Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

Item: Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-04

Summary

High replayability due to variety of content.
Appealing art and sound design enhances experience.
Balanced difficulty with extensive customization options.
Deep progression system provides rewarding gameplay.
Active development team provides frequent updates.
Excessive grind and slow progression is present.

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Categories

RoguelikeWave-based SurvivalCharacter ProgressionMeta-ProgressionReal-time CombatBullet-hellSingle-playerCharacter Customization

Reviews (sample size): 1073
Helpful reviews: 72%
Unhelpful reviews: 27%
Protest reviews: 1%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1662
Negative points: 836
Gameplay points: 219
Perf. points: 34
Rec. points: 398
Misc points: 47

Point	Description	Importance
High replayability and variety Description The game boasts high replayability due to diverse characters with unique skill trees, varied playstyles, and extensive content. Players can enjoy experimenting with different builds, weapons, and abilities, enhanced by a deep progression system and frequent updates that add new content and mechanics. Importance 97%	The game boasts high replayability due to diverse characters with unique skill trees, varied playstyles, and extensive content. Players can enjoy experimenting with different builds, weapons, and abilities, enhanced by a deep progression system and frequent updates that add new content and mechanics.	97%
Appealing art and sound design Description The game features a visually appealing art style, often inspired by Norse mythology, coupled with an immersive soundtrack. This combination creates a captivating atmosphere that enhances the overall player experience and distinguishes it from other games in the genre. Importance 71%	The game features a visually appealing art style, often inspired by Norse mythology, coupled with an immersive soundtrack. This combination creates a captivating atmosphere that enhances the overall player experience and distinguishes it from other games in the genre.	71%
Balanced, customizable difficulty Description The game offers a balanced and customizable challenge through multiple difficulty levels, diverse maps with unique mechanics, and engaging boss fights. This allows players to tailor the experience to their skill level and preferences, ensuring both accessibility and depth. Importance 63%	The game offers a balanced and customizable challenge through multiple difficulty levels, diverse maps with unique mechanics, and engaging boss fights. This allows players to tailor the experience to their skill level and preferences, ensuring both accessibility and depth.	63%
Accessible and optimized gameplay Description The game is optimized for smooth performance and accessibility, making it suitable for various platforms like Steam Deck and enjoyable for both short and extended play sessions. Its simple mechanics and engaging gameplay loop provide a relaxing and stress-relieving experience. Importance 60%	The game is optimized for smooth performance and accessibility, making it suitable for various platforms like Steam Deck and enjoyable for both short and extended play sessions. Its simple mechanics and engaging gameplay loop provide a relaxing and stress-relieving experience.	60%
Deep and rewarding progression Description The game provides a satisfying sense of progression through character-specific leveling, pre-run buffs, and a universal progression tree. The flexible skill tree and diverse relics allow for extensive build customization, encouraging experimentation and strategic decision-making. Importance 59%	The game provides a satisfying sense of progression through character-specific leveling, pre-run buffs, and a universal progression tree. The flexible skill tree and diverse relics allow for extensive build customization, encouraging experimentation and strategic decision-making.	59%
Active development and updates Description The game is consistently updated with new content and improvements, demonstrating active developer support and a commitment to player satisfaction. This ongoing development enhances the game's value and keeps the experience fresh and engaging. Importance 42%	The game is consistently updated with new content and improvements, demonstrating active developer support and a commitment to player satisfaction. This ongoing development enhances the game's value and keeps the experience fresh and engaging.	42%
Innovative survivor gameplay Description The game innovates within the survivor genre, offering a unique experience that distinguishes it from Vampire Survivors while retaining the core appeal. Key differences include distinct mechanics, a fresh theme, and thoughtful implementation of new ideas. Importance 18%	The game innovates within the survivor genre, offering a unique experience that distinguishes it from Vampire Survivors while retaining the core appeal. Key differences include distinct mechanics, a fresh theme, and thoughtful implementation of new ideas.	18%
Top-tier genre representative Description The game is highly regarded within its genre, often praised as one of the best bullet heaven or survivor-like games available. Its engaging gameplay, extensive content, and innovative features contribute to its positive reception. Importance 13%	The game is highly regarded within its genre, often praised as one of the best bullet heaven or survivor-like games available. Its engaging gameplay, extensive content, and innovative features contribute to its positive reception.	13%
Responsive developer communication Description The developers are responsive to community feedback, actively communicating with players and implementing changes based on their suggestions. This dedication to player satisfaction fosters a positive relationship and enhances the overall gaming experience. Importance 8%	The developers are responsive to community feedback, actively communicating with players and implementing changes based on their suggestions. This dedication to player satisfaction fosters a positive relationship and enhances the overall gaming experience.	8%
Unlockable character customization Description The game features unlockable character skins and other cosmetic items, providing players with additional customization options and incentives to continue playing. These unlockables add a layer of personalization and visual variety to the game. Importance 4%	The game features unlockable character skins and other cosmetic items, providing players with additional customization options and incentives to continue playing. These unlockables add a layer of personalization and visual variety to the game.	4%