Tag: Intrepid Studios

Ashes of Creation Apocalypse has ironically suffered a apocalypse of its own and is safely dead as a corpse.

Following in the line of 2019 battle royale games that nobody wanted and thus nobody played, Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is a standalone prequel to the upcoming MMORPG of a similar name; Ashes of Creation. In essence, Apocalypse is like the technical demo for a game that will ultimately be the final product.

“Fight for your survival or die trying! Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is the standalone prequel to the upcoming epic MMORPG Ashes of Creation. It is both a testing ground for new systems and content in Ashes of Creation, as well as a unique last-man-standing action game where magic, steel, and chaos reign supreme. Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is a high fantasy, free-to-play experience where no two battles are ever the same.”

Just as unique as every other battle royale game. But similar to Planetside Arena, the public did not take to Ashes of Creation Apocalypse kindly or with much interest at all. Steam charts show that the title peaked at 288 concurrent players in October 2019 and over the last three months has quickly dwindled to a peak of 21 with an average of seven. Recent reviews put the title at a 14% “very negative” rating and as I am writing this piece there is one person online probably wondering why the queue timer is reaching well over several hours.

Ashes of Creation meanwhile seems to be going just fine, thank you. Intrepid Studios is still hiring and regularly post updates on development. Hopefully Intrepid Studios will find an avenue through which to publicly test their systems for Ashes of Creation. We hear Valve has a lot of experience with focus-testing their games, and Gabe Newell will teach you the secrets of the universe if you present him with a collectible knife.