At a time when our take-out is biked over to us by CEOs trying to bolster their savings in the evenings, and our cabs are driven by anyone with a license and access to four wheels, it makes you wonder whether any of these everyday heroes could turn their talents to some of the bigger jobs.

Do we really need to hit 911/999 when we spot smoke streaming from a building? Yes, yes we do. Just for fun, however, let’s imagine an alternative reality where all such emergencies are handled by the people on the street - where the butcher at the end of the road supplements his wage by driving ambulances in between customers, and the headmistress at your local school fills time between classes performing operations on the backstreets.

Players will work through a variety of missions to earn money and upgrade their firefighting tools and lease better vehicles and fire trucks, all while dealing with competition from the Canadian firefighting startup Hosr. Staying competitive, however, relies on players working together, planning firefighting and rescuing in dense environments with complex systems interactions; water, fire, gas, electricity, and structure integrity all have a role to play.

Players will work together in online co-op multiplayer to earn tips from clients, earning the ever-so-crucial 5-star rating in order to earn cash, upgrade tools, and become the ultimate ‘have-a-go hero’ firefighter.

In Embr, players come together to create unexpected and ingenious solutions...or they can have a lot of fun failing.

Naturally, a new update means new missions aplenty, but with great opportunity comes great danger.

Embr in February 2021 comes packed with even more hazards - powered by the ‘Defendr’ security agency, naturally - meaning you’ll need to collect keys, dodge lasers, and use client biometrics to rescue even the most well-protected and valuable clients from the encroaching inferno.

As if that wasn’t enough, Embr’s latest update also adds some fresh cutthroat competition into the world of fire rescue apps, and they'll stop at nothing to burn Embr to the ground. Throw in a brand new skin to celebrate the new Lunar Year, and you’ve got the biggest ever update to Embr.

The new update includes:

• An expanded District 2 packed full of high-rolling new corporate clients are yours for the taking.
• Lucrative new missions to fan the flames.
• Dangerous and deadly new security systems.
• A brand new boss fight against dangerous new rival firm ‘Fyre’ to test your loyal crew of lifesavers.
• A brand new skin to celebrate the new Lunar Year.

Embr is available on Steam Early Access and Google Stadia for $19.99/€19.99/£17.99.

Embr is in development for PC (Steam) and Google Stadia.