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Ember

“Back in the earliest days, there was no sun and the world was dark. The heavens opened up and stars fell like beacons into the pitch black world, and they were known as “Embers”. Powerful and wise druids of a primordial race, “the Lightbringers," roamed the land searching for this luminous matter. They performed a ritual of awakening to call the “Embers” out of their deep sleep. Suddenly the world became bright, and the veil of darkness was lifted. The Embers were the embodiment of magical flame, light, and life, but as word spread about the sheer power of the Embers, they came to be hunted a

Release date
March 9, 2018
Platforms
Windows
Developer
N-Fusion Interactive
Publisher
505 Games
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“Back in the earliest days, there was no sun and the world was dark. The heavens opened up and stars fell like beacons into the pitch black world, and they were known as “Embers”. Powerful and wise druids of a primordial race, “the Lightbringers," roamed the land searching for this luminous matter. They performed a ritual of awakening to call the “Embers” out of their deep sleep. Suddenly the world became bright, and the veil of darkness was lifted.

The Embers were the embodiment of magical flame, light, and life, but as word spread about the sheer power of the Embers, they came to be hunted and captured…and so the War for Ember began…” Gameplay overview A passion project 10 years in the making, Ember is a homage to classic role-playing games (RPG). Enter the world of Ember as a resurrected “Lightbringer” summoned to protect the dying Embers as the world is on the brink of collapse.

Beginning in the Deep Barrows, traverse vast environments divided between above ground and underground realms – ranging from lush forests to dry deserts and dark abysses – to reach the City of Light. See how the story unfolds through encounters with strangers by making pivotal decisions about your own destiny.…

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★ 7.2/10GOG · 99 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
The game has a shorter campaign than your typical Baldurs Gate, but it is very enjoyable, the combat is on the easy side, inventory management…
★ 3 / 5
11 hrs in review and I'm trying to figure out if I want to continue. Graphics are ok, colorful and the characters are well done…
★ 3 / 5
It's an enjoyable game, but the combat is just too simple to be engaging. Abilities are very limited both in terms of function variety and…
★ 4 / 5
This games reminds me a lot of Eschalon. Simple story, graphics. Took me about 25 hours to finish on Hard, and I think I got…
★ 3 / 5
Certain design quirks make it quite obvious that Ember was designed for tablets, and I saw articles stating that it may be an all right…
★ 5 / 5
First, this is rather linear, and you don't get a lot of choices. No sneaking, and not skills for speech or intimidation. There is only…
★ 4 / 5
A bit flat story-wise and with very simple mechanics. A veteran of rpgs should play this on hard as it is too easy. The crafting…
★ 5 / 5
This is a great RPG with a lot of atmosphere. The graphics are beautiful and the music and sound effects are very well done and…

Most recent8

★ 3 / 5
Simple and easy R.P.G. for experienced players, very good though to spend some time with the storyline and the scenario. It is poor in role…
★ 4 / 5
This game is not perfect but was a solidly fun play through, I found build options lacking but still fun and gear was a bit…
★ 1 / 5
The game itself is awesome, but one is unable to either Continue or Load a previously saved run. This makes playing the game quite annoying.
★ 4 / 5
Toss up between three and four stars, but rounded up for the charm. I can see what the developer aimed for, but the attempt at…
★ 4 / 5
You know what I actually really liked this. It's a fun little indie game. Isomtric ARPG style, while a bunch of the story and lore…
★ 5 / 5
Beautiful graphics, really inspiring battle music, good story, interesting environments. They really tried to make som annoying things better than others: You have one inventory…
★ 4 / 5
Seems like the crafting dont give me best items, insted i found them!
★ 5 / 5
muy buen juego con el que iniciarse el los RPG basados en grupos ya que sus mecanicas son muy sencillas e intuitivas, la historia es…

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