- Hotfix Update v2.3.1 - 1 April 2026
Hello, Knights! We've fixed a few difficult issues that were intermittently appearing across a few platforms. Please see below for the specific bugs we addressed. Fixes Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback or assistance Fixed an issue where multiple players interacting with the tear in the Nexus all at once could cause client players to get stuck loadingFixed an issue where skills could desync during the Terror Byte boss fightFixed an issue where players could start online multiplayer lobbies by themselvesFixed an issue where players could be pulled while jumping over pits 🔥Fixed a memory leak with the physics engine That's everything for this hotfix. If you haven't yet heard, we're currently working on our new game, Welcome to Harmony! Details below! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4447030/Welcome_to_Harmony/ -Doom Turtle Join the Community! As always, if you…
- Ember Knights is joining Twin Sails Interactive Publisher Week - 22 January 2026
Hello knights-to-be, we're happy to announce we are joining Twin Sails Interactive Publisher Week! Starting from January 22nd until February 5th, Ember Knights is on sale with a 50% discount, and its DLC at 25%!Check it out!
- Ember Knights - Playstation and Xbox Release - 16 October 2025
Hello Knights!Today is the day! Ember Knights Heroes of the Nexus Edition is now available for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S!You can get it here on Playstation.You can get it here on Xbox.Heroes of the Nexus Edition Features:Ember Knights base gameWrath of the Architect DLCCross-platform support between PS5, Xbox, and PC!Thank you for all the support and helping us realize our dream of being able to bring Ember Knights to a full console release! We couldn't have done it without you!From the bottom of our hearts, thank you! We'd love to welcome all our new players to our official Discord and to follow us on X!- Doom Turtle
- Hotfix Update v2.2.1 - 30 April 2025
Hello, Knights! We hope everyone is enjoying the changes to the Architect fight and the addition of the True Architect! As usual, we've been listening to all the feedback and have put together a small patch to make a few balancing changes and to fix a few bugs. Please see below for all the details that are included with Update 2.2.1! Balancing & Minor Adjustments Ronin Reflex Updated to remove the window where the player was vulnerable if they did not successfully counter an attackUpdated to always allow the player to cancel the counter stance with a rollUpdated to allow the player to move, at a reduced speed, while in the counter stanceIncreased the counter timer from 1.0s to 1.4sIncreased the counter radius from 70 to 75Increased the projectile destruction time from 0.8s to 1.2s True Architect Updated to no longer support stealing skillsUpdated the attack patterns in all four phasesDE…
- Architect Unleashed Update! - 9 April 2025
Hello Knights! We've been a little quiet about this update, so we hope this comes as an exciting surprise! Testers Appreciation! First and foremost, we'd like to extend a big appreciation and thank you to those who played and provided feedback on the changes to the Architect boss fight! You were a big help and we're really happy with where we ended up. We hope you are too! Steward Plushies We have some exciting news about our Steward plushies! The store is now open! https://www.makeship.com/products/steward-ember-knights-1 If you missed reserving your very own plushie, now is your chance! We received a test plushie before approving production, and the quality was even better than we expected. These little guys turned out amazing! Consoles Update We're still progressing nicely with the Xbox and PS5 ports. We don't have a more specific timeline yet, but we're still targeting summer. We kn…
- 5000 Reviews Celebration! - 31 January 2025
Knights! We're truly humbled to be in a position to celebrate the incredible milestone of reaching 5000 reviews! What an amazing journey it's been thus far! Share a few positive words... Small studios like us truly live and die by our reviews and we recognize that none of us could be doing what we're doing without you, our players. If you haven't yet left a review, we would be very grateful if you were to share a few positive words about your experience with Ember Knights. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you! Many of you have been with us from the very beginning, but for those who joined us along the way, we thought now would be a neat time to take a look back at our journey and show how much "Ember Knights" has evolved over the months and years. The Ember Knights Timeline Spring 2019 - Pre-productionInitial concepts and prototyping beginsThe first idea, that was somewhat close to…
- Open Beta - Architect Fight Changes - 16 January 2025
Hello, Knights! A few of you have shared your thoughts about the Architect fight being a little too easy, so we've been working on some changes that we feel punch the fight up a little bit. We didn't take the fight to soul-crushing levels, but feel like the changes we did make bring a nice level of difficulty to the battle. Before we fully roll out changes to the Architect fight, we'd like to get your feedback. If you're interested in testing these proposed changes, you'll need to opt in to a special experimental beta. Instructions for Joining the Experimental Branch From your Steam library, right click on Ember Knights and select Properties... On the left of the popup, click Betas In the Private Betas section, enter TheArchitectIsGoingDown and click Check Code A new blue button should appear below that says Opt into: experimental - Branch for external testing. Click this button Close t…
- Nexus News - Huge Announcement! - 19 December 2024
Greetings, Knights! It’s been awhile since our last Nexus News and today, we come to you with a very exciting announcement! That's right! Ember Knights is officially coming to Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S this spring! Steward Plushie Update! We've been able to get a one-time campaign extension until December 24th, so if you haven't yet pledged and would like to, Pledge Now! Steam Winter Sale! For the next week, Ember Knights will be available for 50% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135230/Ember_Knights/ That's it for this news. From all of us here at Doom Turtle, we'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season! All the best in 2025!
