12 survivors, 36 specials
Woodsman to Shieldbearer, each with a signature ability, a second at level 3 and an ultimate at level 8. Specialize at 12 tree points and two survivors of the same class fight completely differently.
Playable nowAlphaCo-op up to 4
Last Ember
Your fire is your life. Gather by day, hold the light by night, and build a survivor who gets stronger every run.
GenreSurvival roguelike
PlayersSolo or co-op up to 4
PlatformBrowser, desktop and touch
StatusPlayable alpha
PriceFree
Overview
Hold the light. Survive the dark.
Last Ember is a survival roguelike in full 3D that runs right in your browser, with a pixel-art Classic mode for older machines. By day you cut wood, mine ore, fish and forage. When the sun goes down the dark comes for your fire, and everything you built that day is what stands between it and the Last Dark.
Bring up to three friends. Host a lobby, pick the mode, map and difficulty, and every survivor keeps their own levels, skills and loot between runs.
- 12 classes, each with 3 abilities and 3 specializations
- 5 modes, from the classic to a four-map Expedition
- 6 maps and 5 bosses, each with a second phase
- 7 life skills and gear in 5 rarities
- A Homestead that grows between runs
- Leaderboards, friends and public lobbies
Features
What makes it tick.
A survivor who grows
Permanent levels up to 50, five attributes with milestone passives, a deep three-branch skill tree per class, and three build slots so a new spec never costs you the old one.
The real game
Carry your ember across four maps in a row, pick your road between them, and face the Last Dark at the end. Five tiers, each with less light and meaner monsters.
Five bosses, two phases
The Stag, Moonfang, the Colossus, the Brood Mother and the Lantern Eater, each with its own name and order on every map, plus the Last Dark at the end of an Expedition. Every big move has a wind-up you can read, and at half health each one enrages.
A home base that grows
Seven buildings between runs: a Forge to craft and temper gear, a Smokehouse, a Garden, a Merchant, and a Trophy Hall with 31 trophies to earn.
Better with friends
Up to four players with revives. Public or private lobbies, friend tags and messages, and leaderboards for the Daily Challenge, the Long Night and the Boss Rush.
Screenshots
From the game.
Captured in-game. Click to enlarge.
Modes
Five ways to play
SurvivalThe classic
ExpeditionThe real game
Daily ChallengeNew every day
The Long NightEndless
Boss RushFive tiers
Classes
Twelve survivors
WoodsmanMelee
BerserkerMelee
RangerRanged
TinkerBuilder
EmberwitchMage
FrostweaverControl
WardenSupport
BeastcallerSummoner
StormcallerMage
NightstalkerAssassin
AlchemistPoisoner
ShieldbearerTank
Maps
Six maps, six landmarks
PinewoodThe Elder Pine
AmberwoodThe Great Oak
FrostfallThe Ice Spire
BlackmireThe Drowned Altar
AshfallThe Obsidian Spire
SunscarThe Red Arch
Guides
Learn the game.
Every Last Ember guide we have written, checked against the game itself.
Last Ember beginner's guide: surviving your first nights
New to Last Ember? How the fire burns, what to do in each 38 second day, how camps, cooking and the belt work, and how to live through your first boss night.
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Building Last Ember With No Image or Audio Files
How Last Ember paints its textures, synthesizes its sound effects and plays its soundtrack live with Web Audio at load time, with no image or audio files.
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Every Last Ember class explained, with all 36 specials
All twelve Last Ember survivors with real stats, Q, F and R abilities, cooldowns, armor and the three specializations of each, plus which one to start with.
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Last Ember Homestead guide: buildings, skills and forge
How the Last Ember Homestead works: life skills, the Storehouse, Hearth, Forge, Smokehouse, Garden, Trophy Hall and Merchant, and what to build first.
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Last Ember bosses guide: every move, enrage and counter
Every Last Ember boss explained: the Stag, Moonfang, the Colossus, the Brood Mother, the Lantern Eater and the Last Dark, with wind-ups, enrages and counters.
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Last Ember camps guide: every defense and support
How Last Ember outpost camps work: lighting, fuel, health and repairs, all eight defenses and supports with real numbers, what attacks them and what to build.
Read the guideFAQ
Questions players ask.
How long is a day in Last Ember?
A day lasts 38 seconds and a night lasts 55 seconds. The Short Days twist cuts days by a third, and Rich Earth makes nights a quarter longer.
What ends a run in Last Ember?
A run ends when the home fire reaches zero fuel or when every survivor is down at once. In co-op a downed teammate can be revived by standing next to them.
How do I feed the fire?
Click the fire or press E while standing beside it. Each log adds 7 fuel, more with Firemaking, and the fire never takes wood unless you choose to feed it.
When do I unlock my second ability and ultimate?
The second ability on F opens at survivor level 3 and the ultimate on R at level 8. If you reach either level mid-run, it is ready right away.
Last Ember
Keep the fire alive.
Free in your browser. Make a survivor, light the fire, and see how many nights you last.
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