Sky: The Two Embers - Part 1 Official Trailer (2025)

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thatgamecompany, the award-winning studio behind Sky: Children of the Light, presents The Two Embers: Part One, the first part of a wordless animated feature revealing the long-awaited origin story of Sky, a once-thriving kingdom of stars nestled in the clouds. The Two Embers unfolds across two parts, following the parallel journeys of two children. Though separated by time, their fates are deeply intertwined, and together, their choices will shape the destiny of a crumbling kingdom. The Two Embers – Part 1 follows the poignant tale of an orphan chasing hope in a world slowly succumbing to darkness. Told entirely without dialogue, the story unfolds as a series of animated chapters players can watch together in-game, with each chapter accompanied by playable Seasonal Quests that place players directly into the events of a kingdom’s final days. At the heart of the journey is a gentle, expressive manatee, a companion who responds to players’ actions and stands by their side through the highs and lows of the story. This bond grows over time, mirroring the emotional depth of The Two Embers – Part 1 and reflecting the game’s themes of empathy, trust, and quiet resilience. The Two Embers – Part 1 begins in-game on July 21 where players can view with friends, with subsequent chapters debuting one week after the other.  Each chapter will replay every two hours in the cinema following their respective air times, and the film will be viewable for a one-time showing in its entirety following the first ever Sky Creator Awards ceremony on August 15 at 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET. Part of a larger feature in development, The Two Embers – Part 1 marks a milestone moment for the Sky universe – melding cinema and gameplay in a deeply emotional and social experience unlike any other. Sky: Children of the Light released as a free-to-play iOS game on July 18, 2019, receiving critical and commercial acclaim. It earned Apple’s iPhone Game of the Year award in 2019, ‘Best Mobile Game’ and ‘Audience Award’ at the 2020 Game Developers Choice Awards, and ‘Mobile Game of the Year’ at the 2020 SXSW Gaming Awards. Sky later expanded to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam, hitting 270 million downloads as of 2025.