Of Ash and Steel

Of Ash and Steel takes place on an island called the Kingdom of the Seven that has fallen into a state of disrepair.^[4][5] The game has no quest marker system to encourage the player to explore the map.^[6][4] Combat features swords and bows as well as magical elements.^[4] The player's abilities can be customized, which changes how he is viewed by non-player characters (NPCs).^[4]

Fire & Frost stated that their goal as a studio is to make games inspired by role-playing video games (RPGs) from the 2000s.^[2] Head of Fire & Frost Studios, Victor Kondakov, was the lead developer.^[1] The game was developed in Unreal Engine 4.^[7]

The game was originally scheduled to be released on November 6, 2025.^[8] The development team delayed its release to November 24 after discovering technical issues that needed additional work.^[9]

The game is estimated to have sold 36,500 copies on Steam within the first few days of launch, and netted a gross revenue of $702,000^[10]. The active player count on Steam hit a high of 6k in the first week, but has seen a consistent decline over time. ^[11]

The game sits at 29% Critics Recommend status on OpenCritic^[12], and a Mixed or Average Metascore of 57 on Metacritic^[13].

Critics have pointed to a sizeable map, a likeable protagonist, and combat that starts off clunky but improves over time^[14] as the positives, but with lack of a map and difficulty of navigation^[15] as holding back the game from achieving its full potential.