Ember in the Frost

Ember in the Frost is a 3D open-world, multiplayer survival and construction game designed for a three-player cooperative experience. Players view the frozen apocalypse from realistic first- and third-person perspectives, navigating a world where a sudden 2045 ice age has swallowed continents, collapsed ecosystems, and erased social order. In this silent white hell, you are one of the few survivors hiding in wooden houses, surrounded by endless snowstorms and roving, hungry infected that have evolved into relentless threats.

Core to the game is a living, breathing struggle for survival. After each trek across the icy plains, you return to a shelter where warmth is precious, hunger and fatigue bite at every step, and the cold gnaws at body temperature. Plan every move and manage your supplies carefully—the next cache could be many days away, and every bullet may be the difference between dawn and despair.

The world rewards careful planning and hard work. Resource gathering spans multiple disciplines: cutting frozen trees, breaking ice, fishing, hunting, and scavenging abandoned towns for forgotten materials. A deep crafting system lets you forge weapons, winter clothing, medical supplies, farming tools, and even power generators, enabling you to turn your outpost from a fragile refuge into a sustainable fortress.

Agriculture and animal husbandry are central to long-term survival. Greenhouse cultivation keeps cold-resistant crops alive, while domesticated snow dogs and reindeer become allies and resources—dogs can even serve as early-warning partners against lurking threats. Every decision to train, breed, or deploy these animals shapes your chances of lasting through the harsh seasons.

Encounters with the environment and infected are brutal and tactical. The cold changes the infected, who lurk in the snow and ruins, demanding stealth, traps, and careful weapon use. Gunfire draws attention, and every round has weight—your ammunition is scarce, and every encounter is a high-stakes balance of risk and reward.

Build and defend your last refuge: strengthen walls, install alarms, set up workstations, upgrade tools, and carve out a greenhouse oasis. Explore frozen ruins, buried cities, and secluded research institutes in search of blueprints, rare resources, and clues behind the disaster. Ember in the Frost is about turning isolation into a beacon of civilization—warmth and hope found one night at a time as you face dawn together.