Platforms
- PCDec 2, 20218.1playscore8.024 Critics8.6907 Players
- PlayStation 5Dec 2, 20218.0playscore7.835 Critics8.7389 Players
- Xbox Series X|SSep 14, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics8.0441 Players
- PlayStation 4Dec 2, 2021NAplayscore8.36 CriticsNA0 Players
- Xbox OneSep 14, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics8.0441 Players
- Nintendo SwitchSep 14, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
57 critic reviews · 4 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Solar Ash is one of those masterpiece titles that seemed to have fallen under the radar. Between the brilliant visuals, gameplay, and sound engineering, you'll find yourself exploring or hunting down every piece of story lore.
Jay Claassen · Jan 03, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - It seems we may need to wait for Hyper Light Breaker, to see a truly worthy successor but at least Heart Machine’s writing and style chops remain consistent.
Alex Orona · Oct 29, 2023 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Solar Ash looks and feels like a surrealist dream. Even after a half dozen hours, I still found gliding across desolate yet beautiful backdrops to be an absolute blast. Still, a repetitive combat system stands out as a notable blemish on an otherwise stellar adventure.
BOBBY ANHALT · Oct 12, 2023 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Solar Ash is short, sweet, and a little too repetitive. The gameplay is a ton of fun the first hour or two. By the end things were carried by the gorgeous visuals, excellent music, and heartbreaking story. This one should be a no brainer to at least check out through Game Pass.
Jesse Norris · Sep 14, 2023 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Solar Ash is not a bad game. The famous last words, heh? Well, it’s not. It’s promising and slick, but there’s a feeling that the inspiration wasn’t really there for the developers. They know how to make a character move, but Solar Ash just can’t motivate me to keep playing.
Denis Koshelev · Jan 04, 2022 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - For me, it is a game that I wish I loved, but only liked, and I fear that will be the most common experience. There are a few too many flaws to overlook, and it's hard not to compare it to the masterpieces it hoped to emulate. That said, the video game world could do with more ambitious, imperfect works like Solar Ash and fewer safer bets. It may not be quite the masterwork that Hyper Light Drifter was, but it's still likely to stick with you after the credits roll.
Jamie Lovett · Dec 20, 2021 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Solar Ash hinges itself upon two core mechanics -- and almost nothing else. Skating around and dispelling corrupted masses of black goo is fun for a while, but when you've seen a game's whole hand in the first half-hour, it's a little hard to stay on board for the remainder.
David Morgan · Dec 14, 2021 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Where Solar Ash goes from an intriguing ambient platformer to one of the year’s most fascinating releases is in its fixation on living as an act of being stuck.
Josh Wise · Dec 10, 2021 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Solar Ash has a strong core gameplay loop, but its weak story and heavy repetition make it tough to recommend.
Joseph Allen · Dec 09, 2021 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The graceful feel of movement, platforming, and combat in this game can’t be denied, and it’s accompanied by a lush and interesting mix of neon, natural, and industrial landscapes caught up in Solar Ash’s Voidspace. There’s a little jank in the controls here at here, but generally, for such a quick game, Solar Ash glides like a cosmic dream.
TJ Denzer · Dec 09, 2021 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Community Reviews
- Reviewed on PC
- Rated on PC
- Rated on PS5
- Rated on PS4
About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
In Solar Ash, the player journeys through the Ultravoid, a ravenous rift in space swallowing worlds. It’s a place of incredible danger and surreal spaces - a dream none can escape. Familiar though alien, lush but grotesque, peaceful at times and supremely violent in others. Our characters must find solace in each other to make it through the spiral of despair they find themselves trapped in.
Developer: Heart Machine