The Ember Guardian

Buy84%

Very Positive · 301 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Ratbit Games · Tower Defense · Apr 17, 2026

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$13.99−30%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy The Ember Guardian?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 301 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 127 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
42 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
It reminds me of the Kingdom Series, but with a lot more mechanics, enemies and progression.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
24 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
Another great thing was that each world has a different set of enemies and quirks, so different weapons / buldings / emberlings are better suited.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
12 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
I only played the campaign mode, and I like the story behind. the environments look cool.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals of the game are nice, I really like the run-down post-apocalypse setting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay42 reviews
Combat24 reviews
Story12 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Audio
75% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Co-op
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
83% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$13.99$19.99−30%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $13.99

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