Realms of Ember

Ten realms, one climb from the Forge to the Phoenix Heart.

Every 100 gates the world changes completely: a new place, new hazards and a new song. Realms 1 to 3 are in the game now. Realms 4 to 10 are built and arrive one at a time.

Realm1

Gates 0–99

The Forge

In the game now

A smithy at dusk. Every gate is a power hammer on guide rails above an anvil on a glowing vent; steam curls off the anvils as you pass.

New hazards

Hammer-and-anvil gates that slam on a 1.4 second cycle
The tutorial realm: plain gaps, tiers every 10 gates

Song

The Forge theme132 BPM, straight 4/4

81%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Gate 43: hammer gates and steaming anvils

Realm2

Gates 100–199

Obsidian Rift

In the game now

Under a blood moon. Obsidian stalactites with a molten core, glass lava vents that spit embers every bar, an erupting volcano, and a lava river for a floor.

New hazards

Moving gates that drift up and down
Slammers that close on the beat
Cinder Bats with glowing bellies flying at you

Song

Rift techno128 BPM

75%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Realm3

Gates 200–299

Sporelight Hollow

In the game now

A glowing fungal jungle. Giant mushroom caps, vines wound round the gates, and a purple bloom breathing behind the canopy.

New hazards

Breathing maws: gates whose mouths open and close
Drifting spores that float across the gaps

Song

Tribal groove in 12/8, C♯ minor112 BPM, a new layer every 10 gates

68–70%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Gate 243: spores drifting through the gaps

Realm4

Gates 300–399

Eclipse Mirror

Coming soon

A total eclipse over a mirror lake. Black and gold: a corona ring hangs in the sky and the world reflects upside down.

New hazards

Mirror gates flip gravity for a stretch: taps push you down, dives push you up
Shadow gates stay dim until you are close

Song

Dark waltz in 3/4, F minor156 BPM

63.7%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Gate 341: gravity flipped by a mirror gate

The realm card splits into Dive and Flap

Realm5

Gates 400–499

Starfall Orrery

Coming soon

Open space inside a violet nebula. A ringed planet turns overhead and the gates float among asteroids.

New hazards

A moon orbits every gap, so the safe line keeps moving
Shooting stars cut diagonally across the course

Song

Synthwave168 BPM

60.5%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Realm6

Gates 500–599

Mirage Dunes

Coming soon

A desert sunset. Pyramids under a huge sun, heat shimmer, sandstone gates with golden eyes.

New hazards

Mirage twin gates: one of the two gaps is a fake
Sandworms that burst out of the dunes

Song

Desert trance126 BPM

56%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Realm7

Gates 600–699

Thunderhead Spires

Coming soon

Floating bell towers in a thunderstorm. Rain sheets across the screen and the clouds light up from inside.

New hazards

Lightning strikes down between gates after a flicker warning
Wind gusts push Ember up or down in visible streaks

Song

Storm march in 6/8: carillon bells and storm drums, D minor144 BPM

49%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Realm8

Gates 700–799

Clockwork Sanctum

Coming soon

Inside a brass clock tower. A giant clock face with Roman numerals, turning gears, and furnace light from below.

New hazards

Stamping presses that crash down into the gap
Pendulum blades that swing across it

Song

Clockwork groove in 7/8138 BPM

Hear the song

47%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Gate 773: a stamping press under the clock

Realm9

Gates 800–899

Abyssal Trench

Coming soon

The bioluminescent deep sea. Near black water lit only by glowing plankton, toothed gate mouths, and the creatures themselves.

New hazards

Jellyfish that pulse upward through the course
Anglerfish that lunge out of the dark

Song

One-drop dub, deep and half-time70 BPM

40%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Realm10

Gates 900–1000 · the finale

Phoenix Heart

Coming soon

The finale, inside a molten heart-sun that beats. The sky glows magenta and gold, the floor is liquid fire, and the whole world pulses with the heartbeat.

New hazards

Ring gates that squeeze tighter on every heartbeat
Solar-flare columns that erupt from the floor
Rebirth at gate 1000: the sun bursts and Ember is reborn

Song

The finale song, climbing as you go144 → 174 BPM

34.3%cleared in testing

of skilled test runs clear this realm from its first gate

Video: crossing into the Heart

Crossing from the Trench into the Heart: gates 898 to 905

Gate 1000. Rebirth.

Screenshots are from the game itself. Clear rates come from the game's balance test: a skilled test player, hundreds of runs per realm.

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