Ashen’s Epic/Xbox Exclusivity is Expiring, Coming to Steam, GOG, PS4, and Switch This Year

Another one of the Epic Games Store’s earliest exclusives will be moving to other PC storefronts in the coming months. The well-liked Souls-like Ashen, which launched on PC via the Epic Games Store and Xbox One last year, will be expanding to Steam, GOG, PS4, and Switch this December. Ashen follows Supergiant Games’ Hades, which revealed when it would end its Epic exclusivity last week. You can check out a new Ashen accolades trailer, below.

Need to know more about Ashen? You can check out Wccftech’s mostly-positive 7.7 out of 10 review and a rundown of key features, below:

• Passive Multiplayer – While exploring and completing quests for characters, you’ll come across other players in the wilderness. You can choose to work together on a quest, tackle dungeons or go your own way. It’s up to you.
• Open-World Exploration – Ashen is filled with sweeping, hand-crafted environments waiting to be explored. From rugged coastlines to dark intricate caverns and sprawling cities from civilizations past, each region is unique and will reveal more about the lost history of the world.
• Stamina-Based Combat – Each encounter has the potential to end in disaster. Discover unique weapons and equipment during your journey which will let you develop your own play style to defeat the shadows. But knowledge of the land and patience are as valuable as any weapon in Ashen.
• The Town – In Ashen you’ll have a settlement where characters you encounter on your adventures will return to and make their home. As you complete their quests, they will expand their own dwellings and provide you with services to help you on your journey.

Ashen is available now on PC via the Epic Games Store and Xbox One. The game hacks and slashes its way onto Steam, GOG, PS4, and Switch on December 9. Will you be buying the game now that it’s available on more platforms?

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