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Emberward

Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

Release date
September 17, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Refic Games
Publisher
Refic Games
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Build a maze before the battle begins! Be creative and find the best setup with the block cards in your hand. Make good use of your limited wall blocks! Will you make the monsters take a longer route, or will you use the blocks to position your towers more strategically? After the battle, add various runes to the block cards! Runes can enhance your towers, grant blocks special abilities, or even double their size! Tower with various sizes: 1x3?

2x2? 3x3? Building powerful towers requires careful planning! Poison Towers that Span Monster Paths: Instead of shooting, we pour poison directly on the enemies' heads! Drone Towers that Track Enemies: Why wait for enemies to come? Attack is the best form of defence!D20 Towers that Test Your Luck: Higher number equals higher damage!(...and a lot more!!)Choose your character and flame before starting your adventure! Each run is unique with different maps, tower compositions, and mazes. Collect new towers, block cards, or power relics during your journey.

Each battle grants you experience. Learn from various talents and become stronger for your next adventure! Adventure Mode: Fight through a series of stages and take on powerful bosses. Endless Mode: Play special event maps and over 80 stages while competing for the top spot on the leaderboards! Enigma Sanctum: A fast-paced game mode where you build the strongest defense with a limited set of cards.

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★ 9.7/10Steam · 4,560 ratings
SteamLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

Recommended
As a roguelike it's pretty bad but as a tower defense game it's pretty good! The different characters change the playstyle dramatically and there's a…
Recommended
The best Tower Defense x Roguelike Deckbuilders game to grace the Steam store in the last few years. Got the chance to get it during…
Recommended
Emberward is a tower defense roguelite deckbuilder, where you go stage by stage creating mazes with blocks that will be your cards, placing defenses/turrets and…
Not recommended
Soft Thumbs Down. This is by no means a terrible game, but I didn't end up vibing with it despite loving the demo and looking…
Recommended
Absolutely worth a punt. Well made, plenty of variety and the most fun I've had with a tower defence game in a good while.
Recommended
good game. i like it. only critique would be that there is a bit too little improvement/buffs through each run
Recommended
despite terrible mobile game type graphics, it's a great TD with emerging rules and tactics, 6 slot machines out of 10

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Recommended
despite terrible mobile game type graphics, it's a great TD with emerging rules and tactics, 6 slot machines out of 10
Recommended
This game is everything a Tower Defense Game needs to be. Lots of diffrent Levels, Towers, Skills, Abilitys, Stuff to Unlock and all in a…
Recommended
Really great take on the tower defense genre with just enough roguelite elements to give you a sense of progression. I've never been a huge…
Recommended
One of the few tower defense games I've played that remind me of the good old Warcraft 3 custom maps era, but is actually better.…
Recommended
It's deep, it's fun, it's chock full of interesting mechanics. Emberward is an easy recommend to anyone who enjoys puzzle gameplay. Enemies and environments have…
Recommended
I unlocked all the talents, to turn them all off, to beat the game for achievements.
Recommended
Hands down the best TD game there is. Don't let the cutesy graphics fool you. Get it.

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