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Into the Emberlands

Roguelite exploration and village rebuilding with a dwindling lantern

Tiny Roar · Published by Daedalic Entertainment · Released Jan 20, 2025

AdventureCasualIndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 313
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jul 7, 2025
Minimum PC
RX 560
8 GB RAM · 0.6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Into the Emberlands?

In this exploration game with roguelite elements, you play a Lightbearer rebuilding the Knacks' village as Miasma spreads through their world. You venture into procedurally generated areas, manage your lantern's light, gather resources, and guide lost Knacks home. If the lantern goes out, you become lost in the Miasma.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning trips around a limited light supply
  • +you like gathering resources to expand a village

Not for you if...

  • −you expect low-stakes exploration without harsh setbacks
  • −you prefer quick progress over repeated resource gathering

What players say

81% of 313 reviews are positive

Players praise the colorful art and music, and some find the exploration and rebuilding satisfying. Many criticize the steep penalties for getting lost, slow movement and backtracking, and limited inventory space; some also report bugs.

How many players finish Into the Emberlands?

5.0% of Steam players have unlocked «Fin...», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Into the Emberlands system requirements

Minimum: RX 560, 8 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Ryzen 3 3100/Intel Core i5-1135G7
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 560/Nvidia GTX 1050
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
650 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U/Intel Core i5-9400F
Graphics
AMD RX Vega 56/Nvidia GTX 1070
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
650 MB available space

Does Into the Emberlands have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Into the Emberlands run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
41
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian.

Does Into the Emberlands use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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