Emberwatch

The last flame is surrounded. How long can you hold back the night?

Emberwatch is an in-development dark fantasy action and tower-defense roguelite. Fight beside the defenses you build, survive escalating enemy waves, and turn each defeat into permanent strength.

Choose your Ember Oath:

• Wield battlefield-shaping magic as the Arcanist.
• Hold the front line as the Vanguard.
• Hunt priority threats from range as the Ranger.

Build and specialize towers, traps, walls, wards, and living defenses. Earn Embers for permanent Legacy upgrades, adapt your strategy as new threats emerge, and decide how long you are willing to risk your run.

This public playtest is free and unfinished. Balance, visuals, audio, and content will continue to improve.

PLAYTEST GOAL

Try to reach Wave 15—or continue farther if you want. Please use the in-game Feedback screen to tell me:

• What felt fun or satisfying?
• What was confusing or frustrating?
• Which decision meaningfully changed your strategy?
• Did you want to play another wave?

The game sends feedback directly without requiring an account or email.

CURRENT BUILD

• Windows
• Keyboard and mouse
• Approximately 15–25 minutes for the suggested test
• Extract the downloaded ZIP before launching Emberwatch.exe
• Windows may display a warning because this early build is not digitally signed

Development disclosure: Generative AI assistance was used in portions of the code, written content, and visual asset development. All included content was reviewed, curated, tested, and integrated by the developer.