A young red panda faces the flames destroying her forest home as a story unfolds.
When the Embers Wake
is a third-person narrative adventure game where you play as a young Red Panda facing different emotional and environmental challenges as the story of the relationship with her mother is narrated.
Game Features
Third person exploration/walking simulator through the eyes of a red panda
Storytelling through narration, animation and environment
Hand-crafted environments to explore
Exploration and action interactions
2-hour intimate narrative experience
Available on PC & Steam Deck​
Gameplay
A gentle, contemplative experience focused on exploration and emotional discovery
Exploration
Wander through hand-crafted environments that tell their own stories through visual details and atmospheric design.
Experience
Immerse yourself in a back story that goes through the childhood experiences of Emmie, a young woman faced with a difficult childhood, and how the relationship with her mother evolved.
Themes
Explore profound themes through gentle storytelling
Grief
Navigate the complex emotions of loss through a young red panda's journey of understanding and acceptance.
Deforestation
Witness the impact of environmental change on wildlife habitats and the creatures that call them home.
Emotional Resilience
Discover the quiet strength that emerges from vulnerability and the courage to continue despite loss.
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Will the embers take the forest?
