Signature Weapons
16 survivors each wield a unique signature weapon with its own mechanics, upgrade lines, and playstyle from the first second of a run.
Ashrun Survivors
Survive the ash. Outrun the horde.
A 2D top-down horde survivor where each run starts with a unique signature weapon, a chosen run aura, and room to grow through XP, evolutions, shrines, and meta progression between deaths.
Gameplay
From survivor selection to extracting gold — the core loop of every Ashrun run.
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Choose a survivor
Pick one of 16 playable survivors in the Game Hub, each with unique stat modifiers and a signature weapon.
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Choose a run aura
Select one of eight auras on Character > Auras — a persistent area effect independent of your survivor.
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Enter the arena
Configure Ash Level, Run Speed, Run Mutators, relics, and map on the Fight screen, then launch your run.
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Fight with your signature weapon
Your signature weapon auto-attacks from hotbar slot 1 while you move, dash, and survive the growing horde.
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Collect XP and upgrades
Kill enemies for XP orbs, level up, and pick upgrades for your survivor, signature weapon, and standard weapons.
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Add standard weapons
At level 10 and 20, choose two of Bow, Magic Staff, and Throwing Swords to fill out your three-weapon loadout.
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Evolve standard weapons
Mid-run evolution cards specialize each standard weapon into one of three permanent paths for that run.
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Face elites, bosses, shrines, and events
Timed elite and boss waves escalate pressure. Optional shrines trade risk for power; map events grant gold and XP.
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Raise the stakes
Push higher Ash Levels and stack Run Mutators on the Fight screen for tougher runs and bonus gold rewards.
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Extract or invest your gold
Extract at a Depth Gate to bank everything, or die and spend earned gold on Training, Relics, and Weapon Mastery.
Key Features
Signature weapons, auras, meta progression, and optional challenge layers stack into deep replayability.
Two-of-Three Loadouts
Unlock Bow, Magic Staff, and Throwing Swords at levels 10 and 20 — choose two of three standard weapons to complete your build.
Weapon Evolutions
Nine evolution paths transform your standard weapons mid-run into specialized forms like Ashpiercer Bow, Storm Staff, or Iron Tempest.
Run Auras
Pick one of eight persistent area auras before each run — from gravity rings and tidal control to risk/reward Blood Moon pacts.
Deep Meta Progression
Training tracks, relics, weapon mastery, character XP, and a four-branch skill tree carry power between runs.
Ash Levels
Fifty optional difficulty tiers stack escalating pressure and reward. Clear tiers by surviving 10 minutes and slaying trial bosses.
Run Mutators
Stack 14 optional mutators for extra run gold — from faster hordes and fragile hero debuffs to economy and progression twists.
Depth Gates
Extract safely or descend deeper with stacking curses for higher gold and XP — a risk-reward checkpoint on Ash Level 1+ runs.
Shrines & Map Events
Optional shrine bargains and six map-event objective types add risky buffs or combat challenges for gold and XP.
Achievements & Statistics
234 in-game achievements and detailed lifetime statistics track survival, combat, meta progress, and run history.
Survivors
16 playable survivors — each with unique stat modifiers and a signature weapon.
Kael
The Ashrunner
AllrounderA balanced ashlands survivor who favors steady pressure and reliable survivability.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Available by default
Positive modifiers +20 Max HP+5% Move Speed
Pathblade
Melee slashes and movement charge a stride meter; dashing fills it instantly. At full charge, also fires a piercing ash wave in attack direction.
Brakka
The Ironhide
TankA heavily armored frontliner who trades mobility for staying power.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Take 5,000 damage in a single run
Positive modifiers +75 Max HP+15% Armor
Negative modifiers -12% Move Speed-20% Dash Distance
Ironwall
Shield slams deal radial damage; mitigated damage taken is stored for the next slam. Knocks back and stuns normals; slows elites and bosses.
Nyra
The Shadow Rider
MobilityA swift dasher who covers ground fast at the cost of raw health.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Dash 100 times
Positive modifiers +12% Move Speed+30% Dash Distance
Negative modifiers -25 Max HP
Nightshards
Returning daggers hit on the way out and back. Dashing leaves a shadow echo; the next volley also fires from it; hits from both cause bleed.
