The post-apocalyptic future of planet Earth in Remnant: From the Ashes looks terrible - enemy creatures from other dimensions have come here. The goal of the cooperative shooter is to build your base, look for people who survived the attack of monsters, and fight the invaders, uniting in groups of 3 users. Battles take place in other dimensions, with procedurally generated locations with many opponents.The user chooses a character from 3 classes:
- Hunter - excellent in long-range combat, using a sniper rifle.
- Scavenger - has an excellent shotgun and regularly wields a hammer, preferring close attacks.
- Renegade - a universal soldier with versatile abilities.
The protagonists differ in armor, weapons, where each has starting modifications, for example, a sniper can mark a target, and a shotgun is loaded with fire. As the player goes through levels, he upgrades the talents of his ward, distributing points to the level of health, endurance, shooting. Armor is subject to upgrade, and modifiers can be created for guns. The gamer must monitor the general condition of his ward, stopping bleeding, eliminating rot, avoiding infections and radiation, and acquiring the necessary corresponding means.The futuristic setting has a special atmosphere - creepy roots that sprouted from another dimension almost destroyed the planet, kings with immortality and huge claws roam the locations, chimeric pyramids and towers that open portals. The hero becomes the only hope for salvation. Battles take place on the city's dilapidated streets, in dungeons and sewers. The protagonist is able to teleport to his shelter - Bunker 13. The territories can be freely explored, where in the process the hero can find an optional location, kill the enemy and get a reward for it.In other worlds, marvelous creatures live, there are deserts, colorful swamps with crocodiles and forests. To get inside strange buildings, you have to go through disinfection, pick up an artifact that, when activated in a pedestal, will open the entrance to large towers. Here, the player will face different situations and choices that will determine the further development of the plot. On the battlefield, the protagonist uses two types of weapons, for example, a pistol and a shotgun or a rifle, and also rolls in the process, which uses up the stamina parameter, and runs. The shooter also features close combat using heavy objects and corresponding weapons. In the process, the character changes tactics, retreats, selects weapons depending on the situation and type of enemy, hides in shelters, shoots at a long distance,