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Ember Knights

Doom Turtle · Twin Sails Interactive · 2023-07-18

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 20, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 18, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 16, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.

Ember Knights is an Action, Adventure, and RPG title released in 2023, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 7,033 reviews).

126
playing now
94%
positive of 7.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
4.59★
PlayStation Store rating (182 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

126 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

For reasons unknown, Praxis, caretaker of the Nexus, has descended into madness. Harnessing the power of the Great Flame, Praxis has sent legions of destructive armies to keystone worlds. Fearing the end of these worlds, attendants of the Nexus, in defiance of the Mad God, have used the remaining energy of the Flame to summon the Ember Knights, legendary guardians of the Nexus and the life she maintains. These Knights are tasked with saving these worlds, restoring the mythical power of the Flame and putting an end to the Mad God’s tyranny.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Ember Knights trailer thumbnail

Ember Knights - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈405,633 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 126 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 402 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~50/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 141k–316k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,033 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Dreamgame (2024-10-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 80 of 112 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48948920222026Week of 2022-04-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

225332026-09-15 12:00 — 89 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 98 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 77 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 98 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 158 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 86 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 52 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 84 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 116 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 82 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 86 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 89 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 101 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 144 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 87 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 123 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 95 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 96 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 194 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 225 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 126 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 126 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
77371Apr 2022Aug 2026Apr 2022 — avg 484 · peak 1,038Jun 2022 — avg 184 · peak 540Aug 2022 — avg 88 · peak 316Oct 2022 — avg 116 · peak 455Dec 2022 — avg 142 · peak 372Feb 2023 — avg 136 · peak 381Apr 2023 — avg 109 · peak 251Jun 2023 — avg 71 · peak 163Aug 2023 — avg 569 · peak 1,220Oct 2023 — avg 255 · peak 596Dec 2023 — avg 316 · peak 663Feb 2024 — avg 357 · peak 863Apr 2024 — avg 175 · peak 349Jun 2024 — avg 198 · peak 389Aug 2024 — avg 240 · peak 611Oct 2024 — avg 586 · peak 2,180Dec 2024 — avg 315 · peak 561Feb 2025 — avg 298 · peak 959Apr 2025 — avg 195 · peak 644Jun 2025 — avg 137 · peak 348Aug 2025 — avg 99 · peak 200Oct 2025 — avg 148 · peak 341Dec 2025 — avg 147 · peak 287Feb 2026 — avg 120 · peak 330Apr 2026 — avg 152 · peak 345Jun 2026 — avg 146 · peak 486Aug 2026 — avg 108 · peak 318
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.392022-04-202026-08-252022-04-20 — best price $13.492022-12-22 — best price $11.242023-05-01 — best price $14.992023-07-25 — best price $19.992023-11-17 — best price $15.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-02-08 — best price $13.392024-03-14 — best price $13.392024-04-23 — best price $15.992024-05-28 — best price $15.082024-07-08 — best price $9.222024-08-12 — best price $15.082024-09-16 — best price $8.372024-10-28 — best price $2.392024-11-27 — best price $9.992024-12-20 — best price $15.742025-01-28 — best price $19.992025-02-27 — best price $19.992025-04-14 — best price $8.192025-05-16 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $15.742025-07-26 — best price $19.992025-09-04 — best price $19.992025-09-26 — best price $19.992025-10-29 — best price $16.882025-11-28 — best price $19.992025-12-23 — best price $19.992026-02-02 — best price $7.332026-02-28 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-17 — best price $10.002026-05-18 — best price $8.392026-06-15 — best price $15.082026-07-20 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $7.992026-08-25 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
81.3%
earned "Fly Swatter"
42.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2023-11-27, latest 2024-10-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,2131%135
PS5 (PlayStation)1307%49
Switch (Nintendo)600%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGCo-opActionAdventureRogue-likeRogue-liteLocal Co-OpMultiplayerOnline Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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