Ember the Werefox
LionArc · 2025 · Action Roguelike, Time Management, Base Building, Exploration, Dark Fantasy
PC
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About Ember the Werefox
Play the role of young Ember, curiously resourceful by day and mystically fierce by night.
Don't let her appearance fool you! That's a foxtail, not a ponytail!
🦊 One-half blazing, roguelite combat
👧 One-half strategic, lightweight survival
Key Features:
- Explore a dream forest as young Ember, collecting, discovering, building and preparing for the dangers of night.
- Battle relentless terrors of the darkness as a mystical Werefox, empowered with fiery abilities, cosmic powers, and favorable combinations of upgrades.
- Between dreams, awaken to Ember's bedroom, where new techniques and permanent growth can be claimed, and dream-altering outfits can be unlocked.
- Throughout this 4 Chapter narrative, Ember's memories beyond the forest will invade, driving her to rely on a cast of magical friends in overcoming the manifestations of her nightmares!
Utilize the Dream Forest
The woods in Ember's dreams are full of mysteries and resources she can use to survive. Find materials to prepare light sources for nightfall. Pick, pull, gather and catch heaps of different fox foods to empower Ember's werefox form!Ember's menu-free crafting experience enables you to quickly stack components together as you dash around the woods, using the fleeting daylight hours to quickly explore, scavenge and craft.
Battle the Tides Of Terror
As darkness envelops the woods, Ember will take on her combat-proficient form, enchanted with fiery abilities and magical powers. As she eats meals, combine various skills to stack up a strategic fighting chance against the ever-increasing bombardment of spooky enemies.Take back the forest from the manifested fragments of fear to slowly and permanently populate the forest with new food sources, enabling Ember to become yet even stronger!
Safe and Sound
As Ember is defeated in her dreams, she awakens to her cozy bedroom. Her talking plush fox waits for her there, to absorb the heavy "dreamite" Ember collects while asleep. Converted into "courage", this redeemed resource is used to purchase new abilities and permanent upgrades!By accomplishing specific achievements in her dreams, Ember will also unlock dozens of new outfits, which will enchant her and the dream forest in many different ways!
Finally, before heading back to bed, Ember can catch up on her dream journal illustrations; doodles which keep track of new discoveries, progress and give rewards!
Growing and Evolving
While the plush upgrades, outfits, and story-based tasks completed in dreams are permanent, there are several ways each dream will give Ember a fresh start:- Experiment with a different combination of werefox abilities through feasting in the branching and expanding skill tree.
- Collect "Solis" through Ember's clever feats by day to earn randomized choices of productive "Sun Powers".
- Collect "Lunis" through Ember's werefox victories by night to earn randomized choices of combat-oriented "Moon Powers".
- Visit one of several new, procedurally-evolving woodland biomes, ripe for Ember to explore, prepare and prove her tactics in.
By improving and adapting to each dream and it's secrets, you can help Ember confront and defeat the 4 nightmares of this ever-changing dream world!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[quote]A review copy was provided by the developer.[/quote] [quote]Follow my Curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41363546-Fruit-N-Doggie-Reviews/]Fruit N Doggie Reviews,[/url] so you can be updated whenever I post a new review.[/quote] [h1]Overall Rating - High Quality ★★★★☆[/h1] [h1]First Impressions[/h1] There was one aspect when looking at Ember the Werefox (EW) that made me hesitant about the game, and it wasn't that the protagonist might be a furry. Going for a werefox was an interesting choice, but the matter I liked less was how young the heroine was, since she's just a little kid. Why is the person fending off creepy, alien-like globs of darkness only ten years old? Either way, I do find it funny watching the transformed protagonist shoving handfuls of cockroaches into her mouth. I won't be doing the same until the new world order takes over. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] A misleading feature about the game as described is that crafting is a much smaller component than I'd expected. All you can do with it is break up a few components and build fires, torches, and a bed. It's not this large, elaborate system of makeshift tools or equipment I had anticipated. Dur…9 found this helpful
[h1]FoxMania: The Quest To Review All Fox Games On Steam![/h1] [i]Conditions for inclusion: [list] [*] -The player character must be consistently a fox; the fox must not be merely a skin or a character option [*] -Must have 100% working Steam achievements [*] -Must not be a visual novel [/list][/i] [b]Game #40: Ember the Werefox[/b] Ember is a young girl, about 12 if I had to guess, who has already experienced some heavy trauma and regrets in her life. She goes to sleep at night and dreams about a magical forest where her trauma and regrets turn into demons and attack her, and she turns into a powerful werefox to defend herself. She meets a series of imaginary friends who help teach her psychological coping mechanisms, making her strong enough to overcome the things that are bothering her. The dream forest has a day/night cycle. During the day, you are given about two minutes to explore the randomized forest, building fires and collecting werefox food that you’ll eat later to activate perks and upgrades. At night, the forest turns into a survival arena as swarms of shadow monsters attack you. The game encourages you to stay in range of the campfires you’ve built, or you start …6 found this helpful
Great roguelite with some pretty engaging mechanics, skill-tree, graphics, and music. WORKS ON STEAMDECK! If I recall correctly, playthroughs were something like 7-10hrs per run for me. I played on each difficulty settings and enjoyed both quite a bit. The price is excellent for the gameplay time and depth you can customize your char skills. There's a lot of directions you can go with builds, and I'll probably play through this several more times to chase some different skill tree sets I didn't try. I was part of the beta test group for this game so I did get this for free. While I wasn't sure what to expect going into it, it was a complete blast to play and I highly recommend it.4 found this helpful
While Ember the Werefox may look cute and whimsical at first glance, don’t be fooled... beneath its childlike charm lies a surprisingly dark and engaging story. Push past the lighthearted opening and you’ll find a roguelike adventure that’s as addictive as it is atmospheric. I highly recommend it if you enjoy roguelike progression mixed with light base-building and resource management. Core Gameplay Loop: Each run begins with a day–night cycle. During the day, you explore, gather resources, and upgrade your camp. When night falls, Ember transforms into her powerful werefox form, defending her camp against waves of enemies until dawn. After several days, you face a climactic boss battle under an eternal night. Survive, and the story advances. Fall, and you awaken back in your bedroom to start over. Why It Works So Well as a Roguelike: Resource Gathering & Crafting: Tons of materials to collect and craft, letting you tailor each run to your playstyle. Dream-State Upgrades: Improve your werefox form between runs, unlocking new abilities that reset on death but deepen progression. Permanent Progression: Level up the “real world” Ember in her bedroom to make future runs smoother an…2 found this helpful
Really fun game. Also has a fox main character.
It is very fun and a lot of things to do; Very good graphics and lightweight survival is a good idea
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