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Press release:
Poznań, Poland — July 12, 2023.
The Poznań-based (Poland) indie games developer Ancient Forge (the makers of “The Tenants”) today announced with great thrill and happiness that their post-apocalyptic 2D bullet-heaven/RPG “Ashes to Ashes“, is coming to PC via Steam in Q4 2023.

Furthermore, “Ashes To Ashes” has also just launched its Steam page and a draft of the crowdfunding campaign that will bring this title development closer to the community.

You play as an emissary of an ancient AI tree that sends you out onto the banished land, hoping to fight off the evil forces and return the world to its peaceful state.

Wander through the corrupted lands and slay hordes of enemies using the unique abilities of your hero. In a world where the most vital currency is your survival time, your death brings you new opportunities. Choose one of the 8+ unique heroes to master or explore them all to adjust the gameplay to your own playstyle. Unlock their unique skills, and enjoy the addictive replayability with fast pacing and absorbing yet simple gameplay for everyone!

Assemble new structures, recruit heroes, and witness the transformation of the once-desolate refuge into a thriving sanctuary!

Ashes To Ashes is available now to wishlist on Steam, but Ancient Forge is preparing the game for a Crowdfunding campaign on Gamefound

While the company can fully fund its projects thanks to its previous, very successful projects (The Tenants, Glorious Companions), crowdfunding will bring the community closer to the development process long before the Early Access hits Steam.

Follow the Ashes To Ashes campaign on Gamefound now to become a part of the journey to restore the Haven!

“Crowdfunding gives indie companies a new way to support and sustain game production through a partnership with our players, rather than relying solely on the whims of investors. We intend to primarily use this campaign to communicate with our passionate player base. The aim is to evolve our game, tailoring it to our players’ needs, with funding taking a secondary but vital role.

The game is poised to come out either way, even if the campaign does not succeed, but the success of it might open the doors we haven’t dreamed of knocking on yet”

– said Maksymilian Strzelecki, Ancient Forge Co-Founder and Technical Director.

About Ancient Forge:
At Ancient Forge we’re all gamers at heart and we only make games that we want to play ourselves. Our studio is led by experienced game developers with a strong passion for mechanics-heavy games.

The studio is based in Poland with the whole team working fully remotely, without a dedicated office. We think that it’s the optimal way to run a small game development company in this day and age. Scouting the best talent, we’re committed to building games in a small but highly skilled team, employing over a dozen incredible individuals, which allows us to work on multiple ambitious projects at a time.