Ashwalkers: A Survival Journey

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About the Game From Hervé Bonin, co-founder of Dontnod (known for *Life is Strange*), and his new studio Nameless XIII comes *Ashwalkers*—a gripping survival experience that forces you to confront the deepest shadows within human nature. Shape your journey through choices that matter in a branching, non-linear narrative where every decision echoes into the unknown.

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Developer:
Nameless XIII
Publisher:
Dear Villagers
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
15 April 2021
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (133)

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Description

About the Game

From Hervé Bonin, co-founder of Dontnod (known for *Life is Strange*), and his new studio Nameless XIII comes *Ashwalkers*—a gripping survival experience that forces you to confront the deepest shadows within human nature.



Shape your journey through choices that matter in a branching, non-linear narrative where every decision echoes into the unknown. How far will you go to survive?

Feature List

  • Engage in a morally complex, non-linear story shaped by your choices
  • Explore multiple paths leading to 34 unique endings
  • Balancing survival means managing food, gear, medicine, and the mental wellbeing of your group
  • Deepen bonds and witness shifting dynamics between survivors
  • Journey across a broken world reshaped by a volcanic cataclysm—and uncover its secrets
  • Scavenge, craft, and adapt to stay alive in relentless environments


Each playthrough reveals something new—experience distinct storylines in runs lasting about two hours, with a total of 34 possible conclusions.


Physical and mental party management:
Survival isn’t just about supplies. Monitor your team’s hunger, health, and sanity. Gather food, salvage materials, and craft tools while shielding your group from fear, paranoia, and despair.


Richly drawn characters:
Meet Petra, the resolute group leader; Sinh, the battle-hardened protector; Kali, the hopeful young scholar; and Nadir, the watchful scout. Their interactions, conflicts, and alliances evolve based on your decisions—will they unite or unravel?


A desolate future:
Set two centuries after Earth’s geological collapse, the planet is now an ashen hellscape. Brave deadly weather—scorching heat, suffocating ash storms, freezing grey blizzards, and corrosive acid rain. Only the strongest adapt—and survive.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7 or higher
Processor:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or analogue with 2GB VRAM
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
DirectX:
Version 9.0
Storage:
10 GB available space

recommended*

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User reviews

42maelstrom
Not recommended | 24 Dec 2021
29 min played

The design is beautiful. The athmosphere reminds me of frostpunk and this war of mine. Gameplay however is meager. You left click to slowely move forward and sometimes you find resources - so you left click to collect

Helpful: 21
サムライウルフ産業
Recommended | 04 Oct 2023
25.6h played

---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay (Not exactly dissing it but it is just a

Helpful: 8
Magnimad
Not recommended | 27 Nov 2024
2.5h played

I really wanted to like this , but it feels very shallow I wouldn't really call this a game. It's really slow paced, empty, unpolished and the UI makes the experience even more jarring that it had to be. Just endless

Helpful: 9
Yamamba
Not recommended | 16 Feb 2022
1.4h played

Just endless walking with few decisions. Can barely be called a game. I quit out of sheer boredom.

Helpful: 19
Quadrilla
Not recommended | 21 Jul 2024
2.5h played

Barely competent but it was bit enjoyable. Can't recommend though. The backgrounds were really cool but the interaction quite annoying. I did like the exploration management. Just about completed it, seen all it has to

Helpful: 3
axegemini
Not recommended | 20 Jan 2024
5.2h played

Interesting for a few minutes and then I wasn't sure. It was something unexpected when I had hope. I would have rather watched a video of someone playing it for a few minutes kept my time. Curiosity always brings wisdom.

Helpful: 0