Ashes: 2063

About

Ashes 2063 is a first person shooter built on the Doom II engine, set in a crumbling metropolis overrun by hostile forces. You play a scavenger navigating toxic ruins, hunting for loot while evading packs of mutated cannibals and masked paramilitary groups. Ammo is scarce, encounters are brutal, and the environment itself is a constant threat. The game blends rapid combat with survival elements, forcing you to weigh every risk as you scavenge decaying structures and open zones teeming with danger. The project channels 90s FPS design and 80s post-apocalyptic cinema, with a raw aesthetic that prioritizes action over polish. Players can run it as a mod, map pack, or full conversion depending on setup. Community feedback highlights its relentless pacing and retro charm, with many praising the tense resource management and aggressive enemy behavior. It’s a no-frills shooter that leans into challenge, with a focus on speed and scarcity over elaborate systems.

Storyline

Some time in the next century, governments and world leaders embarked on the greatest and most terrible war in our history. Although brief, what started as a local war of attrition soon raged out of control. The weapons the armies of that time wielded were incredibly powerful, reducing much of the planet to cinders. People, cities, even whole continents ceased to exist in a mere few hours. Not content with a life of toil working the desiccated soil, or a short one fighting in the militia, you are a scavenger, junker, Stalker. The names are many, but the profession remains the same - searching the lost remnants of the old world for whatever valuables you can find. The people around you fear you for what you are and what you may someday bring back. You are a thief, a scoundrel. Without you, humanity would starve. But remember that the old world will not give up it's treasures easily. Bringing back something worth the risk is a miracle. Coming back alive is a success. Everything else is fate.