---
title: "Return to Ash"
description: "What would you do if you woke up in the afterlife?  The hospital room she knew is gone. Beyond the window lies a blank, white void that stretches endlessly. Ins"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/45/109845.jpg"
---

# Return to Ash

![Return to Ash](https://t.vndb.org/cv/45/109845.jpg)

**Developer:** Serenity Forge / NomnomNami

**Release date:** Jul 10, 2025

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)

**Rating:** 6.4/10 (13 votes)

## Description
What would you do if you woke up in the afterlife?

The hospital room she knew is gone. Beyond the window lies a blank, white void that stretches endlessly. Instead of the usual aches and pains, she awakens feeling better than she has in years. Is this a dream, or…?

Return to Ash is a narrative-driven visual novel focused on emotional storytelling and relationship building. Your decisions will shape Ashleigh’s journey, and determine how her story ends.

Explore a mysterious afterlife, forge bonds with others trapped in this strange purgatory, and face impossible, torturous trials from a masked being who calls themself “Death”.

[From [official website](https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash)]

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830/)
- [Itch](https://serenity-forge.itch.io/return-to-ash)

## Releases
### English
- **2025-06-25**: Return to Ash - Demo - [Official website](https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3826980/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/3826980/info/), [Itch.io](https://serenity-forge.itch.io/return-to-ash)
- **2025-07-10**: Return to Ash - [Official website](https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/3445830/info/), [Itch.io](https://serenity-forge.itch.io/return-to-ash)
- **2025-09-13**: Return to Ash - [Official website](https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/3445830/info/), [Itch.io](https://serenity-forge.itch.io/return-to-ash)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2025-09-13**: Return to Ash - [Official website](https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/3445830/info/), [Itch.io](https://serenity-forge.itch.io/return-to-ash)

### Chinese (traditional)
- **2025-09-13**: Return to Ash - [Official website](https://serenityforge.com/games/return-to-ash), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/3445830/info/), [Itch.io](https://serenity-forge.itch.io/return-to-ash)

## Tags
Female Protagonist, Black and White, Side Portraits, Protagonist with a Face, Afterlife, Adult Protagonist, Hospital, Non-Binary Characters, ADV, Dark Skinned Characters, Brief NVL Scenes, Character Profiles, No Romance Plot

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