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2022 · Sky Machine Studios · Strategy · Tactical

Winter Ember

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.

Released
19 April 2022
Platforms
PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
StrategyTacticalAdventure
Developers
Sky Machine Studios
Publishers
Blowfish StudiosGamirror Games
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionFantasyStealthSandbox
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Age ratings
PEGI 18ESRB TACB MA 15+USK 18CLASS_IND 16
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievements
Time to beat
6hmain story28hcompletionist
›Story

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 through the shadows while surveilling the environment, peering around corners and through keyholes in search of lurking enemies and hidden passageways. In Winter Ember, there are multiple paths forward and solutions to every problem. Stalkers are rewarded for studying their surroundings and identifying less obvious modes of entry or egress.

Even when backed into a corner and seemingly forced to use a weapon, Artorias can evade combat by crafting one of more than 30 specialty arrows to escape the situation. Water missiles, for example, can douse flames and create dark new hiding spots in which to disappear.

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows18 April 2022Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S19 April 2022North America
Xbox One19 April 2022North America
PlayStation 419 April 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 519 April 2022Worldwide

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