from the ground up so that you can play through the whole story in one go or choose unlocked levels at any time from the fully interactive player HUB.
Survival Mode: Unlimited zombies - unlimited ammo. How long can you survive?
Ashes of the Ark has a main HUB area featuring a shooting range for you to relax, test weapons and choose your missions. Free exploration: Search the remnants of the Ark for fellow awoken sleepers.
Free exploration: Search the remnants of the Ark for fellow awoken sleepers.
Immersive zombie survival: Scavenge what is left, and manage ammo and consumables in a battle for survival more immersive than ever before in this once-in-a-lifetime VR experience.
Unprecedented VR realism: Ashes of the Ark brings unprecedented realism to VR gaming with zombie mutilation, destructible environments, and an overall cinematic and immersive experience.
Only in VR: Ashes of the Ark is a VR shooter exclusively built for VR. Step into the Ark and take down zombies in a journey that is guaranteed to feel more real than ever before.

Ashes of the Ark — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Sep 22, 2020
Ashes of the Ark is a free to play VR shooter game. It worked on my HTC Vive system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok. Lost ammo clip into floor. Has some instructions in the lobby with a gun range. Looks buggy. This was a paid product at one time, then went free to play. Clumsy gun handling and has gun flash / exhaust blinding the user making long range shots. Could not figure out how to open the first door in the first level, and there was some zombies behind that door. Try it, if you like zombie shooters but there are better shooter games out there.
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Recommended Nov 30, 2019
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Not recommended Jun 16, 2026
Super janky, even for an old school VR game. Basically the only positive thing I can say about is that it's still functional. The control scheme is weird af on modern VR systems like Quest 3, but you can still play it. That's more than can be said for some games. Beyond that though, there's really nothing redeeming about it. The gameplay is bad, the graphics are terrible, the horror elements are weak, the story is weak, and the "puzzles" really don't even qualify as such. There's really no reason to play this game. It's free but it's still not worth your time. If you want a better free VR zombie game, try Propagation VR. That's a very solid game.
Recommended Apr 28, 2026
I blewed up 3/5
Recommended Oct 30, 2025
Игра Ashes of the Ark — это шедевр survival-horror. Гнетущая атмосфера постапокалиптического мира, запутанный сюжет с неожиданными поворотами и напряжённый стелс заставляют сердце биться чаще. Идеальный баланс между выживанием и ужасом. Обязательна к прохождению.
Recommended Feb 26, 2023
[h1]Before I played Ashes of the Ark, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]

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