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Empire of Ember

Empire of Ember is an action RPG and strategy game. You play as a Lightbringer, a young wizard who just inherited rule over a destroyed city. You have to rebuild it to its former glory while you live…

22 January 2022

Empire of Ember is an indie developed by Poleaxe Games, released 22 January 2022 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Empire of Ember is

Empire of Ember is an indie game developed by Poleaxe Games and released in 2022. It was published by Forthright Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Empire of Ember is an action RPG and strategy game. You play as a Lightbringer, a young wizard who just inherited rule over a destroyed city. You have to rebuild it to its former glory while you live adventures in first-person, dual-wielding steel and magic, exploring procedurally generated dungeons and leading your troops to clashes of up to 100 units. You can customize your city to its finest details with a 3D city-builder, and then upload it for other players to explore and siege.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Empire of Ember launched on 22 January 2022, within three weeks of Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.

Released around the same time: Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.

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When did Empire of Ember come out?
Empire of Ember was released on 22 January 2022 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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