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Embark

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App ID 1055090
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Overly Complicated Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 30041247
Last Record Update 14 July 2025 – 02:44:24 UTC ()
Release Date 18 April 2019 – 17:00:21 UTC ()
❓ 59.33%
384 reviews
1
In-Game
🛖 Colony Sim 🏠 Base Building 💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🐤 Early Access

Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.

Additional Information

Developer Overly Complicated Games
metacritic_name Embark
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Overly Complicated Games
Store Release Date 18 April 2019 – 17:00:30 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/EmbarkGame
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5IO2-8Pux8lBVJZJJse6ow/
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 18 April 2019 – 17:00:21 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 April 2024 – 03:52:57 UTC () (1712029977)
review_score 5
review_percentage 61
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, Protocol_Buffers SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityHDRP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 24 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9433067
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 18 April 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 22 March 2019 – 02:59:14 UTC (), in changelist #5988678

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🛖 Colony Sim 🏠 Base Building 💡 Strategy 🌱 Indie 🖥️ Simulation 🐤 Early Access 🌲 Survival 🧱 Sandbox 🏠 Building 🔧 Crafting 🌍 Open World 💼 Management 👤 Singleplayer 🛠️ Moddable 🧊 3D 🚀 Sci-fi 🧊 Voxel

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Stats Family Sharing Early Access

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp2 April 2024 – 03:53:43 UTC

Trailer 214568 ↴

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timestamp 26 March 2019 – 03:27:04 UTC

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timestamp 25 June 2021 – 07:34:31 UTC

User File System

Key Value
quota 1.86 GiB (2000000000)
maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
0 ↴
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platforms/1Windows
1 ↴
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platforms/1Windows
2 ↴
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3 ↴
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4 ↴
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5 ↴
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Embark/Embark/worlds *.wld
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Embark/Embark/worlds *.sav
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Embark/Embark/worlds *.jpg
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Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Embark/Embark/customStarts *.ss
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