Emberward Sets September 17 Full Release After Two Years in Early Access
After about two years of Early Access and a period of roughly five months without regular updates, the September 17 launch delivers the fifth area as the major new element of version 1.0.
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Developer Refic Games announced on September 3 that Emberward, the deck-building roguelite tower defense game, will officially leave Early Access on September 17. Version 1.0 adds a fifth area set in a void-eroded dungeon, where placing blocks on empty void sections creates new floors and enables more complex maze designs. The Steam release currently holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating with 96% of roughly 3,700 reviews favorable.
Emberward reaches version 1.0 on September 17, ending an Early Access run that began on Steam in June 2024. The headline addition is the fifth area, a dungeon eroded by the power of the void, where maps contain empty void sections. Placing blocks on those sections creates floors, which in turn allow blocks to be stacked on top, opening maze layouts the earlier maps could not support.
The update also brings new runes as enhancement elements, adjustments to existing towers and relics, block skins, and new achievements. The developer had shipped updates almost monthly during Early Access; the new content follows a stretch of roughly five months without regular releases. Players intercept monsters as a warden protecting the flame of life, building Tetromino-style block paths that force enemies into detours while attack towers sit on top of the blocks. The game supports Japanese display.
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