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
Wordless storytelling through 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
Explore
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 without words.
✨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, wordless 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.
Choice
​Will you help the other animals? or will you persevere on your own?
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Will the embers take the forest?
