Idols of Ash

You descend into a vast, ancient structure with a grappling hook as your only climbing tool, while a giant centipede pursues you through the darkness.

Aim the hook at ledges and surfaces to catch yourself, climb or lower along the rope, and swing with your momentum to reach platforms. Choose routes through the structure while balancing speed against fall damage and the creature closing in.

Complete descents to unlock additional difficulty modes and routes, including inverted versions of maps. Checkpoints are available in parts of the early experience, while later challenges demand more route knowledge and careful use of the hook.

Supplied reviewers often praise the grappling hook’s momentum-driven movement and the tense decisions it creates while descending under pursuit. Many also enjoy the centipede’s unsettling sounds and the spare atmosphere, as well as returning for harder modes and speedruns. Some players find the initial campaign brief, and opinions differ on how threatening the creature feels or how demanding the hook controls are.