- Hotfix Update v2.1.1 - 18 December 2024
Hello, Knights! The studio is shutting down next week for a much needed break, but we wanted to get this patch out before then. You helped us identify and troubleshoot a few issues, so without further ado, here's what we included for Update 2.1.1! Fixes Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback or assistance Fixed a bug that could cause the player’s collision to become disabled when skipping the Ember Dust identification cutscene Fixed a bug that was causing the mimic pet to become stuck when defeating a miniboss 🔥 Fixed a multiplayer bug where Midas Mail could cause a softlock when trying to obtain or upgrade Bone Plate 🔥 Fixed a multiplayer bug where the player could get stuck on a black screen after beating the Architect in a Boss Rush 🔥 Fixed a multiplayer bug where players couldn’t reconnect into Netherra with Trinity active 🔥 Fixed a bunch of minor visual issu…
- Surprise December Update! - 12 December 2024
Hello Knights! Before we get into the details for Update 2.1, we wanted to remind everyone about our Makeship Steward Plushie campaign! If you're interested in having your very own Steward, please check out the link below to see the campaign and pledge $2 towards your plushy. If we achieve 200 pledges, the plushies will be made! If we're unsuccessful, your $2 pledge will be refunded and the Steward will be destined to remain in the Nexus forever! Makeship Steward Plushy Campaign - Pledge Here! Ok, now on to the details for Update 2.1! Complete Patch Notes Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback. Balancing & Minor Adjustments Skills and Upgrades Molten BoulderUpdated to allow the manual detonation of the boulder for a short duration after castingRonin Reflex 🔥Updated for better clarity as to when an attack can be counteredIncreased the window for countering an attackI…
- Ember Knights Makeship - Steward Plushie! - 10 December 2024
Greetings, Knights! A bunch of you have been asking about Ember Knights merch, especially a plushie. We've been looking into it and found the perfect plushie partner in Makeship! Check out the concepts for the adorable little Steward! The campaign is now live! Click here to make your pledge today! How Makeship Campaigns Work Before the plushies go into production, Makeship runs a short campaign to see if there's enough interest. During the campaign, players are able to pledge $2 towards the purchase of their plushie. If the minimum number of 200 pledges is reached, the plushies get made and shipped to everyone who pledged. In the event that we don't reach the minimum, we will all collectively weep for what could have been as the Ember Knights Steward Plushie will remain a dream and they'll be forever banished to the Nexus. Please note: if the campaign is unsuccessful, each person who pl…
- Nominate Ember Knights for Labor of Love! - 27 November 2024
Nominate Us! For us up here in Canada, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder, which can mean only one thing. It's time for the annual Steam awards! And of course, long johns. It's also time for long johns. Steam is asking each and every one of you to nominate the best games of the year and we think Labor of Love is the perfect category for us! For the past 5 years, we've been working passionately on bringing you the best version of Ember Knights we can! We sincerely appreciate your nomination! Also, if you haven't yet left a review, now would be a great time! For small indie studios like us, positive reviews make all the difference! Thank you! Autumn Sale It's also that time of year for the Autumn Sale and from Nov 27th until Dec 4th, Ember Knights is 50% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135230/Ember_Knights/ Thank you very much for your continued suppor…
- Hotfix Update v2.0.2 - 25 October 2024
Hello, Knights! We wanted to get you another hotfix patch before the weekend. We fixed a bunch of issues and as always, a huge thanks to our community for helping identify and troubleshoot a lot of these! Fixes Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback or assistance Fixed a bug with Umbral Ember Buster Challenge where charge attacks weren't being counted when the Buster Ammo Skill Ultimate Upgrade is equipped 🔥Fixed a bug with Ember Buster's Sticky Bomb where the count was not properly updated if the status effect was cleared from a miniboss or boss dying 🔥Fixed a bug with Ice Burst and Ground Hunter where the combination could freeze enemies without requiring a Perfect cast 🔥Fixed a bug that was causing the training dummy to disappear after visiting the Trophy Hall 🔥Fixed a bug with Stormpike where it would immediately collide with a wall if casting next to a wall…
- Hotfix Update v2.0.1 - 17 October 2024
Hello, Knights! The reception for the Wrath of the Architect DLC has been incredible and we're super glad you're loving the update! It makes all the hard work leading up to launch worth it! You've also been very helpful in identifying and troubleshooting the handful of new bugs. We've addressed the biggest ones and have included the fixes in the following hotfix patch. Please see below for details. Fixes Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback. Fixed a major issue that was causing the majority of multiplayer issues in 3 and 4 player games 🔥Fixed an issue with save files where a large gap between updates could cause old save files to be reset 🔥Fixed an issue where players couldn’t interact with The Collector unless they reset the rebinding on their interact key 🔥Fixed an issue where players could become softlocked during the Lady Inferna fight 🔥Fixed an issue where…
- Ember Knights: Wrath of the Architect DLC is available now! - 15 October 2024
