Do we really need to hit 911/999 when we spot smoke streaming from a building? Yes, yes we do. But let’s imagine an alternative reality where all such emergencies are handled by the people on the street - where anyone from a lowly indie game dev, to a publishing executive, can supplement their wages by driving an ambulance on the side, or fill their time after work by performing surgery on the backstreets.
That's the amazing reality we've imagined in Embr, and we're excited to announce we're partnering with publisher Curve Digital to bring the multiplayer sim into Steam Early Access in Spring 2020.
Embr is set in a hyper-capitalist, deregulated alt-present world where public firefighting funding has run dry, and venture capitalism and e-hailing rule the roost. If that all sounds rather loaded - and, indeed, familiar - the gameplay itself is far more upbeat. It’s fair to say our take on firefighting isn’t your everyday simulator.
Our ‘Embr Respondrs’ might be untrained and unskilled, but they’re a creative bunch, and it’s fair to say their solutions for putting out those domestic blazes are as brilliantly makeshift as they are ridiculously entertaining.
Embr will launch on Steam Early Access in Spring 2020. You can expect regular content updates in the months after Early Access launch to significantly expand the game. As always, we're looking forward to your suggestions and feedback to improve the game.
We can't wait to get Embr into your hands later this year! Be sure to add it to your Steam Wishlist today!