Ember
Released Sep 2016
Ember is a homage to classic role-playing games (RPG) that features a deep branching story, endless exploration across dynamic and living environments, a robust skill system, and an intricate crafting system.
75% positive · 992 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Ember launched on September 9, 2016 as a complete, self-contained classic RPG. Following launch, the developer released a series of bug-fix and quality-of-life patches through March 31, 2017 (version 1.044), which addressed community-reported issues and added small requested features. The last developer communication about the game itself was that March 2017 patch. Since then, the only relevant news post (January 16, 2021) announced an entirely separate game set in the Ember universe — Empire of Ember — developed by a different studio (Poleaxe Games). This is not a content update or expansion for Ember itself. No DLC was ever listed for Ember, no roadmap or future content was ever announced, and no further patches or updates have been released since March 2017. The store description presents Ember as a complete 30+ hour adventure with no mention of planned additions. The game launched as a finished product and its post-launch activity was limited to polish and bug fixes — consistent with a studio wrapping up a shipped title.
Evidence
Version 1.044 patch released — small fixes and improvements. This is the last update ever released for Ember.
Store description presents Ember as a complete 30+ hour RPG adventure with no mention of DLC, expansions, or planned post-launch content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
505 Games
Achievements
22
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
About 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 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.
Key features
- Classic-style RPG with 30+ hours of epic adventure
- Epic storytelling filled with fascinating characters, lore, adventure, and humor
- Over 70 quests with diverse gameplay enabling players to choose their path
- Engaging party-based real-time combat system with tactical pause
- Over 65 combat skills for the player to use in customized battle party strategy
- Encounter hundreds of NPCs with their own tales to tell
- In-depth crafting system, from baking bread to forging magic weapons
- A seamless world with over 20 handcrafted environments and dark dungeons that are fully interactive and feature movable objects, weather changes and day / night cycles
- Adventure with different companions with their own backstory quests
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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