Games like Ashes
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Ashes for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Ashes also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from FurGoldGames. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Ashes: Chaos and devastation devoured the last sparkles of life. Surviving is the main task.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ashes at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Ashes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ashes.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Ashes on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Ashes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ashes.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Ashes on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Ashes on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Unturned
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
SCP: Secret Laboratory
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
Poppy Playtime
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Cry of Fear
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
No More Room in Hell
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
Super Animal Royale
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
Welcome to the coziest way to kill your friends. Super Animal Royale is a 64-player, top-down 2D battle royale where adorably murderous animals fight tooth, claw, and machine gun. Then, relax in Super Animal World with fishing, hamsterball races, and story quests before the next fight to the death.
Darwin Project
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing. It's a unique take on battle royale with a Show Director to influence the match and Spectator Interactions to create a one-of-a-kind game show.
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More from FurGoldGames
Other recommendable Steam games by FurGoldGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Slice of Life
WHY THIS
Another title from FurGoldGames, the studio behind Ashes. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ashes.
What to do when you are alone?
Overcoming Pain
WHY THIS
Another title from FurGoldGames, the studio behind Ashes. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes.
Do you like weapons and ammunition? Do you like action? Do you like adrenaline in the blood and crowds of enemies?
Endlessness
WHY THIS
Another title from FurGoldGames, the studio behind Ashes. Shares Indie with Ashes.
Endlessness is a game for relaxation with an infinite terrain generating. Enjoy the journey through the endless areas.
Ashes 2
WHY THIS
Another title from FurGoldGames, the studio behind Ashes. Shares Action and Adventure with Ashes.
Ashes 2 is a post-apocalyptic game in the 'zombie survival' genre. This is result of the evolution of the game Ashes. This is author's project was created especially for fans of survival.
Frequently asked about Ashes
- How much does Ashes cost?
- Ashes is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Ashes?
- Ashes was developed by FurGoldGames.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Ashes.
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