The End of... The End of Ember! Playtest closes December 6

Press Release  •  26 Oct 2026 17:00

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Playtest. The end of the playtest, celebrating right through Steam Scream V.

BANGKOK, Thailand, October 27, 2026 - Bad Plan Studios and Rising Tide today announced the End of Ember playtest closes on December 6, 2026, and Ember is celebrating right through Steam Scream V Fest, October 26 to November 2.

Bad Plan Studios has taken the chainsaw to the old build. From the gory remains, the team is sewing together what will be Ember's Final Form!

Which is to say that the current End of Ember playtest closes on December 6, 2026. It's time to say farewell to the old playtest, the old build and the old ways. Doors must close for others to open.

Last call for the old build

The playtest is free on Steam for Windows PC. Jump in during Scream Fest and you have until December 6 to fight through Hell with the current build before it's gone for good.

Obviously, follow us for more professional professionalisms, future builds and explosive announcements. Such as the new demo coming out in Q1... ahem. Can't speak around this gag.

Watch the trailer

How it plays

Ember is sent to Hell by mistake on her birthday. Her ally is Abe, a talking chainsaw-gun powered by hatred. Clear rooms of demons, collect teeth to spend at the shop, and use hatred to turn Abe into other weapons. Cursed items upgrade your guns and bombs before the next boss fight.

Twin-stick combat through rooms of demons and traps. Weapon mutation: spend hatred at a Mutator to change Abe's weapon form. Cursed items that upgrade guns and bombs. Teeth to spend on weapons, bombs and items. Grotesque bosses and graphic cartoon gore.

Stream it, record it, monetize it

You may stream, record and monetize End of Ember gameplay on any platform. The press kit and Creator Kit assets are yours to use in coverage, thumbnails, videos, streams and overlays. No advance permission needed. No embargo.

Wishlist End of Ember on Steam and follow Bad Plan Studios and Rising Tide for updates.

About End of Ember

Super cute, super gory, and totally unhinged: End of Ember is a horror-inspired twin-stick roguelite that will make you spew chunks of happiness all over your dad. Ember fights through Hell with Abe, a talking chainsaw-gun powered by hatred, and cursed items that modify her guns and bombs. The game is coming to Windows PC on Steam. The full-game release date is to be announced.

About Bad Plan Studios

Bad Plan Studios is Daniel McGuiness, Chad Habel and a ragtag bunch of technical wizards. They love horror films and chips. Follow them at Bad Plan Studios.

About Rising Tide

We champion games with sincerity. Developers with a peculiar and singular vision. Follow Rising Tide.

Press contact

Justin Paulsen, Rising Tidejustin@risingtidepublishing.com

Press kit: End of Ember press kit