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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

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.

0
playing now
64%
positive of 114 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 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

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  • · Top 67% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.3k–5.1k copies

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

Current store prices

IndieGala$2.99-90%
GreenManGaming$4.92-84%
GOG$29.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
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 88 of 130 observed days · $27.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.992022-04-192026-08-302022-04-19 — best price $25.492022-08-16 — best price $20.312022-09-21 — best price $29.992022-12-01 — best price $23.992023-01-15 — best price $20.902023-02-15 — best price $23.612023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-05-11 — best price $23.892023-07-03 — best price $11.242023-07-26 — best price $10.212023-08-18 — best price $14.992023-09-22 — best price $21.012023-11-03 — best price $11.582023-12-13 — best price $5.992024-01-25 — best price $5.992024-03-11 — best price $4.502024-05-13 — best price $2.992024-06-28 — best price $29.992024-08-08 — best price $29.992024-09-26 — best price $23.612024-11-04 — best price $2.992024-12-05 — best price $2.992025-02-05 — best price $29.992025-04-04 — best price $3.322025-05-17 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $5.102025-08-18 — best price $23.612025-10-08 — best price $5.992025-11-18 — best price $29.992025-12-22 — best price $17.092026-02-04 — best price $29.992026-03-09 — best price $3.272026-04-08 — best price $5.992026-05-01 — best price $29.992026-06-02 — best price $5.992026-07-21 — best price $29.992026-08-12 — best price $2.992026-08-29 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

Player tags

3DDarkHeistActionGothicStealthAssassinAdventureCinematicIsometric

Census log

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

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