Solar Ash hardcore mode is just waiting to challenge you after you clear the game. The next game from the creator of Hyper Light Drifter just hit PS4, PS5, and PC via the Epic Games Store today, and Alx Preston couldn’t wait to tease a little extra feature that he’d kept secret right up until …
Read More »Solar Ash review: “Ceaseless, distilled fun – the best type of game”
I’m increasingly convinced that movement-driven games aren’t just my type of game; they’re the best type of game. Demonstrably – mathematically, even. Because a game that turns the simple act of getting to point B into a constant delight, and then presents infinite points to get to, is always at …
Read More »Solar Ash delayed to December
Hyper Light Drifter creator Heart Machine has delayed Solar Ash, its upcoming third-person parkour platformer, to December 2. Originally expected later this month, Solar Ash will now arrive on PS4, PS5, and PC (via the Epic Games Store) right before the holidays. This represents a roughly five-week delay, which is …
Read More »Solar Ash devs want speedrunners to “break the f*ck out of it”
The developers behind Solar Ash want the game’s speedrunning audience to utterly break it. Speaking in the latest issue of PLAY Magazine, Solar Ash creative director Alx Preston confessed his love of speedrunning, saying that he loves the wider Games Done Quick showcase and how players tackle the act of …
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