· 8 min read
EmberFrost characters: who lives in Tamarisk Village
Meet the EmberFrost characters: Granny Maud the healer, Lily the mapmaker, Bram the smith, your Ember Keeper and the workers who keep Tamarisk Village warm.
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Guides, tips and design notes for EmberFrost: Survival Tycoon, the cozy winter village builder. Keep the fire alive and bring Tamarisk back to life.
About EmberFrost: Survival Tycoon 
· 7 min read
Is EmberFrost free? What the Full Story unlocks, explained
Is EmberFrost free? Yes, to start: the prologue and your first three places cost nothing. Here is what the one-time Full Story unlocks and how coin packs work.
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· 7 min read
EmberFrost hard mode: Normal vs Hard, and which to choose
EmberFrost hard mode explained: what changes between Normal and Hard, who each mode suits, and how to switch any time in the settings without starting over.
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· 5 min read
EmberFrost is out now on iPhone: a cozy winter survival village builder
Light the last ember, keep the fire alive and rebuild a frozen village with one thumb. EmberFrost: Survival Tycoon is out now on the App Store, free to start, with no ads.
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· 5 min read
EmberFrost beginner's guide: 12 tips to keep the fire alive
New to EmberFrost? Twelve practical tips for your first hours in Tamarisk: when to feed the fire, what to build first, how to beat the storms and how to get ready for the Great Blizzard.
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· 4 min read
The idle tycoon game you actually play
Idle games, tycoon games and idle arcade games explained, and how EmberFrost mixes hands-on play with workers who keep the village running.
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· 5 min read
What makes a survival game cozy?
Cozy survival sounds like a contradiction. Here is how a survival game can keep real pressure and still feel warm, and the rules we followed when we made EmberFrost.
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· 4 min read
How to build a winter village that survives the cold
Village builders with winter survival ask one question: how far does the warmth reach? A look at heat, layout and planning in winter village builder games, with examples from EmberFrost.
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