Veyra
The Falcon Eye
CriticalA precision striker who builds around devastating critical hits.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Land 1,000 critical hits
Positive modifiers +8% Crit Chance+30% Crit Damage
Negative modifiers -20 Max HP
Last Sight
Piercing precision bolts with an expanded hitbox. Periodically marks a priority target; the first bolt hit on it consumes the mark.
Elyra
The Soul Collector
XP / PickupA scavenger who grows faster by gathering more ash and experience.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Reach level 30 in a single run
Positive modifiers +20% XP Gain+30% Pickup Range
Negative modifiers -8% Damage
Lantern of the Lost
Homing soul bolts; nearby kills grant charges for bonus bolts. At full charge, Soul Release discharges area damage and briefly pulls XP.
Garran
The Oathbreaker
Elite / BossA hunter specialized in tearing down elite threats and bosses.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Defeat 25 elites or bosses
Positive modifiers +25% Elite/Boss Damage+10% Armor
Negative modifiers -15% XP Gain
Oathsplitter
Twin piercing harpoons mark foes on each hit, stacking hunt bonuses. Pulls normal enemies toward Garran; elites less strongly, bosses not at all.
Sable
The Glass Cannon
Maximum DamageA fragile assassin who trades survivability for devastating early damage.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Deal 25,000 damage in a single run
Positive modifiers +18% Damage+15% Crit Damage
Negative modifiers -40 Max HP
Shatterheart
Blade volleys spawn splinters on every hit; crits trigger extra cascades. Critical splinters can fracture again into second-generation shards.
Mira
The Bloodbound
Healing / HPA defensive survivor who gains more from hearts and extra max health.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Collect 100 hearts
Positive modifiers +40 Max HP+5% Heart Healing
Negative modifiers -8% Move Speed
Heartstitch
Piercing needles build blood reserve from hits, more from elites and bosses. Spending reserve triggers area bursts; full reserve heals or shields.
Torven
The Storm Hunter
Attack SpeedA fast striker who attacks with all weapons more quickly at the cost of crit power.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Choose 75 upgrades
Positive modifiers +12% Weapon Attack Speed+5% Move Speed
Negative modifiers -15% Crit Damage
Thunder Twins
Throwing knives pierce and stack static charge on hit. At threshold, overload discharges area lightning and chains to nearby foes.
Rook
The Gambler Knight
Upgrade ControlA build curator who starts with extra rerolls and banishes but less max health.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Use 50 upgrade rerolls
Positive modifiers +1 Reroll+1 Banish
Negative modifiers -10% Max HP
Loaded Dice
Each volley rolls one through six for different effects: bounces, pierce lines, explosions, or guaranteed crits. Repeated low rolls force a better roll soon.
Orin
The Magnetar
Comfort / ResourcesA slow collector who gathers XP and pickups from much farther away.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Collect 150 magnets
Positive modifiers +50% Pickup Range+10% XP Gain
Negative modifiers -10% Move Speed
Magnetar Core
Two of three attacks pull foes inward with magnetic pulses; every third is a repulsion volley with knockback. Pickups and elite hits charge scrap for stronger repulsion.
Cinder
The Last Ember
Low-HP BerserkerA dying spark who becomes deadlier as health falls below the danger line.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Survive 10 minutes in a single run
Positive modifiers Below 40% HP: +25% Damage+10% Move Speed
Negative modifiers -30 Max HP
Dying Ember
Arc slashes apply burn and deal more damage the lower Cinder's health. While below threshold, burning enemies explode on death.
Fenra
The Dash Hunter
Dash / BurstA blade dancer who chains dashes into short burst damage windows.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Choose Iron Tempest for the first time
Positive modifiers +35% Dash Distance-15% Dash CooldownAfter Dash (2s): +15% Damage
Negative modifiers -25 Max HP
Trailrippers
Boomerang blades hit outbound and on return. After dashing, the next volley pierces along your dash path; double hits cause rupture damage.
