When the Embers Wake

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 looking to survive amidst ongoing threats to the environment and wildlife.​

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

• Meaningful interactions with wildlife and nature

• 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.

Interact

Connect with animals, objects, and natural elements in meaningful ways that advance the narrative experience.

Experience

Immerse yourself in a story that goes through the different life stages of a red panda, experiencing the new reality of the forest

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.

Animal Survival

Experience the resilience and adaptability of wildlife in the face of an ever-changing world.

Emotional Resilience

Discover the quiet strength that emerges from vulnerability and the courage to continue despite loss.

Hope

Find light in the darkness and learn that even in endings, there can be new beginnings.

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Will the embers take the forest?