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Embr cover art

Embr

Muse Games · Curve Games · 2021-09-23

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 21, 2020 (Google Stadia), May 21, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 23, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 23, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 23, 2021 (Xbox One)

Fight fires for fun and profit in this unpredictable and frantic multiplayer game. Team up with friends, take on daily challenges and climb to the top of the corporate firefighting ladder. More than one way to become a hero!

Embr is a 2021 Action, Casual, Indie, and Simulation title priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive sentiment based on 86% of 2222 reviews and an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000.

10
playing now
86%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
3.71★
PlayStation Store rating (1,072 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Are you ready to free the fire in you? Are you willing to break free from the 9-5? Are you between the ages of 18-85? Then get fired up for the chance of a lifetime! Join the emergency services revolution and become an Embr Respondr today!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 94 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 44k–100k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,222 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.95-85%
Steam$2.99-85%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.20 at Fortuna Digital (2026-08-15) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 125 of 168 observed days · $17.79 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13313320202026Week of 2020-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4022026-09-15 00:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 31 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 18 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 11 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 10 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 25 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 32 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 16 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 12 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 14 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 20 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
967May 2020Aug 2026May 2020 — avg 96 · peak 212Jul 2020 — avg 29 · peak 117Sep 2020 — avg 7 · peak 26Nov 2020 — avg 17 · peak 63Jan 2021 — avg 10 · peak 33Mar 2021 — avg 11 · peak 27May 2021 — avg 14 · peak 71Jul 2021 — avg 14 · peak 60Sep 2021 — avg 28 · peak 187Nov 2021 — avg 15 · peak 66Jan 2022 — avg 35 · peak 91Mar 2022 — avg 13 · peak 43May 2022 — avg 48 · peak 147Jul 2022 — avg 27 · peak 60Sep 2022 — avg 23 · peak 83Nov 2022 — avg 16 · peak 45Jan 2023 — avg 33 · peak 81Mar 2023 — avg 22 · peak 89May 2023 — avg 20 · peak 161Jul 2023 — avg 45 · peak 159Sep 2023 — avg 27 · peak 116Nov 2023 — avg 16 · peak 49Jan 2024 — avg 23 · peak 64Mar 2024 — avg 31 · peak 106May 2024 — avg 16 · peak 59Jul 2024 — avg 27 · peak 79Sep 2024 — avg 19 · peak 68Nov 2024 — avg 13 · peak 46Jan 2025 — avg 19 · peak 62Mar 2025 — avg 49 · peak 428May 2025 — avg 29 · peak 112Jul 2025 — avg 18 · peak 46Sep 2025 — avg 21 · peak 77Nov 2025 — avg 17 · peak 68Jan 2026 — avg 22 · peak 59Mar 2026 — avg 23 · peak 90May 2026 — avg 35 · peak 154Jul 2026 — avg 13 · peak 39Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 46
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002020-03-202026-10-142020-03-20 — best price $0.002020-07-03 — best price $11.472020-08-12 — best price $19.992020-09-18 — best price $12.572020-10-24 — best price $14.292020-12-07 — best price $11.472021-02-10 — best price $12.172021-04-02 — best price $16.882021-05-11 — best price $19.992021-07-01 — best price $16.992021-08-22 — best price $9.992021-11-20 — best price $19.992022-01-19 — best price $7.992022-03-11 — best price $6.782022-05-17 — best price $15.992022-08-02 — best price $17.972022-10-03 — best price $19.992022-12-08 — best price $6.692023-02-14 — best price $6.852023-04-17 — best price $16.992023-06-23 — best price $6.852023-09-06 — best price $4.992023-10-30 — best price $5.992023-12-25 — best price $3.992024-03-04 — best price $4.192024-05-21 — best price $19.992024-07-25 — best price $16.992024-10-21 — best price $14.692025-01-17 — best price $2.952025-04-14 — best price $4.092025-08-01 — best price $4.002025-10-29 — best price $3.992026-01-16 — best price $2.992026-04-07 — best price $3.902026-06-20 — best price $2.612026-08-18 — best price $2.402026-09-22 — best price $2.382026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
89.9%
earned "A New Career"
21.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortCustom Volume Controls3 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2020-07-10, latest 2022-01-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)10,0733%29
Steam (Steam)6,7893%29
PS4 (PlayStation)4,5092%30
PS4 (PlayStation)3,2714%30
PS4 (PlayStation)11714%30
Switch (Nintendo)110%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—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

Co-opFunnyIndieActionCasualColorfulStrategyControllerSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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