Ember Trail
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- Headquarters—
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- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingSoftware
Ember Trail firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ember Trail
- Legal name
- Ember Trail Games
- Website
- http://embertrail.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ember Trail business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Game Sales - Main Assembly: One-time purchase of PC game through Steam platform, published by Team 17
- Game Sales - Distant Bloom: Upcoming cozy management game to be published by Kinda Brave; revenue model expected to be one-time purchase through digital distribution
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Ember Trail product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ember Trail Games is a Swedish indie games studio that develops and publishes video games with a focus on sustainability. Its flagship title Main Assembly is a sandbox game where players design and build robots using visual programming. Its announced title Distant Bloom is a cozy management and exploration game set on an alien planet where players restore a dying ecosystem and reunite a scattered crew.
Product overview
Ember Trail is a Swedish indie games studio that develops and publishes video games with a focus on sustainability. The company operates two product lines: Main Assembly, a sandbox game featuring visual programming for robot construction and customization; and Distant Bloom, a cozy management and exploration game set on an alien planet. Both games are distributed through digital platforms like Steam.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Main Assembly A sandbox game where players design, engineer, and construct robots of any shape or size using visual programming, with a world builder to create obstacle courses and challenge modes. Built for PC players who enjoy creative sandbox gameplay with accessible programming tools, published on Steam by Team 17.
- Distant Bloom A cozy management and exploration game where players land on an alien planet to establish a new home, restore a dying ecosystem, nurture alien flora, reunite a scattered crew, and uncover the planet's history. Targeted at PC players who prefer warm, intimate cozy management experiences with environmental themes; to be published on Steam by Kinda Brave Publishing.
Companies that use Ember Trail
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Ember Trail technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Ember Trail partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Kinda Brave Publishing ABcoreKinda Brave Publishing AB acquired Bad Yolk Games (now Ember Trail) in January 2021 to support the studio's goal of creating games without sacrificing developer happiness. Kinda Brave provides core publishing functions including marketing, distribution, and operational support. In March 2022, the studio rebranded from Bad Yolk Games to Ember Trail under the Kinda Brave umbrella.
- Team 17coreTeam 17 served as the publisher for Main Assembly starting December 2019. They handled the publishing and distribution of Main Assembly through its early access launch in June 2020 and full release in January 2021 on PC/Steam.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Ember Trail competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Embark Studios: Stockholm-based game studio founded by former EA DICE executives, working on PC titles such as ARC Raiders. Same Swedish/Stockholm talent market and PC focus, but at substantially larger scale and with AAA ambitions.
Broad incumbents
- Mojang Studios: Swedish studio behind Minecraft, the canonical sandbox/creative game. Same Swedish origin and same sandbox category as Main Assembly, but operates at vastly larger scale and as a Microsoft-owned incumbent rather than an indie.
- Paradox Interactive: Major Swedish game publisher-developer of strategy and management titles (Cities: Skylines, Stellaris). Overlaps with Ember Trail on Swedish origin and PC publishing DNA, but operates at much larger scale and is publicly listed.
- Avalanche Studios: Swedish game developer behind Just Cause, Mad Max, and theHunter. Same Swedish origin and PC/open-world DNA, but operates as a mid-sized incumbent rather than a small indie.
Others
- Thunderful Group: Swedish game publisher and developer (formerly Image & Form / Zoink) with a portfolio of indie and family-friendly titles. Comparable as a Swedish-based indie publisher-developer ecosystem player similar in role to Kinda Brave for Ember Trail.
- Fellow Traveller: Indie publisher specializing in distinctive narrative and experiential games. Comparable as an indie publisher working with small studios on stylistically unique PC titles, similar to the role Kinda Brave plays for Ember Trail.
- Raw Fury: Swedish indie game publisher working with small studios on distinctive PC and console titles. Operates in the same Swedish indie ecosystem as Ember Trail and Kinda Brave, and is a comparable publishing counterpart for small studios.
Direct peers
- Coffee Stain Studios: Swedish indie game studio behind sandbox/creative titles like Goat Simulator and Satisfactory. Same Swedish origin, similar indie ethos, and overlap with Ember Trail's sandbox/creative product DNA, making it the most directly comparable peer.
- Zoink Games: Swedish indie studio known for creative, art-driven games such as Fe, Zombie Vikings, and Lost in Random. Closely comparable in size, Swedish origin, indie funding model, and focus on stylistically distinctive PC titles.
Emerging players
- Toca Boca: Swedish studio behind the Toca Life series of creative sandbox apps for children. Comparable on Swedish origin and creative/imagination-led product DNA, though it operates in the mobile and kids segment rather than PC.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Ember Trail financial estimates
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Ember Trail leadership team
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Ember Trail funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ember Trail M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ember Trail
What does Ember Trail do?
Ember Trail Games is a Swedish indie games studio that develops and publishes video games with a focus on sustainability. Its flagship title Main Assembly is a sandbox game where players design and build robots using visual programming. Its announced title Distant Bloom is a cozy management and exploration game set on an alien planet where players restore a dying ecosystem and reunite a scattered crew.
Is Ember Trail a public or private company?
Ember Trail is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Ember Trail founded?
Ember Trail was founded in -1.
How does Ember Trail make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Game Sales - Main Assembly is the primary driver. The others are game Sales - Distant Bloom.
Who are Ember Trail's main competitors?
Embark Studios is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Mojang Studios, Paradox Interactive and Avalanche Studios. Others are Thunderful Group, Fellow Traveller and Raw Fury. Direct peers are Coffee Stain Studios and Zoink Games. Toca Boca is listed as an emerging player.
Does Ember Trail have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ember Trail.