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Wild Lake Studios · Published by Wild Lake Studios
Content notice: Violence: This game features frequent, realistic medieval combat. Players use swords, axes, bows, and magic to fight enemies. Hits produce blood splatter effects, with a chance to trigger dismemberment (e.g., decapitation, limb severing) and slow-motion execution animations. These violent elements are designed to enhance the sense of impact and fun, and are not intended to glorify cruelty or excessive gore. Sexual Content: None. The game contains no sexual acts, sexual innuendo, or nudity. Other Sensitive Content: None. The game does not involve drug/alcohol abuse, self-harm, or sexual assault.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
The old kingdom has fallen, and the wastes descend into chaos. A third-person over-the-shoulder dark fantasy action RPG. Traverse a lawless wasteland ruled by warring factions, and uncover the truth of your homeland.
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About this game
This land was once ruled by a mighty human kingdom. After a cataclysm, nothing remains but crumbling ruins and a lawless wilderness.
Orcs hold fast in northern strongholds, undead lurk in sunken tombs, bandits choke the old trade roads, and corrupted beasts nest in abandoned mines. Every faction carves out a territory to survive, relics and treasures lie scattered across the wastes, and the truth sleeps beneath the embers.
You are a ranger from a border village, whose home was destroyed in an unmarked night raid. With only a handful of clues, you venture into the Ember Wastes, searching for mementos of your homeland and tracking down the truth behind the disaster.
No tedious fetch quests, no forced story beats — every step brings you closer to the answer.
⚔️ Weighty, Responsive Combat
Built-in attack snap and correction. Heavy attacks send enemies flying, arrows physically knockback and carry corpses, with dismemberment and cinematic slow-motion executions. Seamless transitions between attacks, dodges, blocks and counterattacks. Full controller support and fully customizable keybinds.
🗡️ Six Combat Stances
Six distinct combat styles: one-handed weapons, sword & shield, dual wielding, two-handed weapons, bow, and magic. Each has its own attack rhythm and feel, with seamless stance switching to tackle every challenge.
💥 Environment as a Tactical Tool
Explosive barrels, support pillars, hanging chandeliers and poison swamps fill every scene. Detonate, topple and ignite to deal area damage — every encounter has multiple solutions.
🏞️ Diverse Hazardous Zones
Bandit camps, undead dungeons, orc strongholds, corrupted mines and more. Each area features unique enemy rosters and environmental mechanics. Charge in head-on or pick foes off one by one — there is no single right way to play.
🤝 Fellow Survivors of the Wastes
Meet all manner of survivors across your journey: disgraced veterans, reclusive mages, wandering hunters.
Earn their trust by completing their requests, and they may fight beside you, teach you exclusive skills, or trade rare supplies. Who you travel with, and what path you take, will shape the many facets of the truth.
📈 Build Your Own Playstyle
Free attribute point allocation and gear with random affixes. Tank through fights head-on, strike fast with agile guerrilla tactics, or control the battlefield with magic — your choices define your style.
No dozens of hours of filler required. Pick up your weapon and step into the wastes.
Find your answer, among the embers.
✨ Free playable demo coming soon
Add Wild Ember to your Steam Wishlist to get notified at launch.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 20H2 or later)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 35 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: SSD is strongly recommended. HDD will result in long load times and stuttering.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit (latest updates)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 35 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes: Controller supported. Xbox controller recommended.
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support






