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 must slice and cube to forestall the resurrection of an historical and pesky archdemon.
Fight appears to be like closely impressed by Hades, and there are ranged weapons, melee assaults and particular assaults known as Celestial Blessings. Within the trailer we additionally get a glimpse of a few of the different mechanics that may assist Fenrix on his journey, from a ability tree known as The Grace of the Arbor to artifacts like a magically levitating hoverboard known 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 equipment ought to come in useful when dealing with bosses – known as Sealed Tyrants – in addition to the Archdemon Asmodeus’s military of minions.
The sport will be wishlisted on Steam now forward of its 2026 launch, and developer Line Video games is promising a playable demo within the second half of this yr.
Rachel Weber is the Senior Editorial Director of Video games at IGN and an elder millennial. She’s been an expert nerd since 2006 when she received her begin on Official PlayStation Journal within the UK, and has since labored for GamesIndustry.Biz, Rolling Stone and GamesRadar. She loves horror, horror motion pictures, horror video games, and French Bulldogs. These 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.