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Winter Ember cover art

Winter Ember

Sky Machine Studios · Blowfish Studios · 2022-04-18

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 19, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 19, 2022 (Xbox One), Apr 19, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Apr 19, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Apr 18, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Winter Ember is an immersive stealth action game that casts you into the role of Arthur Artorias, the faceless man. Step into the shadows and uncover a mysterious plot that saw your family torn from the history books. On the first night of winter, you unsheath your blade and seek vengeance.

Winter Ember is an Action, Adventure and Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $29.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (64% of 114 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000.

0
playing now
64%
positive of 114 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (19 downloads)
3.28★
PlayStation Store rating (127 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Set in a Victorian-esque world, Winter Ember follows the story of Arthur Artorias, a faceless man in pursuit of answers and revenge. Returning after a near-decade of exile to the city of Anargal, where he was stripped of his family, fortune, and past, Artorias clashes with Greater Heaven, a tyrannical religious militant faction that has seized control of the town in his absence. To survive his homecoming, Artorias must rely on his wits and use the darkness to his advantage. Infiltrate and explore vast Gothic sandboxes brimming with treasure and mysteries to uncover. Move quickly and quietly t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (45 reviews).
  • · Top 37% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.3k–5.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 114 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$5.99-80%
GOG$7.79-74%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at IndieGala Store (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 107 of 165 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520222026Week of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.992022-04-192026-10-142022-04-19 — best price $25.492022-08-28 — best price $23.612022-11-21 — best price $9.402023-01-04 — best price $11.992023-02-15 — best price $23.612023-04-12 — best price $29.992023-06-16 — best price $11.992023-07-21 — best price $12.002023-08-18 — best price $14.992023-10-01 — best price $25.492023-11-20 — best price $29.992024-01-18 — best price $4.802024-03-11 — best price $4.502024-06-03 — best price $2.992024-07-22 — best price $17.092024-09-23 — best price $29.992024-11-04 — best price $2.992025-01-02 — best price $2.992025-03-03 — best price $5.092025-05-02 — best price $2.992025-07-10 — best price $5.102025-08-26 — best price $29.992025-11-02 — best price $29.992025-12-11 — best price $4.942026-02-04 — best price $29.992026-03-18 — best price $6.002026-04-17 — best price $6.002026-05-27 — best price $29.992026-07-21 — best price $29.992026-08-15 — best price $2.992026-09-04 — best price $5.992026-09-19 — best price $7.792026-10-04 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $7.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
36.1%
earned "Iced Earth"
7.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-04-19 (Steam store data)

Player tags

3DDarkHeistActionGothicStealthAssassinAdventureCinematicIsometric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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