Aren
The Ash Arrow
Bow SpecialistA ranger who empowers the bow while weakening staff and sword damage.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Choose a bow evolution for the first time
Positive modifiers +15% Bow Damage+5% Crit Chance
Negative modifiers -10% Staff Damage-10% Sword Damage
Gravewind Bow
Piercing arrows leave ash trails that tick damage and slow. Enemies standing in a trail take bonus area damage on direct hit.
Vaela
The Stormcaller
Staff SpecialistA caster who accelerates staff spells and starts with an extra chain jump.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Choose a staff evolution for the first time
Positive modifiers +15% Staff Cast Speed+1 Staff Chain Jump
Negative modifiers -20 Max HP
Skyneedle
Homing bolts plant conductors that pulse area damage at intervals. Nearby conductors visually link; links deal no extra damage.
Korr
The Blade Dancer
Sword SpecialistA duelist who begins with an extra throwing sword and faster blade attacks.
Stats & signature weapon
Unlock: Choose a sword evolution for the first time
Positive modifiers +1 Throwing Sword+10% Sword Attack Speed
Negative modifiers -10% Bow Damage-10% Staff Damage
Silver Refrain
Returning swords seek spread targets; landing every sword builds rhythm stacks. Stacks add more swords and faster attacks on the next volley.
Weapons
16 signature weapons, 3 standard options, and 9 evolution paths per run.
Pathblade
Kael
Melee slashes and movement charge a stride meter; dashing fills it instantly. At full charge, also fires a piercing ash wave in attack direction.
Style: Melee slash with limited target count
Mechanic: Stride charge fills from movement and slashes; full charge fires a piercing ash wave
Ironwall
Brakka
Shield slams deal radial damage; mitigated damage taken is stored for the next slam. Knocks back and stuns normals; slows elites and bosses.
Style: Radial shield slam with target cap
Mechanic: Retaliation stores mitigated damage for the next slam
Nightshards
Nyra
Returning daggers hit on the way out and back. Dashing leaves a shadow echo; the next volley also fires from it; hits from both cause bleed.
Style: Multi-target dagger volley
Mechanic: Shadow echo after dash; dual-hit bleed window
Last Sight
Veyra
Piercing precision bolts with an expanded hitbox. Periodically marks a priority target; the first bolt hit on it consumes the mark.
Style: Piercing precision bolt
Mechanic: Exposed Weakness marks priority targets on interval
Lantern of the Lost
Elyra
Homing soul bolts; nearby kills grant charges for bonus bolts. At full charge, Soul Release discharges area damage and briefly pulls XP.
Style: Homing soul bolts on spread targets
Mechanic: Soul Harvest charges and Soul Release area discharge
Oathsplitter
Garran
Twin piercing harpoons mark foes on each hit, stacking hunt bonuses. Pulls normal enemies toward Garran; elites less strongly, bosses not at all.
Style: Dual spread bolts with pierce
Mechanic: Hunt Mark stacks damage; pull by enemy type
Shatterheart
Sable
Blade volleys spawn splinters on every hit; crits trigger extra cascades. Critical splinters can fracture again into second-generation shards.
Style: Multi-blade volley without pierce
Mechanic: Guaranteed splinters; cascade fracture on crits
Heartstitch
Mira
Piercing needles build blood reserve from hits, more from elites and bosses. Spending reserve triggers area bursts; full reserve heals or shields.
Style: Piercing needle with target cap
Mechanic: Blood Reserve bursts and full-discharge heal or shield
Thunder Twins
Torven
Throwing knives pierce and stack static charge on hit. At threshold, overload discharges area lightning and chains to nearby foes.
Style: Multi-knife volley with pierce
Mechanic: Static Charge stacks trigger overload lightning
Loaded Dice
Rook
Each volley rolls one through six for different effects: bounces, pierce lines, explosions, or guaranteed crits. Repeated low rolls force a better roll soon.
