Cygnus Cross has announced that Emberville will hit Steam early access on October 27th, while giving a bigger look at the game overall for people to see.
The team says that the new release date trailer “follows the player’s journey from awakening in the mysterious Vitromitus to transforming a forgotten estate into a thriving home. From dangerous expeditions and fast-paced combat to crafting, rebuilding, and discovering new companions, the trailer captures the satisfying rhythm at the heart of Emberville: venture out, return stronger, and slowly breathe life back into a world on the brink”.
The team adds that: “New cinematic narration from acclaimed actress Jane Perry ties it all together, hinting at the mystery and emotion waiting beneath the surface. At the same time, an original score by Emberville composer Greg Dombrowski, founder of Secession Studios, brings weight and emotion to the journey.”
There’s a hell of a voice cast for Emberville, too, with the names revealed as follows:
- Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Baldur’s Gate 3, Overwatch)
- Jennifer English (Baldur’s Gate 3, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 2 & 4, Dead Space)
- Elias Toufexis (Deus Ex, Starfield)
- Jane Perry (Baldur’s Gate 3, Dragon Age: The Veilguard)
- LilyPichu (Content Creator & Voice Actor)
- Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy)
- Anjali Bhimani (Overwatch, Apex Legends)
- Harry McEntire (Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Final Fantasy XVI)
- Alex Ponton (Content Creator & Voice Actor)
- David Menkin (Final Fantasy XVI, Dragon Quest)
- Rich Keeble (Baldur’s Gate 3, Total War: Warhammer III)
- Kirsty Rider (The Sandman, Sifu)
- Dillon Francis (International DJ, Producer & Musician)
- Cahla “Cahlaflour” Thorman (Content Creator & Voice Actor)
- Michael Bryan
- Lucy Elliott
- Alex Jordan (The Alters, Baldur’s Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077)
- Doug Cockle (The Witcher 3, Alan Wake II, Baldur’s Gate 3)
- Abubakar Salim (Assassin’s Creed: Origins, House of the Dragon)
- Amelia Tyler (Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, Diablo IV)
Emberville combines action RPG combat with meaningful long-term progression. Every expedition into the Vitromotus contributes toward rebuilding the town above, unlocking new NPCs, crafting opportunities, classes, and storylines. Whether mastering weapon skills, gathering rare materials, decorating your personal estate, or challenging powerful bosses, every activity contributes toward restoring life to a world left in ruins.
Here’s the key features:
- Combat Mechanics: The combat is action-oriented, with a wide variety of weapons, skills, and abilities.
- Multifaceted Game Progression: Progression is multifaceted, with players leveling up weapon and armor categories to unlock new classes, leveling up, learning crafting and gathering skills, rescuing NPCs to enhance and rebuild Emberville, and exploring the world to uncover hidden treasures and secrets.
- Farming, Gathering, and Crafting: Emberville features farming, gathering, and crafting skills that can be used to grow crops, gather plants, wood, and minerals. Players can craft items, which can be improved by leveling up, learning skills, blueprints, and recipes.
- Player Estate: Customizable player area with houses, buildings, and objects that can be custom-placed and used to improve skills, craft items, and as a chill spot.
- Dynamic World Exploration: Emberville features a large world filled with distinct biomes, locations, encounters, enemies, events, and treasures. Its world-building systems use carefully created content, rules, and logic to produce varied adventures without sacrificing structure or purpose.
Emberville launches into Steam Early Access on October 27th.