Hello Knights! It's finally here! Ember Knights 2.0 - Wrath of the Architect is now available! We've been hard at work on some form of the DLC for the past year and we can't wait for you to finally get your hands on it. Ember Knights has been a passion project for the entire team here at Doom Turtle and we feel extremely grateful to be able to put together one hell of a DLC. We hope you love it! The DLC is absolutely packed with new content and features including new worlds, new bosses and minibosses, new enemies, new weapons, new skills, new relics, new curses, new secrets, new player colors, new achievements, new difficulty modifiers, and of course, the epic showdown against the Architect! PLUS, the DLC also includes everything from the free Ember Knights 2.0 update including Daily Dungeons, Boss Rush Mode, Chaos Mode, local multiplayer save and quit, more player colors, and who can f…
- Hotfix Update v1.5.3 - 19 September 2024
Hello, Knights! We bring you a small update to address a few bugs and close off the Ember Cat Challenge. First thing's first, you're due a huge congratulations for absolutely crushing the challenge! We still can't believe how you blew the goal completely out of the water! Needless to say, the Ember Cat is getting made and will be included in the free Ember Knights 2.0 Update! Thank you for your participation! Fixes Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback. Fixed a bug with the Blizzard miniboss and Rift Hammer’s Crystalized challenge that could cause a softlock 🔥 Fixed a camera issue with Overlord Mack and his summons during his phase transition 🔥 Fixed an issue with Overlord Mack that could cause the screen to lock while invincible Fixed a bug with Arch Praxis that could cause him to become invisible and invincible during the second round of the fight 🔥 Fixed a bug…
- Ember Cat and Astral Ascent Collaboration Update - 5 September 2024
Hello, Knights! This is a bit of a surprise update since we originally planned to cease updates between 1.5 and Ember Knights 2.0 - Wrath of the Architect, but the following content could not be ignored! EMBER CAT - GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHALLENGE We've heard your requests for an Ember Cat to go along with our adorable Ember Dog, so we've created a global community challenge for our players to show us that there's enough interest for an Ember Cat. If there is, we are committed to making the Ember Cat a reality! When you first launch the 1.5.2 update, you'll see a new icon on the main menu. Opening that will provide more information as to how the challenge works. In short, just keep doing what you do - go on runs, kill enemies, kill minibosses and bosses, and earn points! Once in the Nexus, visit the new Wanted sign that the Stewards have so carefully built. This will be your home for keeping…
- Nexus News - Ember Cat and a Surprise Collaboration! - 23 August 2024
Greetings, Knights! Welcome back for another edition of the Nexus News! We have some exciting things to talk about so without further ado, let's dive right in! As you know, our original plans involved taking a break with updates after 1.5 as we push to the finish line for Ember Knights 2.0 - Wrath of the Architect. However, we've had a few things come up that were too compelling to ignore, so we're going to be releasing an interim 1.5.2 update on September 5th - more on that later! INTRODUCING HYDRA! We're getting closer and closer to the release of Ember Knights 2.0, so we wanted to take this opportunity to show you a little more about one of the powerful new skills that will be available in Wrath of the Architect. The Hydra is a versatile skill that's effective at both short and long distances. Upgrades for the Hydra will increase its versatility as well as its power. Hydra: Ranged At…
- Wrath of the Architect - Releases Oct 15th! - 5 August 2024
EXTRA! EXTRA! Wrath of the Architect releases on Oct 15th! This massive update will include both DLC and free content! New Bosses! New Weapons! DLC Features (also includes features from the Free Update): Architect boss fight 4 epic new bosses 4 deadly new minibosses 4 new worlds Dozens of altered new enemies with new attacks 2 powerful new weapons 9 devastating new skills And more! FREE Update Features: New Daily Dungeon game mode New Boss Rush mode New Chaos Run mode 1 adorable Ember Dog Wishlist Now! If you haven't already Wishlisted the DLC, do that now so you don't miss out on the latest information, new trailers, screenshots, and more! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2948140/Ember_Knights__Wrath_of_the_Architect/ That's it for now! - Doom Turtle Join the Community! As usual, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favorite memes, or s…
- Hotfix Update v1.5.1 - 1 August 2024
Hello, Knights! We've heard your feedback, so we've decided to put out a small update to address some of your concerns. While we didn't roll back every change, we hit the ones that we feel are the most problematic. Please see below for everything that's included in this hotfix patch. Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback. Balancing & Minor Adjustments Updated Ultimate Skill Upgrades to equip automatically when any 2 upgrades for a skill have been equipped. (Reverted to previous implementation) 🔥 Updated to allow skill upgrading in Scoggfirth. All Skill Selectors will include upgrades. (Reverted to previous implementation) 🔥 Warrior Wisps Upgrade III - Doubled the healing. (Reverted to previous implementation) 🔥 Ballista Upgrade III - Doubled the healing and removed the healing cap and cooldown. (Reverted to previous implementation) 🔥 Seek and Destroy Upgrade II…
