Emberward

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Refic Games · Tower Defense · Sep 17, 2026

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
100
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles0 of 13

Should I buy Emberward?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
78% of themes are praise22% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I really love the steady progression, also with the permanent skill tree upgrades.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But there is still heroic difficulty to be beaten and several challenges to take during the journey.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals are great and music is nice but a little boring after a while.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art, the gameplay, the music, the style, the character design.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign is quite good with multiple levels of difficulty and maps.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It works perfectly fine on a steam deck and has controller support, and there’s frequent updates, additions, and even holiday updates.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay95 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Story11 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
67% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Steam FrameVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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