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Fire & Frost · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 65 % positive of 6,194 reviews, as of Oct 28

Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.

24 games that play like Of Ash and Steel and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Risen, ELDEN RING and Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

Player tags

  • Action RPG
  • Medieval
  • Gothic
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • RPG
  • Combat
  • Atmospheric
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed: players love the old-school Gothic-style exploration and combat, but many say the game is buggy and its quests are hard to follow without a guide.

Many players enjoy the old-school design: no quest markers, a harsh start, a large world to explore and a slow, rewarding build-up of skills and gear. Combat is praised as tactical and stamina-based, and voice acting and writing get good marks from several reviewers. Complaints centre on bugs, including vanishing items, crashes, broken quests and a crossbow that cannot be fired, along with vague directions, missing or confusing maps, and a steep jump in enemy levels. Some players say they had to look up guides to find NPCs. Recent reviews are more negative than the older helpful ones, and many reviewers say they would wait for more patches before buying. Players who recommend it say the bugs are being fixed.

Praised

  • Old-school exploration

    Players enjoy getting lost in the world, with no quest markers and few hints guiding them.

    Many players
  • Slow, rewarding progression

    Starting weak and growing stronger through gear, crafting and skills feels earned.

    Many players
  • Tactical stamina combat

    Dodging, parrying and timing matter, and the three stances for two-handed combat add depth.

    Some players
  • Atmosphere and voice acting

    The world, music and voice acting create an immersive atmosphere, and the writing is praised.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Bugs and crashes

    Vanishing items, crashes, duplicated items and broken quests interrupt play in many reviews.

    Many players
  • Vague quests and directions

    Quest directions are unclear, NPCs are hard to find, and many players need a guide.

    Many players
  • Poor map and navigation

    The large city and open areas are hard to navigate, and players feel the lack of a usable map.

    Some players
  • Uneven difficulty

    Enemy levels jump sharply, and early combat can feel unfair or lead to repeated deaths.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suited to players who miss Gothic, Risen or similar old-school RPGs and are willing to put up with rough edges.
Who should skip it
Players who want polished quests, guidance and quest markers should skip it until more patches arrive.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with more hours tend to forgive the bugs once patches arrived and value the late-game build-up, while newer players more often complain about the early game and directions.

Summarised by AI from 49 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like Of Ash and Steel have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Of Ash and Steel: Action RPG (18 of 24), RPG (18) and Medieval (11).
  • They came out between 2008 and 2026, 4 of them after Of Ash and Steel (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered (96 % positive of 841,104).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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