Style: Fortune dice volley
Mechanic: Roll 1–6 per volley with bad-luck pity
Magnetar Core
Orin
Two of three attacks pull foes inward with magnetic pulses; every third is a repulsion volley with knockback. Pickups and elite hits charge scrap for stronger repulsion.
Style: Alternating attraction pulses and repulsion volleys
Mechanic: Polarity cycle and scrap-charged repulsion
Dying Ember
Cinder
Arc slashes apply burn and deal more damage the lower Cinder's health. While below threshold, burning enemies explode on death.
Style: Arc slash with target cap
Mechanic: Final Flare missing-HP scaling; burn death bursts
Trailrippers
Fenra
Boomerang blades hit outbound and on return. After dashing, the next volley pierces along your dash path; double hits cause rupture damage.
Style: Returning boomerang blades
Mechanic: Storm Trail dash-line pierce; Rupture on double hit
Gravewind Bow
Aren
Piercing arrows leave ash trails that tick damage and slow. Enemies standing in a trail take bonus area damage on direct hit.
Style: Piercing arrow spread
Mechanic: Ash Wake ground trails and Ash Cloud bonus hits
Skyneedle
Vaela
Homing bolts plant conductors that pulse area damage at intervals. Nearby conductors visually link; links deal no extra damage.
Style: Homing conductor bolts
Mechanic: Conductor pulses and Storm Network visual links
Silver Refrain
Korr
Returning swords seek spread targets; landing every sword builds rhythm stacks. Stacks add more swords and faster attacks on the next volley.
Style: Multi-sword returning volley
Mechanic: Blade Rhythm stacks reward full volley success
Choose your first standard weapon at level 10 and your second at level 20 — two of these three per run. Weapons auto-target enemies.
Bow
Fires at the nearest enemy in range. Arrows fire in bursts and ricochet to another nearby enemy.
Magic Staff
Chains lightning between nearby enemies from the first target. More chain jumps hit more targets per cast.
Throwing Swords
Fires a cone volley toward the nearest enemy. More swords widen the volley coverage.
Ashpiercer Bow
Bow
Marks foes for bonus damage from all weapons.
Hunter's Oath
Bow
+damage and +crit vs elites and bosses.
Ember Volley
Bow
First hit per arrow triggers an ember burst.
Storm Staff
Staff
Repeated staff hits on a foe trigger a lightning burst.
Arcane Conduit
Staff
Cast faster. Multi-hit chains speed the next cast.
Void Relay
Staff
Longer chains. Final hit deals bonus damage.
Blade Halo
Swords
Volleys pulse damage around you.
Crimson Blades
Swords
Hits apply Bleed over time.
Iron Tempest
Swords
After dash, your next volley fires behind you.
Run Auras
Choose one of 8 persistent area auras before each run — independent of your survivor.
Event Horizon
Gravity Ring
Movement
The outer edge of your aura strongly slows enemies that linger in the danger band, while the center stays calm.
- Outer ring slow
- Strong on entry
- Weaker on bosses
Tidal Aura
Breathing Tide
Movement
Your aura pulls enemies inward for several seconds, then releases a forceful push pulse.
- 3s pull, 1s push
- Rhythmic control
- Boss push reduced
Chainbound Aura
Linked Horde
Chain
Nearby enemies are tethered together. Damage to one linked foe echoes to its partner.
- Enemy links
- Echo damage
- No chain recursion
Funeral Chorus
Soul Chorus
Death
Deaths inside your aura gather souls. Enough souls trigger a radial damage burst.
- Souls on kill
- Damage discharge
- No fear effect
Plague Relay
Status Spread
Status
When a marked enemy dies inside your aura, a weakened status jumps to a nearby foe.
- Burn, bleed, slow, mark
- Weakened transfer
- Limited relay chain
Stolen Seconds
Borrowed Tempo
Tempo
Dense hordes charge your aura. At full charge you gain attack speed while nearby enemies slow down.
- Attack speed buff
- Enemy slow pulse
- No dash cooldown bonus
Blood Moon Aura
Crimson Pact
Risk
Enemies inside the aura take more damage and deal more contact damage in return.
