Solar Ash

Released: 12/2/2021

The Void is calling… Solar Ash is the second game from Heart Machine, the creators of the award winning 2016 game Hyper Light Drifter. Journey through a surreal, vivid and highly stylized world filled with mystery, wild high-speed traversal, endearing characters, and massive enemy encounters.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

77.1

Critic Average

75 reviews

Steam User Score

1,427 reviews

Metacritic User Score

87 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-13.4

Metacritic Disparity

+5.1

Combined Disparity

-4.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

24 early (32%)43 launch window (57%)8 late (11%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 75)

Jay ClaassenviaGamesCreed
Jan 3, 2024Late review
98/100View review
Steam 90.5/100 · +7.5 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +26.0 pts
Prans DunnviaGBAtemp
Oct 10, 2023Late review
70/100View review
Steam 90.5/100 · -20.5 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · -2.0 pts
Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
Oct 5, 2023Late review
79/100View review
Steam 90.5/100 · -11.5 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +7.0 pts
Davi SousaviaNintendo Blast
Oct 4, 2023Late review
75/100View review
Steam 90.5/100 · -15.5 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +3.0 pts
Chris WhiteviaGod is a Geek
Sep 17, 2023Late review
90/100View review
Steam 90.5/100 · -0.5 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +18.0 pts