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Ember's Light

Keep the light alive. Restore light to a dying Spirit Tree in this fast-paced action-platformer where your light is both your weapon and your lifeline.

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Last Lantern Studios
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Last Lantern Studios
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About the Game

A small light in a very big world.

Ember's Light is an atmospheric 2D platformer built around a simple idea: your light is always fading.

You’ll journey through soft, shadowy environments filled with branching paths, quiet dangers, and moments of calm. Your light can cure the Spirit Tree — but it won’t last forever.

Move carefully, plan your path, and make each stretch of light count as you travel between safe havens.

Along the way, you’ll:

  • Traverse handcrafted levels with smooth, responsive platforming

  • Manage a constantly draining light source

  • Discover hidden routes and optional challenges

  • Encounter subtle environmental hazards shaped by light and darkness

The further you go, the more the world asks of you — tighter jumps, longer stretches without light, and greater risks for those who explore.

Can you bring the light to the roots to cure the Spirit Tree of corruption?

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