- Higher damage taken
- Higher contact risk
- Red warning ring
Oath of Stillness
Standing Ground
Risk
Standing still gradually strengthens your aura radius and pulse power. At full charge it releases periodic damage pulses.
- Stillness tiers
- Full-charge pulses
- Dash breaks charge
Enemies
Horde archetypes escalate into elites and bosses — timed waves that test your build.
Elites are empowered variants of horde archetypes: Champion (from Normal), Pouncer (from Fast), and Bulwark (from Tank). They appear in timed waves after the elite unlock time.
Normal
Standard horde enemies that press toward you with baseline speed and contact damage.
Fast
Quicker but weaker horde enemies that close distance faster than normals.
Tank
Slow, tough horde enemies worth more XP and harder to burst down.
Ranged
Keeps distance and shoots projectiles at you instead of only chasing.
Splitter
Splits into smaller enemies on death, multiplying the horde.
Aura
Buffs nearby enemies with speed and HP while alive; priority target in dense packs.
Hellcaster
Telegraphs a red warning circle, then calls down a meteor strike. Up to five can be alive at once; unlocks mid-run.
Boss
Boss-wave enemies that spawn in a ring around you and drop magnets, hearts, and a large XP burst.
World Events
Optional shrine bargains and 6 map-event objective types add risky buffs or combat challenges for gold and XP.
Shrines
Six shrine types with 30 total bargain options — trade risk for power mid-run.
Shrine of Greed
The ash remembers every coin never spent.
Shrine of Blood
Power drawn from pain and sacrifice.
Shrine of Storms
Requires staff
Lightning answers those who dare channel it.
Shrine of Blades
Requires swords
Steel hungers for a wider arc.
Shrine of the Hunt
Requires bow
Every arrow finds a crueler path.
Shrine of Fate
The next choice may rewrite your future.
Map Events
Marked Pack
Slay the marked pack of green-tinted enemies.
Rift Surge
Seal the rift by slaying its spawn pulses.
Mega-Boss
Defeat the colossal Mega-Boss.
Corrupted Caravan
Slay the guards, then secure the caravan.
Treasure Goblin
Catch the fleeing goblin before it escapes.
Cursed Totems
Destroy the totems and their guards.
Meta Progression
Gold, training, relics, skill points, and achievements carry power between runs.
- Earn run gold from kills, level-ups, bosses, map events, training, relics, shrines, Ash Levels, and Run Mutators.
- Spend gold on Training, Relics, and Weapon Mastery in the Game Hub Character tab.
- Runs award character XP toward skill points; harder Ash Levels and higher mutator risk earn more XP.
- Equip up to three relics before each run for passive bonuses and triggered effects.
- Pick one aura per run on Character > Auras, independent of your survivor.
- Track 234 achievements across survival, combat, meta, shrines, events, and more.
Skill Branches
Offensive
Weapon damage, crit chance, and elite/boss damage.
Defensive
Max HP, armor, heart healing, dash invulnerability, and low-HP damage reduction.
Utility
Pickup range, XP gain, run gold, dash cooldown, and attack speed.
Quality of Life
Extra upgrade rerolls, locks, and banishes per run, plus longer shrine and map event interact range.
Training
20 permanent gold tracks across offense, defense, utility, and quality-of-life stats. Standard tracks reach rank 25; five Legendary tracks (Damage, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Slayer, Phoenix) reach rank 50.
- Each standard rank adds +1.5% to its stat (Legendary tracks use their own scaling).
- Phoenix grants a one-time revive per run at rank 25.
- Fate Sight adds upgrade rerolls at training ranks 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25.
- Tracks include Damage, Crit, Slayer, Vitality, Bulwark, Magnetism, Learning, Prosperity, Dash, Haste, and more.
Relics
Equip up to three of 18 relics before each run.
Ash Compass
commonpickup
Increases pickup range. At max level, Magnets briefly increase XP gain.
Ember Charm
commonoffense
Every few kills grants a temporary damage boost.
Guard Stone
commondefense
Reduces contact damage. At max level, taking damage grants brief armor.
