Ember

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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”.

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Developer:
N-Fusion Interactive
Publisher:
505 Games
Release date:
09 September 2016
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (903)

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Description

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

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7
Processor:
Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
ATI Radeon HD 2000 series or NVIDIA 8000 series
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
4 GB available space
Sound Card:
No accelerated sound hardware required

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7
Processor:
Core i5 750 2.67 GHz or equivalent / greater
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
ATI Radeon HD 4870 or NVIDIA GTX 260 or greater
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
4 GB available space

User reviews

usheranchel
Not recommended | 01 Apr 2024
23.1h played

Ember has all the basic elements of a good isometric RPG, but a host of design issues make it mediocre. Your companions pathfinding is poor. Instead of making an isometric map with objects that become transparent when

Helpful: 9
RotoraNL
Recommended | 04 Nov 2024
12.1h played

The game is okay. It has decent gameplay, a story that is easy to follow, although I did miss some quest markers in my map overview at times, and not a huge world. Didn't like the click to walk mechanism, but that is a

Helpful: 9
Spike
Recommended | 15 Oct 2024
24.8h played

Well, I'd give it a neutral review. It's quite okay, simple and easy, just what I searched for. Story is okay (didn't listen to it), mechanics and gameplay is also quite okay (although one could have left out crafting).

Helpful: 3
xxadonisxx
Recommended | 08 Feb 2026
12.3h played

Ember is an isometric action role-playing game developed by N-Fusion Interactive and published by 505 Games, conceived as a tribute to the classic CRPG era that defined the late 1990s and early 2000s. From its opening

Helpful: 3
danfinrud
Recommended | 09 Jun 2025
10.6h played

Interesting game slowly putting things together it takes time to build. It has challenging parts. Think about movement think about your attacks. A slight learning curve. But play it slow and smart and can be successful.

Helpful: 0
MjKorz
Not recommended | 17 May 2024
31.2h played

Mostly linear hack&slash adventure with very limited roleplaying opportunities that are reduced to stat checks, allowing the player to pay less gold for certain quest solutions. A couple of quests have multiple

Helpful: 2