Press kit
Emberdelve: Dice Roguelite
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Factsheet
| Developer | Tsoro Studios — solo developer Tapiwa Makandigona, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe |
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| Release date | 22 August 2026 (Google Play, worldwide — 177 countries) |
| Platform | Android 7.0+ (Google Play; direct APK also available) |
| Price | Free. No ads, no tracking, no energy timers. One optional one-time unlock ($3.99); no other purchases. |
| Genre | Turn-based dice roguelite / dungeon crawl, single-player, plays offline |
| Engine | Flutter |
| Google Play | play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsorostudios.emberdelve |
| Website | tapiwa.me/emberdelve |
| itch.io | tsorostudios.itch.io/emberdelve |
| Press contact | silentics.org@gmail.com |
Description
Emberdelve is a single-player dice roguelite built on one promise: every death is fair. Enemies always telegraph their next move, dice resolve by rules you can learn — no hidden modifiers, no rigged near-misses — and every run is seeded, so the same choices always play out the same way.
You descend into the delve one roll at a time: draft, forge, and upgrade a pool of dice — keen edges, warding irons, lucky charms — and chase pairs, triples, and straights that turn a spare d4 into the best die on the table.
The story behind it
Emberdelve was designed, coded, and shipped by one person in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe — built for phones and networks like the ones around him. It plays fully offline, respects your data, and never asks you to wait for an energy bar. It launched worldwide on Google Play on 22 August 2026.
Key features
- Fair by design — visible enemy intent, learnable dice rules, seeded runs.
- Build your pool — draft, forge, and upgrade dice; combos reward pairs, triples, and straights.
- No dark patterns — no ads, no tracking, no energy timers, no gacha. One optional one-time unlock.
- Offline-first — the whole game runs without a connection.
Images
App icon (512×512) · Feature graphic (1024×500) · Screenshots (1080×1920). Click any image for the full-size PNG.
About Tsoro Studios
Tsoro Studios is the one-person game studio of Tapiwa Makandigona, a self-taught full-stack developer from Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, and an International Olympiad in AI (IOAI 2026) award winner. Emberdelve is its first worldwide Google Play release.
Press contact: silentics.org@gmail.com · tapiwa.me