Ember Knights

Ember Knights

Steam Deck Verified

Doom Turtle · Action Roguelike · Jul 18, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

94%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Controller recommended although re-bindable kb is an input option, Many things to unlock and a good time to have with friends thanks to 4-player online coop.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You can unlock almost every weapon/skill in about 10 hours maybe this is good for some but i like games where you have to complete a run using said item/skill in order to unlock another and this can be randomized for replayability think Binding of Issac or even Hades to a lesser extent but it forced you to use every skill in order to unlock collectables and really see different builds...
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Controller recommended although re-bindable kb is an input option, Many things to unlock and a good time to have with friends thanks to 4-player online coop.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
An appropriate equivalence to Cinder in Ember Knights would be to Heat in Hades: Buff your enemies to earn bonus rewards and the true ending at a certain threshold.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
▹ Well made cartoonish pixel-art style, one of the best ones I saw so far, that even if it wasn't extremely detailed was a solid and balanced.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design complements the visuals well, with punchy effects and an energetic soundtrack that drives the pace of the combat.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Co-op66 reviews
Gameplay65 reviews
Multiplayer47 reviews
Story and characters33 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat86 reviews
92%
Difficulty42 reviews
90%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
135
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.