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When the Embers Wake

When the Embers Wake is a third person narrative adventure about Emmie and the relationship with her mother. You play as a red panda as their story unfolds, raising awareness of the urgent and very real threats facing wildlife today.

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Llamaplay
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Llamaplay
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About the Game

A young red panda faces the flames destroying her forest home as a story unfolds.

When the Embers Wake is a third-person narrative adventure game where you play as a young Red Panda facing different emotional and environmental challenges as the story of the relationship with her mother is narrated.

Game Features

  • Third person exploration/walking simulator through the eyes of a red panda

  • Storytelling through narration, animation and environment

  • Hand-crafted environments to explore

  • Exploration and action interactions

  • 2-hour intimate narrative experience

  • Available on PC & Steam Deck​

Gameplay

A gentle, contemplative experience focused on exploration and emotional discovery

Exploration

Wander through hand-crafted environments that tell their own stories through visual details and atmospheric design.

Experience

Immerse yourself in a back story that goes through the childhood experiences of Emmie, a young woman faced with a difficult childhood, and how the relationship with her mother evolved.

Themes

Explore profound themes through gentle storytelling

Grief

Navigate the complex emotions of loss through a young red panda's journey of understanding and acceptance.

Deforestation

Witness the impact of environmental change on wildlife habitats and the creatures that call them home.

Emotional Resilience

Discover the quiet strength that emerges from vulnerability and the courage to continue despite loss.

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Will the embers take the forest?

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