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Ashes of Creation
Ashes of Creation is an old-school take on the modern MMORPG set in a living, reactive world where your choices shape civilization. In this PvX open world sandbox, players will build cities, forge empires, and lay siege to foes. Uncover the Ancients as you fight to reclaim the fallen world of Verra.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“I don't write reviews often, but Ashes of Creation deserves one — even though you can no longer play it or buy it. In fact, that's exactly why I'm writing this. A game this good shouldn't just quietly disappear without someone saying what it actually was. Let me start with this:…”
— a player, Steam review · 286 hrs played“$750 in purchased bundles several years ago, all down the drain. Another game scam, when are people going to jail for this fraud. Any lawsuits I could join?”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I bought 3 copies of this game I hardly even got to test, I wanted to experience a fun mmo with my friends and you killed my hopes. I got denied refunds, I hate you all I pray you get yours. Liars and Thieves!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
A Director’s Letter to the Citizens of Verra
https://ashesofcreation.com/news/a-director-s-letter-to-the-citizens-of-verra-336 Our next Development Update moves to February 13, 2026 at 11AM PT, where we’ll outline Q1 plans and next steps. Thank
Realm Downtime Incoming - January 28, 2026 @ 8:00AM PST
All realms will go offline for an update at 8:00 AM pacific time ( convert to your local time ). This downtime is expected to last up to 3 hours. We appreciate your support and patience while we perfo
The Private Test Realm (PTR) is now available on Steam!
The Private Test Realm (PTR) is now available on Steam! If you have Ashes of Creation in your library, you should now also see “Ashes of Creation PTR” in your library as well. Installing both Ashes of
Alpha Two Update Notes 0.18.15 - Tuesday, January 19, 2026
Ashes of Creation has been updated to 0.18.15 ! This update focuses on reinforcing the foundations of fair play and moment-to-moment reliability across Verra. Caravans will no longer become inaccessib
Realm Downtime Incoming - January 19, 2026 @ 10:00PM PST
All realms will go offline for an update at 10:00 PM pacific time ( convert to your local time ). This downtime is expected to last up to 5 hours. We appreciate your support and patience while we perf
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | RPG · MMORPG · Adventure · Action · Exploration · Character Customization · Choices Matter · Combat · Crafting · Class-Based · Early Access · Action-Adventure (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · In-App Purchases · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://ashesofcreation.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: Discrete NVIDIA GTX 1070 or equivalent (Integrated GPU is not supported) DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 150 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required (Internal SATA/M.2) / May be more than 150GB