Action RPG × Town Builder by Cygnus Cross
Emberville
Awaken with no memories inside the Vitromotus — a vast underground world created as a magical dungeon where death no longer lasts. Carve your way out, rescue its people, and rebuild the ruined town of Emberville one dungeon run at a time.
- Release
- Oct 27, 2026
- Classes
- 13 (announced)
- Weapons
- 16 categories
- Biomes
- 8 (procgen)
- Monetization
- No microtransactions
The Loop: Venture Out, Return Stronger
Every activity feeds the next — dungeons fuel the town, the town fuels your next run.
01Dive the Vitromotus
Procedural dungeon runs — loot ancient tech & magical artifacts, slay monsters for rare crafting materials.
02Rescue & rebuild
Bring villagers back to Emberville; they teach trades, secrets and skills that unlock new systems.
03Gather, farm & craft
Mine, chop, fish, farm, cook and forge — life skills feed your gear and your town.
04Grow stronger
Level weapons, unlock and switch classes, inherit skills across classes for hybrid builds.
Build Freedom, Diablo-Meets-Stardew
Unlock, don't pick, your class
Classes are unlocked by hitting milestones while using a weapon or armor type — then switch freely, each with its own skill tree.
Inherit skills across classes
Level several classes and carry their active & passive abilities into others. Tailor a single combat class into a fully custom hybrid build.
Weapons level like builds
Swords, bows, staffs and more level independently, unlocking weapon-specific skills — so your loadout feels like a build, not a swap.
A World of Three Spaces
From deadly dungeon depths to a quiet farmstead of your own.
The Vitromotus
The main “dungeon” — more of a world inside a crystal. Procedurally generated and split into 8 biomes, full of weird enemies, traps and bosses. Every new game changes the layout.
Emberville (The Town)
The main player hub. The more you rebuild, the more systems and story you unlock as the town slowly returns to life.
The Creative Area
Your own space. Build your home, grow crops, decorate and craft. All your life-skill tools live here — a personal off-ramp from combat.
An All-Star Fully-Voiced Cast
Doug Cockle, Amelia Tyler, Matthew Mercer, Jennifer English, Ben Starr and many more lend their voices to Emberville — backed by an original score from Greg Dombrowski (Secession Studios).
See the full castEarly Access on Oct 27, 2026
A fully playable experience from the start through early/mid-game — with base building, gathering, crafting, farming, cooking, and melee, magic & ranged combat. No microtransactions.
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