Are Century: Age of Ashes and The Waking Ashes similar?

They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.

Does The Waking Ashes have multiplayer like Century: Age of Ashes?

No. Century: Age of Ashes supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while The Waking Ashes is listed as single-player only.

Is Century: Age of Ashes free?

Yes — Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play Steam title. The Waking Ashes is paid (Price unknown).

Century: Age of Ashes vs The Waking Ashes

Century: Age of Ashes and The Waking Ashes both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Century: Age of Ashes is free; The Waking Ashes is paid (Price unknown). Century: Age of Ashes has co-op; The Waking Ashes does not. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Century: Age of Ashes

Choose Century: Age of Ashes if you want an Indie, Free To Play, and Racing game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 8,207 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose The Waking Ashes

Choose The Waking Ashes if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.

Both Century: Age of Ashes and The Waking Ashes sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Century: Age of Ashes vs The Waking Ashes — Steam metadata comparison
	Century: Age of Ashes	The Waking Ashes
Released	2021	—
Genres	Action, Indie, Free To Play, Racing	Action, Adventure
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Unrated
Price	Free to play	Price unknown
Steam reviews	73.4% positive (8,207 reviews)	—
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op	Single-player only
Developers	Playwing LTD	Dan Carey Bailey

Side by side

Both are Action games on Steam.
Century: Age of Ashes is free; The Waking Ashes is paid (Price unknown).
Century: Age of Ashes has co-op; The Waking Ashes does not.
Century: Age of Ashes is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Waking Ashes has no Deck rating yet.