Em-8ER
What is EM-8ER? (pronounced Ember): EM-8ER is a multiplayer, open world, co-op shooter that pits players against a ruthless, shape-shifting, alien army called the Tsi-Hu. The game is a simulated war where massive battles ebb and flow across the planets surface. Hundreds of players will be fighting at any given time in skirmishes involving mechs, giant monsters, and military bases. EM-8ER combines high action, 1st and 3rd person shooting with crafting and RTS-like elements in a vast open world. We call this genre: Massive Planetary Wargame.
Em-8ER is estimated to have 12 – 6k players a day. Around 7k – 640k accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.
Player stats
Estimated daily players
12 – 5.7 thousand
How many people we think play Em-8ER on a given day.
Estimated total players
6.5 thousand – 640 thousand
How many accounts we think have played Em-8ER at some point.
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~3k | Down 1.8% |
| July 2026 | ~3.1k | — |
Community activity
Daily Em-8ER community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.
Discord members
2,272 online now
7.8kDown 0.4% past month
The official Em-8ER Discord server has 7,798 members, with 2,272 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.
YouTube subscribers
5.8kUp 0.2% past month
The official Em-8ER YouTube channel has 5,830 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past month.
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Storyline
Humanity had colonized the nearby stars for hundreds of years, but it wasn't until the invention of Gates that they could travel farther. Gates were one-way trips to random destinations, often taking one far across the galaxy. No-one knew a new gate's ultimate destination until it was finished and the first journey undertaken. Gatestriders, a nomadic colony of humanity, took pride in gate travel and the discovery of new areas of space. When resource rich planets were discovered, they would send Reaper teams to terraform the planet and mine its wealth for fortune and glory. One such foray inadvertently led them into a region of space deemed forbidden by the reclusive, yet powerful, Enshigi. The retaliation was swift, and ruthless. Within a week the Gatestriders lost their homeworld, their star sent nova by the Enshigi. The shattered society took to finding a new home for themselves. It was during this search that they came across the planet Em-8ER. This was where they encountered the Tsi-Hu: sentient, shapeshifting aliens who command huge creatures, known as Kaiju, into battle. This was how the war started.
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Frequently asked questions
How many people play Em-8ER?
Em-8ER has an estimated 12–5,700 daily players and roughly 6,500–640,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of August 2026. The range is modelled from the size of the game’s Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities rather than measured, so treat it as a rough band.
How big is the Em-8ER Discord server?
The official Em-8ER Discord server has around 7,798 members (2,272 typically online).
What platforms is Em-8ER available on?
Em-8ER is available on Windows.