Runner Thread
commonmobility
After dashing, gain movement speed for a short time.
Coin Spark
commoneconomy
Kill streaks grant small run-gold bonuses.
Magnet Core
rarepickup
Magnets pull faster. At max level, Magnets grant attack speed.
Blood Needle
rareoffense
Critical hits have a small chance to heal the player.
Hunter's Sigil
rareoffense
Deal increased damage to elites and bosses.
Pilgrim Stone
rarepickup
Gain bonus XP until a target run level is reached.
Iron Ring
raredefense
A portion of armor increases Sword damage.
Storm Battery
rareoffense
Staff chains have a chance to jump one additional time.
Fletcher's Glove
rareoffense
Bow gains bonus crit chance when firing multiple arrows.
Blade Token
raremobility
After dashing, the next Sword volley is empowered.
Greed Coin
epiceconomy
Gain more gold, but enemies deal more contact damage.
Omen Lens
epicutility
Improves upgrade rarity.
Boss Tooth
epicoffense
Bosses have more HP but grant extra rewards.
Shrine Censer
epicutility
Shrines appear more often.
Void Pact
epicoffense
Gain all-damage bonus, but heart healing is reduced.
Achievements
234 achievements across 14 categories.
Survival 
Combat 
Progress 
Ash Level 
Elite 
Boss 
Training 
Pickups 
Shrines 
Map Events 
Relics Evolutions Mutators Depth Challenge Layers
Ash Levels, Run Mutators, and Depth Gates let you dial risk and reward every run.
Ash Levels
Ash Levels are optional difficulty tiers from 0 to 50, selected on the Fight screen before a run. Higher tiers stack enemy HP, contact damage, spawn pressure, faster elite and boss waves, and fewer hearts on the field. Each Ash Level above 0 grants bonus run gold. Clear a tier by surviving 10 minutes and slaying all trial bosses spawned by that mark.
Run Mutators
Stack 14 optional mutators on the Fight screen for bonus run gold.
Faster Horde
HordeRisk 2
Enemies move 12% faster.
Thick Skin
HordeRisk 2
Enemy HP increased by 20%.
Relentless Spawn
HordeRisk 3
Enemies spawn about 15% more often.
Elite Hunt
ElitesRisk 3
Every elite wave spawns one extra elite.
Elite Titans
ElitesRisk 3
Elite HP increased by 35%.
Boss Hunt
BossesRisk 3
Every boss wave spawns one extra boss.
Boss Titans
BossesRisk 3
Boss HP increased by 35%.
Fragile Hero
HeroRisk 3
You start with 25% less max HP.
Heavy Boots
HeroRisk 2
You move 10% slower.
Exhausted Dash
HeroRisk 2
Dash cooldown increased by 35%.
No Mercy Hearts
EconomyRisk 4
Natural hearts no longer spawn. Boss heart drops remain.
Starved Magnets
EconomyRisk 2
Magnets appear 50% less often.
Slow Learner
ProgressionRisk 3
Level-ups require 15% more XP.
Harsh Choices
ProgressionRisk 3
Level-ups offer one fewer upgrade card.
Depth Gates
Extract
End your run safely at a Depth Gate and keep all gold earned. Ideal when you want to bank progress without risking a death.
Descend
Bank your current gold, pick a Depth Curse, and push deeper for higher gold and XP while enemies grow tougher.
On Ash Level 1+ runs, Depth Gates appear after you survive key milestones and clear the chapter boss. Extract to end the run successfully and keep all gold earned. Descend to bank your current gold, pick one of three Depth Curses, and push deeper for higher gold and XP rewards while enemies grow tougher.
Depth Curses
Ashen Host
Raises the enemy cap and makes spawns faster.
Armored Swarm
Enemy HP increases.
Dry Earth
Fewer hearts can rest on the field; heart healing is reduced.
Hollow Learning
XP required per level increases.
Elite Dominion
Elites gain HP and deal more contact damage.
Restless Titans
Bosses move faster and their contact damage ticks faster.
