Ashes of the Singularity

Mar 31, 2016

Main game

2.81 average rating based on 27 ratings

Ashes of the Singularity is a real-time strategy game set in humanity’s not-so-distant future. What it means to be human has changed with the coming of the singularity. In the post-human economy, sentience is now the most valuable commodity in the universe. The only way to acquire more of that is through the control of Turinium – programmable matter – which can extend consciousness to levels we can't even imagine. Worlds are being transformed into this substance and wars are now being fought across the galaxy for control of those worlds. Each conflict takes place across an entire world. It … More

Developers: Oxide Games, Stardock
Publishers: Stardock
Series: Ashes of the Singularity

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres: Indie, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Themes: Science fiction
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Release Dates

Mar 31, 2016 (North_America)

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Mar 31, 2016 (Worldwide)

PC (Microsoft Windows)

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User Stats

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How Long Is Ashes of the Singularity?

Main story: 20.5 hours

Total completions: 1

This review is for the PC (Microsoft Windows) version

Technically, it might be an impressive game, but in my opinion simply putting a lot of objects on screen is not sufficient to create an enjoyable experience. The combat is slow enough that you might want to spend some time base buildings. However, that part of the game is not engaging. Then, you might want to return to combat and play with your set of toys, but that part isn't very engaging either.

Even the dreadnoughts are not particularly fun to use, or look at. Weapons, in general, like a satisfying "oomph," so Instead of looking forward to them unleashing their terrible power - like the experimental units of Supreme Commander - I find myself passing the time until they finally reach their destination, and then hoping they won't fail to destroy an already beaten enemy, because then I'd have to wait again.

Add some annoying issues, like unarmed medic units rushing to their doom at the head of your forces, and the game not responding to mouse clicks sometimes - which is somehow related to the common attack-move command - and I have to rate the entire experience as average.

anarchistica gave Sep 16, 2020

Intro

AotS is a modern-day Total Annihilation clone. It's also bad.

The Good

n/a

The Bad

It requires the Stardock launcher. You can't just boot the game, you have to wait for it to open than select it with the mouse.
Ugly landscapes that are really really low resolution. Zooming in is just painful.
You can't select a unit and than select an army to add it to, only the other way around.
The story and dialogue are bad. Something about post-humans. I barely know what's going on because...
Cutscenes between missions suddenly cut off. No idea why.
In the first mission you have to spend about 5 minutes looking at AI-controlled units throwing bombs next to a building to blow it up. I honestly thought this was a bug. It's not.
If you group Engineers you can't select them individually anymore... for some reason.
Units are impossible to tell apart. Which is made worse by...
Army/group view doesn't show what units are in it. No names or icons, just dots indicating total quantity.
The campaign has the worst pacing ever. First three missions there is no threat, the fourth one a very powerful force attacks you. I got stomped …

killerstar updated their status May 7, 2020

I have no idea what this game is about, but is free on Humble if you subscribe to their newsletter (and nothing prevents you from unsubscribing 5 seconds after redeeming the game)

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ashes-of-the-singularity-escalation-free-game