| Of Ash and Steel | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Fire & Frost |
| Publisher(s) | tinyBuild |
| Writer(s) | Alexander Pylin [1] |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Of Ash and Steel is an upcoming low fantasy, open world, action role-playing game developed by Fire & Frost and published by tinyBuild. [2] It is expected to release in 2025 on Steam for Microsoft Windows systems. [2] [1]
Of Ash and Steel takes place on an island called the Kingdom of the Seven that has fallen into state of disrepair. [3] [4] According to the developers, the game will have no marker system which is intended to encourage the player to better explore the map. [5] [3] Combat features swords and bows as well as magical elements. [3] The player's abilities can be customized which changes how he is viewed by NPCs. [3]
Fire & Frost stated that their goal as a studio is to make games inspired by RPGs from the 2000s. [2] Head of Fire & Frost Studios Victor Kondakov is lead developer. [1] The game is developed in Unreal Engine 4. [6]
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