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Ember

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First release
Sep 09, 2016
Publisher
505 Games
Engine
OGRE
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Fighting, Indie, Adventure, Strategy, Puzzle · Action, Fantasy, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch

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 aboveground 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.

Also known as Little Legends: The Battle for Willow Lane, Ember.exe

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Storyline
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...Read more

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...

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 09, 2016
iOS
Sep 14, 2016
Nintendo Switch
Jan 21, 2020
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 16
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
medieval, fishing, elves, cooking, chicken
… All 49, rabbit, deer, steam, undead, wolf, snake, dog, billiards, dwarves, mining, day/night cycle, giants, cult, squirrel, alchemy, gods, boss fight, sheep, steam achievements, digital distribution, spider, pig, leveling up, world map, cat, cow, human, polygonal 3d, bow and arrow, damsel in distress, loot gathering, goblins, skeletons, rat, polar bear, minotaurs, side quests, pax prime 2013, pax prime 2014, sleeping, merchants, pausable real time combat, corruption, previously on - origin access

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