Ember
Skip · RPG · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 44, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.62/hr
- Reviews▼
- 75% of 996
- Critics
- 70 players 5 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 26% RPG
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 16.2h
- To 100%
- 21.2h 1.3x the story
- Achievements
- 22
Price and sales
- Sales
- 87 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $0.99 March 2020
- Sale every
- 39d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 38% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 56% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
59% start to 2% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Across all 87 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score puts it in the top 26 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 62 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, The Slormancer ($19.99, scores 49) beats it on value, while it beats The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut ($44.99, scores 37).
More about Ember
Of the 307 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 43 percent of the 135 reviews written there were positive, against 75 percent overall, and those are 15 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Ember is an isometric action role-playing game developed by N-Fusion Interactive and published by 505 Games, conceived as a tribute to the classic CRPG era that defined the late 1990s and early 2000s. From its opening moments, it is clear that the game draws inspiration from genre staples such as Baldur's Gate and Ultima VII, embracing a top-down perspective, real-time combat with tactical pause, expansive quest...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
A good little B-tier RPG game for under $10. Plot has fairly good tongue in cheek humor as it offers the usual tropes but makes pithy comments about them at the same time. Linear main path with a few optional side quests. Almost no character customization/builds or companion choices (pick 2 of the 3 offered). Minimal voice acting. Extensive crafting system for armor, weapons, and aids that is also almost entirely...
possibly one of the worst crpgs of all time, it screams "we make games cuz its a job" not "we play games", they learned nothing from the greats and youll be wishing for the glory days before you leave the first area....trash UI, looting, items, abilities, combat, tone, style etc etc, i hated it all, but if youre an incel simp cuck...it might be just your thing,
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Ember is a homage to classic role-playing games (RPG) that features a deep branching story, endless exploration across dynamic and living environments, a robust skill system, and an intricate crafting system.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, ATI Radeon HD 2000 series or NVIDIA 8000 series, 4 GB of storage. Windows only.
Cite this score
Ember scores 44/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/339580/emberReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 19, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.