Developer Cygnus Cross has announced that their debut game, Emberville, is coming to Steam this summer for early access.
Emberville is a more than unique action-adventure RPG that goes way beyond what previous “farm and fight” games have done in the past. In development since 2023, Emberville has accrued over 145 thousand wishlists since then. With industry legends Alex Jordan (The Alters) and Doug Cockle (Baldur’s Gate III) already cast for voice acting work, they have promised more actors and content in the full release.
The hype of this game even attracted the attention and a partnership with popular gaming Twitch streamer, CohhCarnage, who has been heavily involved in the co-creation of the game hand-in-hand with the development team. He has said that “Emberville is an amalgamation of everything we love, combined with new, fun, and immersive mechanics designed to make it stand out. It’s made by gamers, for gamers. We can’t wait for you to take this journey with us, because it’s been one hell of an adventure over the last few years.“
In a new gameplay trailer released by the developers, it shows off what we can expect from Emberville. One of the main highlights of this game is a dynamic UI that lets the players’ interface change fluidly depending on what they are doing at the moment. For instance, if you are building, it will change to a build UI, or if you are in combat, it will be different as well. When you set out on your quest to rebuild the town of Emberville, you can use the creative area to place buildings, decorations, farms, crafting equipment, and more, with many buildings and items having customization options as well.
All of this is complemented by the game’s own intuitive levelling system. You can not only swap between the different classes but also use active and passive abilities from that levelled class into a new one. Mechanics like this will provide the player with a unique way to play through the game for each playthrough.
Along with the features for user intuitiveness and building, Emberville also promises a wealth of other facets for the game. The combat will be fast-paced, as evidenced by the trailer, and will feature a wide variety of weapons, skills, and abilities. The progression will be multi-faceted, which means that levelling up weapon categories to get new skills, learning crafting recipes and rescuing villagers will all be necessary to progress. Farming, gathering, and crafting will also be essential for progress, which can be improved with recipes, skills or just by levelling up. Curiously enough, the world will also be procedurally generated, meaning a great variety of events, biomes, enemies, and treasures will also be a highlight.
When players finally get to march around Emberville in the summer, they can expect a simple yet deep combat system, an inherited skill levelling system, and challenging boss fights, amongst much more. Make sure to wishlist Emberville today for the launch in the summer of 2026
