Ashes of Creation Gameplay and Story

updated_at: December 05, 2025 05:05

published_at: December 05, 2025 05:05

Ashes of Creation

Ashes of Creation
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Ashes of Creation is set in the world of Verra, where players must reclaim their ancestral home and vanquish the threat posed by the Ancients. Read on to learn how it plays, what it's about, and everything else we know so far.
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Ashes of Creation Gameplay

Combat in Ashes of Creation centers around eight archetypes with different playstyles for the players to choose from. These include the Bard, Cleric, Fighter, Mage, Ranger, Rogue, Summoner, and Tank. Each archetype has different abilities, ranging from buffing allies, delivering high area of effect spells, to barrages of attacks.

Ashes of Creation is set in Verra, a land malleable by the players’ actions. Central to this feature is the Settlement system, formerly known as Nodes, which are predetermined locations that can be developed from wild zones into towns and even to metropolises. Settlements have seven stages: Wilderness, Expedition, Camp, Village, Town, City, and Metropolis.

For every stage, certain infrastructures can be built in certain stages, which include merchants, NPCs, services, buildings, walls, and other defensive structures. By reaching Stage 3 or Camp, players gain access to a government system that would let them influence diplomatic relations and modify infrastructures.

Moreover, every Settlement’s stages and influential race determine the content found in the game, such as quests, dungeons, raids, events, spawns, resources, and even the narratives. In these kinds of content, there are opportunities for both player-versus-player (PvP) and player-versus-environment (PvE) gameplay.

Ashes of Creation also features several artisan systems, which encompass several recipes, materials, and production methods for players to find in the game.

Ashes of Creation Story Plot

A long time ago, the people of the world of Verra erected great and prosperous empires that stretched across endless seas. Their age was one of abundance and discovery, thanks to the abundance of magic flowing across the land.

However, this era would come to an end when the Ancients, creations of the divine who rebelled against them, ravaged the lands and forced the remnants of Verra’s people to escape to the divine realm.

Now, the descendants of these people have returned to reclaim their ancestral lands, determined to fight back and rebuild from the derelict ruins of the halls and pillars that once pierced the sky.