Gameplay takes place in an open world, which players can freely explore.

They must also find a way to save the world's most valuable resource, embers, which can be used for their power, worn as jewelry, or set free, requiring morality based decision making.

[5] The game features a branching story, weapons-based skill system, and crafting.

Combat will occur in real-time but can be paused,[5] and the game takes about 20 hours for players to complete.

[citation needed] In 2015 Time magazine called Ember one of their "10 Most-Anticipated New iPhone Games", based on the demo released by N-Fusion.