EMBERBOUND

Game Information

Developer

Oraclysm Games

Version

v0.5.0 (Chapter 2)

Engine

Godot

Release Date

Oct 6, 2026

Last Update

Oct 20, 2026

Censorship

Uncensored

Overview

EMBERBOUND is a 3D action RPG for players who want fantasy combat paired with companion romance. The tone is grounded and a little grim, with warmth found in the people you fight beside.

Story

The Ember has gone cold and a corruption called the Hush is spreading through the ashlands. Waking with a spark of that same force inside you, you set out from the town of Emberhold to find others who can still carry it, moving through ashen wastes, drowned fens, and burning villages toward a dungeon sealed beneath the Hush itself.

Gameplay

Combat plays out in real time as you explore a hand-built world on foot and by portal scroll, forging and enchanting gear along the way. Companions fight at your side, and spending time with them opens personal quests and bonds that can grow into something closer. Any intimacy is opt-in: the game asks before anything happens, and the choice can be turned off entirely in the settings.

Features

A hand-built RPG world spanning ashlands, fens, and ruined villages, with a dungeon running beneath it
Companion quests woven into the main story rather than kept as side content
Gear forging and enchanting to support real-time combat encounters
Consent-based companion scenes, fully toggleable in settings

Installation

Windows: extract the .7z (smaller download) or the .zip and run emberbound-adult.exe.
Linux: extract the tar.gz and run ./emberbound-adult.x86_64 (Vulkan required; Ubuntu 22.04 / Debian 12 / SteamOS 3 or newer, older distros lack the GLIBCXX version the terrain library needs).
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (v0.5.0)
Minimum (1080p, Low/Medium preset): Windows 10/11 64-bit or Linux x86_64, 4-core CPU (i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600), 8 GB RAM, GPU with DirectX 12 or Vulkan and 6 GB VRAM (GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580 / GTX 1660), 12 GB free disk space (20 GB while extracting, SSD strongly recommended).
Recommended (1080p, High preset): 6-core CPU (Ryzen 5 3600 / i5-10400), 16 GB RAM, 8 GB VRAM GPU (RTX 3060 / RX 6600), SSD.
The High preset uses 7-9 GB of RAM, so PCs with less than 12 GB RAM or 6 GB VRAM start on Medium automatically, and GPUs with 4 GB VRAM start on the new Minimum preset (you can always change it).
Windows starts on DirectX 12. If the game crashes on start, the next launch switches to a safer renderer by itself (Vulkan, then OpenGL). Still closing? Send us a screenshot of the black log window and the file %APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\EMBERBOUND\logs\godot.log on Discord.
The first loading screen takes a little longer while the game prepares its effects; later loads are fast.
Keyboard and mouse only (no controller support yet). Please tell us your GPU and FPS.
All characters are 18 or older.

Changelog

v0.5.0

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Chapter 2: the story goes on after the First Waystone, through Deepmere Fen, the Sunken Archive, Bonewake and Hush Hollow, down to the Crown Seal.
Two new companions: Maren of the Deepmere (healer) and Saela, Moth of the Archive (scout). Companion quests are main quests, with the guide arrow.
Seven new adult scenes, each with a yes/no question first: two rites each with Vess, Maren and Saela, and Nyra's last night. Inside a scene you pick what happens next from a menu, Back goes one step back, and every finish has its own ending. You can stop at any point.
Rites happen at her place: she invites you, and you travel there together (Vess' smithy, Maren's fen, Saela at Cinder Village).
The siege of Emberhold: hold the town wave by wave, with Kit fighting on the flank.
Two new dreams with Elyra, and a quiet evening at the bathhouse with Maren.
Companions and allies now fight at your level.
Chapter 2 scenes unlock in the Gallery in the main menu, like chapter 1.
A few short voiced lines in the adult scenes.

v0.47

Much faster loading on Windows: the game now ships with its DirectX 12 shaders, so the first start no longer compiles everything on your PC.
Fixed the long freeze when you leave the bedroom for Emberhold, and loading screens no longer wait several seconds for nothing after an indoor area.
New Minimum graphics preset, picked automatically on weak graphics cards.
Less stutter: the main menu no longer lags, and the first use of a skill hitches far less.
Content preferences: choose Ask first or Off for Sharing & group and Rough content (Settings > Content). Off removes that choice, and the story goes the other way.
Every adult scene asks first, Elyra's dream included. Saying no to Nyra now means it doesn't happen: she leaves the General's table.
Vess' scene has clearer choices and a gentler ending you can pick.
Bryga is now her full eight feet, and her hair and chest no longer stretch in combat.
Inventory sort text is readable on hover, the quest header is cleaned up, and tutorials and hints can be switched off in Settings > Interface.
Smaller download (.7z option).
New Discord invite.