The Waking Ashes is a terrifying spiritual sequel to classic FPS game Forsaken

Tempest Rising and Broken Arrow are spearheading a comeback for old-style RTS games. Elsewhere, the boomer shooter is still going strong thanks to Selaco, Boltgun, and Ultrakill. But if we’re reviving all these classic genres, then what about the erstwhile six-degrees-of-freedom, or 6DOF game? Forsaken is maybe the best-remembered example. But there’s also Descent, Terracide, and the still-gorgeous Adrenix, bygone icons of PC’s past. Mixing the core mechanics of those historic shooters with a space dogfighting setup akin to No Man’s Sky and Elite Dangerous, The Waking Ashes is a new FPS you can sample very soon. Continue reading The Waking Ashes is a terrifying spiritual sequel to classic FPS game Forsaken MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best space games, Best FPS games, Best horror games

May 14, 2025 - 15:36

The Waking Ashes is a terrifying spiritual sequel to classic FPS game Forsaken

Tempest Rising and Broken Arrow are spearheading a comeback for old-style RTS games. Elsewhere, the boomer shooter is still going strong thanks to Selaco, Boltgun, and Ultrakill. But if we’re reviving all these classic genres, then what about the erstwhile six-degrees-of-freedom, or 6DOF game? Forsaken is maybe the best-remembered example. But there’s also Descent, Terracide, and the still-gorgeous Adrenix, bygone icons of PC’s past. Mixing the core mechanics of those historic shooters with a space dogfighting setup akin to No Man’s Sky and Elite Dangerous, The Waking Ashes is a new FPS you can sample very soon.

Continue reading The Waking Ashes is a terrifying spiritual sequel to classic FPS game Forsaken

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best space games, Best FPS games, Best horror games