EMBERWILD

Download version 0.4.0

Released 2026-11-06. The journey begins: dig down through the sea cliffs to the Cove. With the antler pickaxe, open the cracked seam on the clifftop, prop each stretch with wood and light the way with candles and torch stands. Out at the bottom is the Cove: a sandy bay, a pier, and sea fishing for mackerel and cod. A map on N fills in as you explore, and a compass runs along the top. Servers: protocol 16, so everyone needs 0.4.0. The game tells you on its title screen when a newer version is out. All releases and checksums.

What it is

• Gather, craft and cook; keep warm, fed and dry.
• Hunt deer, boar and rabbits; fish the lake.
• Build a home from floors, walls and roofs that snap together.
• Wolves move in, and every seventh night the moon turns red.
• Weather that matters: storms, blizzards and hard winters.
• A bear, a barrow, and the Old Stag at the standing stones.
• Dig down through the sea cliffs to the Cove, and fish off its pier.
• A map that fills in as you explore, and a compass.
• Play alone, or host a server for friends on your own machine.
• A guided tutorial with Old Tam the hermit.

Playing with friends

Choose Host Game on the title screen, and friends choose Join Game with your address (UDP port 24242). Everyone needs the same version. A spare computer can run a dedicated server from the same download: Emberwild --headless -- --server.