<s>
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
adventure	O
platforming	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Heart	O
Machine	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
Q4	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
universe	O
as	O
Heart	O
Machine	O
's	O
first	O
and	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Hyper	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Drifter	I-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
direct	O
connections	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
platforming	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Rei	O
,	O
a	O
Voidrunner	O
within	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Ultravoid	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
bright-neon	O
colored	O
,	O
three-dimensional	O
landscape	O
,	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
and	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
with	O
energy	O
slashes	O
and	O
a	O
phase-shifted	O
and	O
hard	O
light	O
sword	O
,	O
as	O
Rei	O
tries	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2019	O
as	O
Heart	O
Machine	O
's	O
follow-up	O
to	O
their	O
2016	O
title	O
,	O
Hyper	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Drifter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alx	O
Preston	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
developer	O
,	O
said	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
set	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
apart	O
from	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
through	O
"	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
incredible	O
tech	O
and	O
key	O
innovations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
announcement	O
,	O
Heart	O
Machine	O
affirmed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
an	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
rebranded	O
to	O
just	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Annapurna	O
's	O
July	O
2021	O
showcase	O
,	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
weeks	O
before	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
Heart	O
Machine	O
announced	O
a	O
delay	O
until	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
We	O
want	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
to	O
shine	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
need	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
last	O
pieces	O
of	O
polish	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
navigating	O
this	O
global	O
pandemic	O
as	O
a	O
highly	O
dedicated	O
team.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
via	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
Winter	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
initial	O
PC	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
consoles	O
and	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
no	O
official	O
word	O
or	O
update	O
on	O
whether	O
this	O
will	O
happen	O
or	O
when	O
it	O
will	O
happen	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Donlan	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
how	O
personal	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
makes	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
special	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
all	O
these	O
semi-familiar	O
parts	O
are	O
filtered	O
through	O
a	O
deeper	O
set	O
of	O
influences	O
that	O
feel	O
like	O
entirely	O
personal	O
preoccupations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Stewart	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gripping	O
and	O
engaging	O
nature	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Fine-tuned	O
platforming	O
wrapped	O
around	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
world	O
and	O
alluring	O
storytelling	O
make	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
a	O
wholly	O
entertaining	O
cosmic	O
romp.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Moyse	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
writing	O
about	O
its	O
missed	O
potential	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Solar	B-Application
Ash	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
promising	O
concepts	O
that	O
do	O
n’t	O
quite	O
hit	O
realization	O
.	O
</s>
