Think “Diablo Lite meets Stardew Valley” and you’ve got a good starting point in mind for Emberville, the just-announced pixel-art action-adventure-RPG from developer Cygnus Cross. It features Doug Cockle (The Witcher series) and Alex Jordan (Cyberpunk 2077) as voice actors, and it’s due to be released for PC in Early Access on Steam in Summer 2026.
Emberville aims to go “beyond the conventional expectations of similar ‘farm & fight’ games, with a simple-yet-deep combat system, inherited skill leveling system and challenging boss fights,” according to the development team. Customization is a big focus for gameplay, with cross-class combat skills, a weapon combo system, and a creative area that allows players to build, decorate, and customize their procedurally generated game world all promised.
You can wishlist Emberville on Steam if you’re interested.
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