Ashen
- Developer
- A44
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive
- Released
- 07 December 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £31.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure , indie
Set in a sprawling open world, Ashen is a tight, 3rd person, skill-based action RPG about guiding your wanderer through a newly lit world. Fight alongside others, forge friendships and defeat the creatures of shadow determined to cast the world back into darkness. Explore mysterious dungeons, fight epic bosses and explore diverse regions filled with gorgeous vistas and mythical creatures. Meet characters along the way who will join you on your journey and turn your home into a lively town. In this new era of light, you must protect the Ashen and destroy the hungering shadows once and for all.
Best gaming PC for Ashen in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Ashen today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Annapurna Interactive on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64 Bit) | Windows 10 (64 Bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i3 @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX-4170 | Intel Core i5 @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX 6 Core |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R7 270X (2GB VRAM) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD R9 290X (4GB VRAM) |
| Storage | 15 GB | 15 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Ashen?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 @ 3.5GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.