Idols of Ash

great fun at a great price

A Lovecraftian creature is trying to eat me deep underground while I collect shards of my memories and listen to #4 by Aphex Twin on repeat for 12 hours.

Banger indie title. Found out about it from a Megastructures in Fiction Youtube video and I'm so glad I checked this game out. Got my 3 dollars of fun out of one play session. Did the standard, nightmare, and nightmare inverted in about an hour and a half. The following map First Kiln? Brutal. Not sure how far I got, but I've not managed to finish it yet. Its so fun to accidentally yeet yourself off and launch the hook and pray it sticks to something before you splat. There is a camera effect that happens when you plummet far that makes it harder to aim, but still kinda managable, that is really well done. Lots of speed runner potential as well. I've found some hilarious lines that circumvent large sections of the map. On First Kiln, you can finish the first section with only two grapples if you time your hook just right. Feels great when you can land it! Mechanics feel great. Monster is spooky. Hope to see more from these devs!

An amazing concept. The gameplay is so satisfying and I honestly loved getting all the achievements. Swinging around with the grappling hook never got boring and it always felt fun. The story is simple but surprisingly melancholic and the atmosphere fits it really well. I also really liked the environments and the creature design. My only complaint is that I wish there was just a little bit more. The game ends pretty quickly and I would've loved to see the concept expanded a bit further because I think there was so much more potential. Overall a really unique indie horror game that I had a lot of fun with and can definitely recommend.

Muy bueno, tienes que pensar bien que es lo que haces y a donde te mueves, el precio no está nada mal para lo que es, si tienes curiosidad dale la oportunidad, no te arrepentirás btw un abrazo a los antisionistas

short but super cool game, Art style and design is lovely, the grapling hook is so satisfying :D 8/10

Cool environments and platforming mechanics. Thumbs up for option to remove the centipedes too. Game has no saving mechanic or checkpoints, meaning that dying leads to hard restart of the level. Not a fan of that.