Boston, MA USA / May 16th, 2023 - Developer Vivid Storm Interactive and Publisher Camlann Games are incredibly excited to reveal the very first gameplay trailer for their upcoming colony sim Ascent of Ashes. Set for release at the end of 2023 and brought together by the original creators of RimWorld’s “Combat Extended” mod, Ascent of Ashes combines elements of colony sims, base builders and strategy survival games in a brutal and wholly unique experience.
Ascent of Ashes thrusts players into a dystopian world where the remnants of humanity are attempting to pick themselves back up and build a new home in a hostile, alien environment. Players will find themselves immersed in a land where its inhabitants are constantly at war with one another. Mastering the game’s real-time-with-pause combat will be the key to survival. Additionally, a detailed hit simulation and health system will force players to be very strategic — even a non-lethal hit could render a survivor unable to continue.
In between the more hectic moments, players will focus on building up the new homestead for Earth’s remaining survivors. Each survivor has their own unique personality and motivations and it will be up to you to decide who to bring along on your missions. Gather your group to explore varied biomes and points of interest, traverse the land using restored vehicles and bring back important resources to help further advance your growing civilization. Be wary as you explore because Ascent of Ashes features challenging and dynamic opponents with varying degrees of intelligence. A small band of raiders will fight much differently from a group of well-trained soldiers.
Features:
- Build a New Home: Gather resources to build up a base for your survivors. Farm crops, tame alien beasts and fortify your home against any intruders.
- Engage in Real-Time-with-Pause Combat: Participate in deep tactical combat where even non-lethal hits can render a survivor unable to go on. Use the game’s real-time-with-pause combat to plan and strategize.
- Drive Restored Vehicles: Traveling on foot isn’t always an option. Restore and drive vehicles to get around this dangerous, post-apocalyptic world.
- Meet Diverse Survivors: Each survivor player's encounter has their own unique motivations and personality. Recruit those you see fit and keep them safe, happy and motivated.
- Explore the Post-Apocalyptic World: The world of Ascent of Ashes is procedurally generated and made up of multiple biomes and points of interest. Cautiously explore and uncover the many secrets the world holds.
- Intelligent Enemies: Each type of enemy will have varying levels of intelligence. Think fast to adapt to your foe’s attack patterns.
- Day One Mod Support: Ascent of Ashes has been made from the ground up to make it easily extendable. The game is being developed for modders, by modders.
Ascent of Ashes is set to release later this year in Q4 2023. Players can wishlist the game right now on Steam and join the official Discord to chat with other players in the community.
The Developers and Publishers are currently available for interviews. Email the media contact below for inquiries.
About Vivid Storm Interactive
Vivid Storm Interactive is a small indie development team from just north of Munich, Germany. Max, Ricky, and Petter all met in 2019, during a conversation about colony sim games and how various aspects of them could be done better. Although Ascent of Ashes is the team’s first commercial game together, the studio can already count on a loyal community of fans anxiously awaiting the release.
The team at Vivid Storm Interactive are seasoned modders, known among the RimWorld community as the original creators of the heralded Combat Extended mod - a system that completely overhauls combat, adds new firing & melee mechanics, adds an inventory system and significantly rebalances the vanilla RimWorld health system. What started as a hobby project ultimately, Combat Extended peaked at half a million subscribers, with actual military veterans noting its depth and realism. It is perennially one of the top rated mods according to general consensus within the modder & player community.
About Camlann Games
Camlann Games is a newly formed video game publisher from Boston, US with a focus on meaningful, fun and highly replayable games. With industry veterans at its core, Camlann Games intends to back passionate developers, vibrant worlds and the most unforgettable stories ever told in indie PC games.
Media Contact
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Vicarious PR
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