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Steam app 2643980 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 04:42 UTC

Emberward Demo

Emberward is a roguelite tower defense game focused on maze building and unique tower mechanics. Deploy your strategy to protect the fire essence!

Emberward Demo Steam header artwork
Refic GamesRefic Games
22playing now
3424-hour peak
163all-time peak
10average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+4.7Gain+76.04%% gain34Peak

304 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0918283714 Aug20 Aug25 Aug30 Aug04 Sep09 SepFriday 14 August 202611 peakSaturday 15 August 20267 peakSunday 16 August 202610 peakMonday 17 August 202610 peakTuesday 18 August 20269 peakThursday 20 August 202614 peakFriday 21 August 20269 peakSaturday 22 August 202615 peakSunday 23 August 202614 peakMonday 24 August 202611 peakTuesday 25 August 202611 peakWednesday 26 August 20268 peakThursday 27 August 202610 peakFriday 28 August 202611 peakSaturday 29 August 202611 peakSunday 30 August 20269 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peakTuesday 01 September 202617 peakWednesday 02 September 202612 peakThursday 03 September 202617 peakFriday 04 September 202619 peakSaturday 05 September 202623 peakSunday 06 September 202625 peakMonday 07 September 202623 peakTuesday 08 September 202622 peakWednesday 09 September 202621 peakThursday 10 September 202629 peakFriday 11 September 202629 peakSaturday 12 September 202634 peakSunday 13 September 202629 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

35 months, November 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

04488132176Nov 2023Apr 2024Sep 2024Feb 2025Jul 2025Dec 2025May 2026November 2023108 monthly peakDecember 202361 monthly peakJanuary 202436 monthly peakFebruary 2024150 monthly peakMarch 2024107 monthly peakApril 202430 monthly peakMay 202441 monthly peakJune 2024111 monthly peakJuly 2024163 monthly peakAugust 2024125 monthly peakSeptember 202458 monthly peakOctober 202432 monthly peakNovember 202422 monthly peakDecember 202455 monthly peakJanuary 202524 monthly peakFebruary 202521 monthly peakMarch 202518 monthly peakApril 2025115 monthly peakMay 202526 monthly peakJune 202513 monthly peakJuly 202517 monthly peakAugust 202518 monthly peakSeptember 202515 monthly peakOctober 202513 monthly peakNovember 20259 monthly peakDecember 202511 monthly peakJanuary 202610 monthly peakFebruary 202612 monthly peakMarch 202642 monthly peakApril 202624 monthly peakMay 202612 monthly peakJune 202612 monthly peakJuly 202611 monthly peakAugust 202615 monthly peakSeptember 202634 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

09182837July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202611 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202615 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202634 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

28 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

03691204 Jul08 Jul12 Jul16 Jul20 Jul24 Jul28 JulSaturday 04 July 20268 peakSunday 05 July 20269 peakMonday 06 July 20267 peakTuesday 07 July 202610 peakWednesday 08 July 20268 peakThursday 09 July 20265 peakFriday 10 July 202611 peakSaturday 11 July 20268 peakSunday 12 July 20269 peakMonday 13 July 202610 peakTuesday 14 July 20266 peakWednesday 15 July 20269 peakThursday 16 July 20269 peakFriday 17 July 20265 peakSaturday 18 July 202611 peakSunday 19 July 202610 peakMonday 20 July 20267 peakTuesday 21 July 20268 peakWednesday 22 July 20267 peakThursday 23 July 20268 peakFriday 24 July 202610 peakSaturday 25 July 20269 peakSunday 26 July 202611 peakMonday 27 July 202610 peakTuesday 28 July 20267 peakWednesday 29 July 202610 peakThursday 30 July 20268 peakFriday 31 July 202610 peak

August 2026

30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 149 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

048121601 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug22 Aug27 AugSaturday 01 August 202612 peakSunday 02 August 202610 peakMonday 03 August 20269 peakTuesday 04 August 20266 peakWednesday 05 August 202611 peakThursday 06 August 202610 peakFriday 07 August 202612 peakSaturday 08 August 202610 peakSunday 09 August 202615 peakMonday 10 August 202610 peakTuesday 11 August 202612 peakWednesday 12 August 20268 peakThursday 13 August 20267 peakFriday 14 August 202611 peakSaturday 15 August 20267 peakSunday 16 August 202610 peakMonday 17 August 202610 peakTuesday 18 August 20269 peakThursday 20 August 202614 peakFriday 21 August 20269 peakSaturday 22 August 202615 peakSunday 23 August 202614 peakMonday 24 August 202611 peakTuesday 25 August 202611 peakWednesday 26 August 20268 peakThursday 27 August 202610 peakFriday 28 August 202611 peakSaturday 29 August 202611 peakSunday 30 August 20269 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peak

September 2026

13 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 156 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0918283701 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 Sep13 SepTuesday 01 September 202617 peakWednesday 02 September 202612 peakThursday 03 September 202617 peakFriday 04 September 202619 peakSaturday 05 September 202623 peakSunday 06 September 202625 peakMonday 07 September 202623 peakTuesday 08 September 202622 peakWednesday 09 September 202621 peakThursday 10 September 202629 peakFriday 11 September 202629 peakSaturday 12 September 202634 peakSunday 13 September 202629 peak

October 2026

Emberward Demo was released on Nov 13, 2023.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 13 Sep 2026, 04:42 UTC
App ID
2643980
Last updated
14 Feb 2026 build 21930020
Product type
Demo
Developer
Refic Games
Publisher
Refic Games
Release date
Nov 13, 2023
Platforms
Windows
Download size
539 MB
Install size
1.44 GB
Genres
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full

Features & support

Steam features

Game demo

Controllers & input

Full controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

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About this gameFull description from Steam
Emberward is a roguelite tower defense game focusing on maze building and interesting tower mechanics. You are a guardian who is tasked with protecting the fire essence to illuminate the darkness. Embark on an adventurous journey, selecting your favorite combinations from a variety of distinctive towers and create mazes using differently shaped blocks to fend off monster invasions. Continuously build, strengthen, and adjust your strategies until you reach the goal! in This Game You Can... 👑 Have a roguelite tower defense adventure. 🚩 Plan and create massive maze with tetris-like blocks! 🏹 Collect and build uniquely designed towers. 💡 Use buff cards, talents, and level mechanics to enhance your defense. 🐲 BOSS LEVELS!! Massive 2x2 Towers: Building powerful 2x2 towers requires not only coins but also careful planning. Poison Towers that Span Monster Paths: Instead of shooting, we unleash poison directly on the enemies' heads! Drone Towers that Track Enemies: Who says towers have to wait for enemies to come? Proactive defense is the way to go! (...and more!!) Construct mazes before battles, quickly assess the terrain and routes, and find the most suitable configurations. Make the most of your limited wall blocks! Should you make monsters take detours or place towers in better positions? Are you on the verge of being overrun by enemies? Utilize enhancement cards to strengthen your towers within a short period! Each adventure is unique with different maps, tower compositions, and mazes. Upgrade your towers during your journey, acquire rare maze walls, or obtain special enhancement abilities. Every expedition accumulates experience, granting you richer knowledge for your next departure. Add to wishlist now!!
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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/10/11 Processor: 4GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB GPU Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support Storage: 1 GB available space

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Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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Supported languages4 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

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