Idols of Ash

yeah its a good reverse climbing game with good physics, played this on my main rig but is also (relatively) playable on my old project pc

This is one of the best games I've played in a while. I was initially drawn to it for the environment/atmosphere and the concept of descending into darkness while being chased by a scary bug. But the grapple mechanic is so insanely satisfying and addictive once you really get the hang of it. The gameplay can be fast paced if you choose or if you keep going past the normal mode it'll become a requirement. The store page trailer doesn't do it justice. Difficulty scaling of the other modes/levels feels well done, and actually helped me get better at the game doing them in order. For $2.99, this is a steal

I did like the gameplay, going from platform to platform to hang onto & swing from was really fun and in some points everything gives an awe to look at & stare. What I DON'T like though is the constant feel that the game gives that urges you to go down as quickly as possible because of the centipedes, especially in First Kiln mode. The constant harassment by several centipedes & just by sheer length of the map made it less fun & incredibly annoying. I understand it's meant to be a challenge map but the parkour was already hard enough, 6+ centipedes just makes it outright frustrating. My fear of insects was both a crutch & a strength as it both made me want to get down faster and take risks just to avoid even hearing one. And the story I got after completing these maps really leave a bad taste in my stomach especially after what I had to do to get to it.

An excellent, short horror game that eventually loses the horror aspect but turns into an excellent platformer with unique movement tech. My only complaint is that there's no workshop or custom levels (yet, at least). But there are 3 levels with inverted variants and the last two are fairly long. Well worth the price!

Le genre de jeu indé que j'aimerais plus souvent voir plutôt que des jeux qui tentent de surfer sur une hype -Un concept de base simple -Un style graphique propre -Une ambiance unique et marquante Faut pas vraiment plus pour être bon, un grand bravo aux devs !

fun and engaging

Idols of Ash is a very small game, but from its small span I can say- I've played a few different 'megastructure games', a few different 'climbing games' and a few different 'grappling hook games', and been diffusely let down by each of them. Idols of Ash gives me something I can finally point at and say, "this is what I'd been hoping for", but it also, far away, shows me, "oh, this is the tone and exploratory structure that Thief: The Dark Project was going for way back when, wasn't it? (This is what Dark Messiah of Might and Magic saw in Thief: The Dark Project, isn't it?)" Within its small span Idols of Ash has given me a moody experience, a nail-biting challenge, a better sense of other games I've been playing and a renewed appreciation for some of my favourite games. I highly recommend it. (I write this while still in 'grappling hook mode' - I'm a human-shaped pendulum dangling from a ledge of ancient stone. Help.)

I have been in a videogame slump for sometime, this game was exactly what the doctor ordered. Its a quick game with one idea. It really is easy to just jump into this game. Nothing bad to say at all. I only wish that I could play it again for the first time.