AshenForest

AshenForest is an action roguelite focused on boss-rush combat. You fight the monsters in an ashen forest to purify it and stop the plague. If the forest swallows you, you can spend your Salvation score to strengthen your character and challenge it again.

The forest and the plague

A giant tree once stood in a warm, peaceful forest. After something fell from the sky, a plague began consuming the surroundings, starting with the tree. Many people died, went mad and became monsters.

Three characters

You can play as three characters, each with a different background and fighting style:

• Agave: A strong warrior who uses heavy attacks. After parrying with his shield, his charged attack can make any enemy stumble. The Church sends Agave, an inquisitor and former mercenary, to destroy the plague’s cause. Accepted by the Church in penitence for the blood he shed as a mercenary, he is ready to judge anything that opposes its will.
• Lycoris: A magician fused with a crow who controls minds and flames. Her special ability lets her transform into a crow demon when an enemy is knocked down. The alchemist’s daughter is cast into the contaminated forest as a witch, with both arms tied. As she lies dying in the mist, a crow with an injured wing comes to her. They join forces to survive: Lycoris seeks her own goal, while the crow aims to become the forest’s apex predator.
• Nagne: A hunting specialist armed with a dagger and a gun, relying on fast attacks and ranged combat. The plague turns him into a monster who retains his human sanity, leaving him rejected by people and vulnerable to the forest’s monsters. An old man who suffered the same fate teaches him to survive and hunt. Before the old man dies, he asks Nagne to prevent others from becoming victims like them, giving Nagne a reason to venture into the Ashen Forest.