Ember and Blade is a brand new motion sport for PC that is able to show that survivor and Soulslike are flavors that go collectively like peanut butter and jelly. The unique announcement trailer above introduces us to hero Fenrix Haven, a demon hunter who makes a cope with an angel for immortality, and the hordes of foes he’ll need to slice and cube to stop the resurrection of an historic and pesky archdemon.
Combat appears to be like closely impressed by Hades, and there are ranged weapons, melee assaults and particular assaults referred to as Celestial Blessings. In the trailer we additionally get a glimpse of a few of the different mechanics that can help Fenrix on his journey, from a talent tree referred to as The Grace of the Arbor to artifacts like a magically levitating hoverboard referred to as the Jelly Engine. Weapons like silver-infused hammers, swords and a darkness cleaving shadow dagger can all be unlocked within the Magic Forge. This package ought to come in useful when dealing with bosses – referred to as Sealed Tyrants – in addition to the Archdemon Asmodeus’s military of minions.
The sport could be wishlisted on Steam now forward of its 2026 launch, and developer Line Games is promising a playable demo within the second half of this 12 months.
Rachel Weber is the Senior Editorial Director of Games at IGN and an elder millennial. She’s been an expert nerd since 2006 when she acquired her begin on Official PlayStation Magazine within the UK, and has since labored for GamesIndustry.Biz, Rolling Stone and GamesRadar. She loves horror, horror films, horror video games, and French Bulldogs. Those further wrinkles on her face are due to going time blind and staying up too late ending each sidequest in RPGs like Fallout and Witcher 3.
