Ashes of the Union

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"Ashes of the Union" is a vehicular shooter game set in a post-apocalyptic Soviet Union, where you build and customize your combat vehicle with weapons to survive. Explore the ruins, gather resources, and endure dangerous creatures in a harsh, alternate reality. Immerse in a unique blend of roguelike elements and Soviet-inspired themes for a thrilling experience.

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

71%

Audience ScoreBased on 84 reviews

story3 negative mentions

The game is fun and addictive, with a unique concept and a variety of upgrades and vehicles to explore.
Driving mechanics are enjoyable, and the auto-gun feature adds a layer of strategy to combat.
Despite its issues, the game has a lot of potential and can be very engaging for players who enjoy grinding for upgrades.

The game suffers from significant performance issues, including crashes and freezing, making it unplayable for some users.
Quest implementation is poor, with repetitive tasks that often reset upon failure and rewards that feel unsatisfying.
Many bugs and janky mechanics, such as vehicle flipping and invisible terrain, detract from the overall experience.

story
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
77%
14%
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its repetitive and uninspired quest design, with players noting a lack of variety and meaningful rewards. Many quests feel tedious and poorly implemented, often leading to frustrating experiences due to issues like enemy spawn delays and unnecessary timers. Overall, the narrative framework does not enhance the gameplay, leaving players questioning the purpose of quests in a roguelike setting.
- “You drive around a premade map, collecting gear and completing missions, while getting constantly attacked by insect/alien-like enemies, which drop XP when killed and let you pick an upgrade for this run only.”
- “What is the point of quests if it's a roguelike game where we are going to die a lot?”
- “There are barely any missions to choose from and they don't reward you with anything of value.”
- “The quests are always the same.”
- “There is a stupid and unnecessary timer on these quests, and some of these 'reach x location' quests force you to go off-road and down huge cliffs near water that make you flip or take damage because your car takes damage when it touches water.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
62%
19%
Gameplay is marked by a mix of realistic movement and frustrating mechanics, such as an invisible torque stat and lack of manual transmission options, which detract from the overall experience. Players report issues like mouse cursor jumping to other monitors and a poorly designed workshop mechanic that feels random and unsatisfying. While the driving mechanics have potential, the combination of these poorly implemented features makes the game challenging to enjoy.
- “Classic arcade-like gameplay.”
- “I love the driving and all the possibilities to grow the mechanics already implemented.”
- “The driving mechanics can be a bit frustrating at times - a manual transmission mode would be great.”
- “The workshop mechanic is a joke: put 5 items of the same quality, get 1 random item of the next quality.”
- “Game just has too many poorly implemented gameplay mechanics that make the game an absolute pain to play.”
- “Mouse jumps to another monitor during gameplay every time, no matter what settings I chose in the options.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent freezes occurring even at high frame rates, rendering it unplayable for many users. Despite attempts at troubleshooting, these bugs persist, leading to widespread frustration among players.
- “The game keeps having little freezes for no reason; 140 fps but the freezes don't stop, unplayable for me at least.”
- “It's really buggy.”
- “No amount of troubleshooting fixes it.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players have mixed feelings about the grinding aspect of the game; while some find it addictive and enjoyable for upgrading and unlocking new vehicles, others criticize it as tedious and unproductive, particularly when progress feels stagnant despite significant time investment. The grind often centers around achieving specific speeds rather than engaging with mobs or resources, leading to frustration for some users.
- “I've got to the second and the third vehicle in like 30 minutes, then 6 hours of grinding and didn't progress an inch.”
- “Grindy boring trash, by grindy I mean you should not grind mobs or resources, but just reach 100km/h speed each run because for that you get the most rare card required to unlock anything.”
- “Grindy boring trash, by grindy I mean you should not grind mobs or resources, but just reach 100km/h speed each run because for that you get the most rare card required to unlock anything.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization of the game has been criticized for significant performance issues and frequent crashes, leading to a frustrating experience for players.
- “Mainly the performance issues and crashes.”
- “Mainly the performance issues and crashes.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere in the game is often described as chaotic, with unpredictable physics that can lead to frustrating moments, such as vehicles being easily affected by minor obstacles. This unpredictability can detract from the overall experience for some players.
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is based on the catchy and playful "Dumb Ways to Die" song, which adds a lighthearted and humorous tone to the gameplay experience.
- “Someone took that little silly, 'Dumb Ways to Die' song and turned it into a game.”

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