Narrow Fate
One fewer normal upgrade card on level-up screens.
Scorched Ground
Fire zones spawn near you dealing max-HP damage per tick; stacks add more zones and larger radius.
Blood Toll
Each minute you lose a portion of max HP per stack.
Sealed Arm
A random standard weapon (Bow, Staff, or Swords) is sealed until the next gate. Signature weapons are never sealed.
Hunter's Tax
Normal enemies grant less XP; elites and bosses grant more XP.
Unstable Fate
Rerolls cost tokens; upgrade picks skew toward rarer tiers.
Arenas
7 distinct arena backgrounds — Map choice affects the arena background only. Random picks one of the seven arenas at run start.
Ash Arena
The default ash-scorched training ground.
Cursed Forest
Twisted woodland swallowed by cursed growth.
Land of Ash
Open wastes blanketed in drifting embers.
Abandoned Cemetery
Cracked headstones and forgotten graves under ashfall.
Bloody Ritual Ground
Stained earth where old rites still smolder.
Ruined Landscape
Shattered ruins stretching across the horizon.
Wetlands
Murky bogs where ash mixes with stagnant water.
Controls
Pause (ESC) opens the pause menu and is not rebindable. All other gameplay actions listed below can be changed in Settings → Controls.
| Action | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Move | WASDorArrow keys | — |
| Dash | Space | Short burst while moving; has a cooldown. |
| Open Upgrades | Q | Manual upgrade mode only, when a pick is waiting. |
| Interact | E | Shrines, map events, and Depth Gates when in range. |
| Reroll Upgrades | R | Upgrade modal only. |
| Lock Upgrade | F | Toggle lock mode, then click a card to pin it across rerolls. |
| Banish Upgrade | B | Toggle banish mode, then click a card to remove it from this run's pool. |
| Zoom In | 7(also mouse wheel) | — |
| Zoom Out | 6(also mouse wheel) | — |
| Run Speed Down | 8 | Adjust speed 1× to 5× during active gameplay. |
| Run Speed Up | 9 | Does not change your saved Fight screen default. |
| Pause | ESC | Not rebindable. |
Gallery
Screenshots and gameplay trailer from Ashrun Survivors.
Gameplay trailer — press play to watch.
FAQ
Quick answers about weapons, depth gates, persistence, and difficulty options.
How many weapons can a run use?
Three weapons total: your survivor's signature weapon from the start, plus two standard weapons chosen at level 10 and level 20. You pick two of the three standard options (Bow, Magic Staff, or Throwing Swords) each run.
What is the difference between a signature weapon and a standard weapon?
Signature weapons are unique to each survivor, always active in hotbar slot 1, and cannot be sealed by Depth Curses. Standard weapons are shared across survivors, unlocked mid-run at levels 10 and 20, and can evolve into one of three specialization paths.
When can weapons evolve?
Evolution cards appear on the level-up screen once you meet run level, run time, and weapon-upgrade thresholds for that weapon. Each standard weapon can evolve once per run; the pick is permanent for that run and cannot be rerolled into a different path.
What happens at a Depth Gate?
On Ash Level 1+ runs, Depth Gates let you Extract to end the run safely with your earned gold, or Descend to bank gold, choose a Depth Curse, and continue for higher rewards. Banked gold is safe; at-risk gold earned since the last gate is partially lost on death.
What persists after death?
Meta gold spent on Training, Relics, and Weapon Mastery persists. Character XP, skill points, achievements, statistics, unlocked survivors, and banked gold from Depth Descends carry over. On death you keep all banked gold but only a portion of at-risk gold from after your last gate.
Are controls rebindable?
Yes. Movement, dash, interact, upgrade actions, zoom, and run-speed keys can all be rebound in Settings → Controls. ESC pause is fixed and cannot be rebound.
What are Ash Levels and Run Mutators?
Ash Levels are difficulty tiers (0–50) selected before a run; higher tiers add enemy pressure and bonus run gold. Run Mutators are optional challenge toggles on the Fight screen that stack freely for extra gold via a risk score — separate from Ash Levels.