
Defend the embers of hope in this roguelike strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Recruit and command workers to gather resources, build your camp and set up your defenses during the day. When night falls, fend off waves of deadly creatures with powerful, upgradable weapons.
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Prices
The United States storefront in every case, so this compares stores and not countries.
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.29/day in the week to Aug 30 → 0.43/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 24 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 9 places towards #1, and the 2,404 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
Darkness is relentless. The Fire is your only hope. Protect it… or be consumed.
You are a Guardian, a lone wanderer carrying the last embers of a dying world. With only your wits, your weapons, and your loyal hound by your side, you must journey through the darkness, reigniting lost flames and pushing back the horrors that lurk within.
Your camp is your last line of defense. Craft ammunition, refine resources, and expand your camp to strengthen your defenses. Manage your workers by assigning them to hunt, scavenge, or guard. Unlock merchants to buy new skills and traps, or use the watchtower for intel on the approaching waves. Prepare wisely - the night will test your every choice.
When night falls, they come. Hordes of relentless creatures, drawn to the light of your fire, rushing in from all sides. Armed with an arsenal of unique weapons, you must hold the line. Modify your guns, unlock perks, unleash devastating abilities, because if the fire dies… so do you.
Each battle is a lesson, each defeat a step forward. Return to your hub between each level where you can permanently unlock new weapons, active and passive skills, structures, and even teach abilities to your dog!
Venture into the unknown, scavenging forgotten lands for resources in a variety of environments. Every expedition demands careful preparation - weapon selection and ammunition supplies play a crucial role in determining whether you'll succeed or fail... Above all, time is your most precious resource. Make sure to return to camp before nightfall, or risk having to rebuild the ashes that are left.
The flame is more than fire, it’s hope, strength, and survival itself. Protect it with everything you have and defy the darkness that seeks to consume it.
Sums Steam only; GOG publishes no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 293reviews | 84% | — | $165.9K |
| $19.99 | 5ratings | 100% | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
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Reviews
Themes across 80 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
Great game! And it is not "just a copy of Kingdom, but with guns" x3 there is so much more, more to get, more to upgrade, to fight, different ways of defending your settlement, YOU are part of the fight too. And you can CUSTOMIZE THE BASE? If you like Kingdom, then this is 10/10 My only gripe is with difficulty balancing (but it is hard to balance something where you can upgrade so many different things and be either too weak for a mission or overpowered for a mission) With the difficulty (started on Hard, but was playing on Normal for the rest) it can still be very challenging and at times, it was really close. But last level and final boss were just a walk in the park, waaaay too easy. And it did not feel that interesting either, just a normal level, with normal almost mini-boss kinda, that was a bit of a let down. But that is probably the only thing I did not like, rest is amazing :D (just wish there was a co-op x3)
Finally something like two crowns!! keep updating please, it's fun 🥰
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
Hours played at review time, across 80 reviews with recorded playtime.
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It plays really slow and commands feel like delayed. Maybe I’m not a fan of the genre
Nice Game Similar but better than Until we die
Kingdom 시리즈의 거점 구축과 디펜스 개념과 횡스크롤 트윈 스틱 슈터가 이렇게 잘 어울릴 줄은 몰랐다. 게임의 콘텐츠들을 여는 순서나 과정도 세심하게 계산된 것 같아 아주 만족스러운 경험이었다. 포스트 아포칼립스 세계의 비밀을 귀여운 멍멍이와 함께 파헤쳐 볼 수 있다. 최근 추가된 것으로 보이는 총기 업그레이드는 다양한 경험을 제공하지만, 보조 능력의 개방에 들어가는 비용이 환불되지 않아 초기에는 그 재미를 누릴 수 없어 아쉽다. 전체적으로 매우 잘 다듬어진 게임이며, 확장성도 기대된다. PS. 개발자님께... 창작 마당을 통한 모드 지원을 고려해주시면 좋겠습니다. 재밌는 게임 만들어주셔서 감사합니다.
游戏内容还行,BUG和优化一坨,大后期就纯恶心,城墙BUG修不了直接就玩不了,弓箭手卡在家里不去打猎,工程师一出来到处都是BUG,优化还巨差越玩越卡,翻滚动作都是掉帧的
If you felt Kingdom 2 Crowns was great, but missing some content => you are going to love The Ember Guardian ! There is so much more to do than Kingdom, very satisfying
Шикарно! Похожа на kingdom, но заметно другая. Прошёл на среднем уровне сложности. Игра сложная. Последняя миссия особенно требует усилий и прокачки. Рекомендую к покупке.
I like these 2D pixel art games where you build so it was an amazing experience.
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