Press Kit
General Information
Swedish Indie Games Studio with a focus on sustainability.
Early History
The studio was founded in October 2017 by two former MachineGames developers with the goal of creating games without sacrificing developer happiness and health. Under the name Bad Yolk Games, the studio developed its first game: Main Assembly.
Recent
In early 2021, the studio was acquired by Kinda Brave Publishing to support the studio with its goal and provide core publishing functions. In March 2022, the studio changed its name to Ember Trail.
Timeline
Studio founded: October 2017
Team 17 publisher for Main Assembly: December 2019
EA Release of First Game Main Assembly: June 2020
Main Assembly Full Release: Jan 2021
Kinda Brave Acquires Bad Yolk Games: Jan 2021
Bad Yolk Games becomes Ember Trail: March 2022
Welcome to Distant Bloom, a cozy management game far away from home!
After a long expedition through space, you and your crew land on an alien planet with the critical mission of establishing a new home for your species. But this place is very different from the vision you saw through your telescope. What happened to the verdant life of this world? And what will happen to you?
Developer: Ember Trail
Publisher: Kinda Brave
Release Date: TBA
Platforms: TBA
You’re the designer, engineer and architect - if you can imagine it, you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions. Engineer each and every appendage with powerful visual programming letting you dictate the bots every move. When you’ve completed your masterpiece, open the world builder and craft the ultimate obstacle course to push your bot to its limit.
Developer: Ember Trail
Publisher: Team 17
Release Date: Jan 31 2021
Platforms: PC
Reviews
“Main Assembly is only really limited by your imagination.”
God Is A Geek
“It is a frictionlessly inventive playground.”
Rock Paper Shotgun
“Almost unlimited scope to build and play with robots, vehicles and much more, using unprecedented, free-form crafting tools”