

Apocalyptic Log: Rei encounters several examples of this, from the Voidrunner logs to the writings and recordings of people from previously subsumed planets.Also, Rei learns from Echo that the blue-green ashen clouds of the Ultravoid are the remains of her own planet. But there is a silver lining in the fact that a sizable group of her planet's people, although insubstantial compared to the amounts that were on her planet when it exploded ouside of the Ultravoid, are still out in spaceships exploring their vast galaxies and charting it.

Unfortunately for Rei, this also applies to her homeworld.

The protagonist is Rei, a member of a group of space explorers known as Voidrunners, whose current mission is to activate the Starseed to save her planet from being sucked into a black hole known as the Ultravoid. Their locations are also far away from one another. Solar Ash takes place in the same universe as Hyper Light Drifter, but there are no direct connections between the games. Following the release and success of Hyper Light Drifter in 2016, Heart Machine began development on its Spiritual Successor, this time taking a dip into 3D graphics and fluid gameplay. Solar Ash is a science fiction 3D action platformer developed by Heart Machine, published by Annapurna Interactive, and released on December 2nd, 2021.
