Embr and games like it | What’s Next

The WhatsNext verdict

For Players looking for chaotic firefighting missions, especially with friends.: Race through burning buildings, rescue people, and grab valuables while juggling fires and the hazards of unstable structures. Tradeoff: The frantic, slapstick rescue work can feel messy and unpredictable rather than like a realistic firefighting simulation.

What it does best

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The setup

What you are walking into

Embr is a frantic fire-fighting (un)Simulator set in a hyper-capitalist, deregulated alt-present where public firefighting funding has run dry, and venture capitalism and e-hailing rule the roost. The Embr Respondr is the last stand in a world ablaze.