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Elin
Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Absurd sandbox chaos with total freedom” (76 of 103 reviews) and “Satisfying grind across multiple progression paths” (10); the most common complaint is “Steep learning curve with incomplete guidance” (16). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“First-time Game Review – Written After 700 Hours of Deep Experience This is my first time writing a review for a game, and I only decided to put pen to paper after diving in for 700 hours. Elin — a game that gave me the…”
“Elin is a weird fun and addictive game that you can do nearly anything in. I lack proper words to describe so I'll mention some of my favorite things that happened to me. I started as a slime that can eat enemies to…”
“A perfect game to get into right before an important exam session or other important commitments. Don't worry about it, just take off some steam looking at cute pixels :-)”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The world is enjoyable to explore and learn, dungeons (called Nefia) are randomly generated, and NPC towns/settlements are pre-built with shops, skill trainers, quest boards, etc. Runs on potato, plays like a…”
“"Just one more level.... just one more level.... oh crap it's 4 in the morning already," Yeah, it's one of those kinds of games. Nearly endless options for grinding to make those skill numbers go up and make the sweet…”
“205 hours in. Still learning a lot. Tutorial still not finished. This game was one of the best purchases i did recently. I *really* hope there's something useful in that locked chest.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is incredible. Combines the desire to explore and fight monsters with the need to create an imouto harem homestead. It gets updated regularly with clear passion from the developer and a great workshop…”
“A great mix of JRPG, roguelike and base building sandbox with Japanese humor. There are some QoL problems eg. tedious farming process, hidden item and character attributes etc but the mod community is active enough to…”
“The mommy update has successfully shaped this product into a groundbreaking miracle of software engineering.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is incredible. Combines the desire to explore and fight monsters with the need to create an imouto harem homestead. It gets updated regularly with clear passion from the developer and a great workshop…”
“A great mix of JRPG, roguelike and base building sandbox with Japanese humor. There are some QoL problems eg. tedious farming process, hidden item and character attributes etc but the mod community is active enough to…”
“I gave the game a go after seeing videos on YouTube that made me go "no way is that what the game is like". It IS what the game is like, and it is glorious. There areas that can be improved, but that may be a simple…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is incredible. Combines the desire to explore and fight monsters with the need to create an imouto harem homestead. It gets updated regularly with clear passion from the developer and a great workshop…”
“Insane game, with insane devs that just pump content after content. It feels and plays like a full fledge game already. Highly recommend.”
“What to say about this game ? Hmm... It's really hard to pick up when you first begin the game, but after a few days, I'm somewhat managing to get the hang of it. That said, once I've picked up, it's really hard for me…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“There is an insane learning curve with this game and the tutorials will not teach you everything there is to know (although more tutorials are being added as updates come out). The difficulty can spike drastically…”
“This is a game you either completely hate starting out or get addicted to it and play it forever. Tism people beware.”
“I really wanted to like it, I really did, but the text is too small and hard to read, and in the beginning there is just too much to learn right away. I can understand a tutorial, but its just too much at once that I…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like it, I really did, but the text is too small and hard to read, and in the beginning there is just too much to learn right away. I can understand a tutorial, but its just too much at once that I…”
“This game has the groundwork for a very entertaining RPG with a variety of races and classes, plenty of open world to explore, as well as nice graphics and music. Unfortunately, you cannot enjoy any of that because of…”
“Honestly this game is nearly perfect. But the thing about it that could be worked on is the relationship system. It is missing a lot of flushness and enhancement or even meaning! It feels bare bones compared to so many…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has the groundwork for a very entertaining RPG with a variety of races and classes, plenty of open world to explore, as well as nice graphics and music. Unfortunately, you cannot enjoy any of that because of…”
“This game is a really cool concept, but it almost feels like the Dev has a bizarre draw towards self sabatoge. First, the game is one of those that seems to be perminantly in a state of perpetual early access and is…”
“First of all, I really liked the game, and my negative review is precisely because I liked it, but I'm frustrated by its many shortcomings. All the game mechanics are poorly explained, if at all. They are also…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“There is an insane learning curve with this game and the tutorials will not teach you everything there is to know (although more tutorials are being added as updates come out). The difficulty can spike drastically…”
“This is a game you either completely hate starting out or get addicted to it and play it forever. Tism people beware.”
“This game has the groundwork for a very entertaining RPG with a variety of races and classes, plenty of open world to explore, as well as nice graphics and music. Unfortunately, you cannot enjoy any of that because of…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I could not narrate the average sequence of events I would go through in a day of this game without being institutionalized.”
— a player, Steam review · 237 hrs played“You need to understand this game is an obsession. There are 10,000 things you could be working on and all of them make you better. It's also the most utterly insane and unintuitive game i have ever played. Wanna optimize fishing? Okay. Go collect some flowers and break them down…”
— a player, Steam review · 94 hrs played“decided to play a piano in public to pay my taxes and immediately got my head smashed in with a rock by a guard for not playing good enough. so i decided to take a quest to harvest plants, thinking it would be a safe bet, and was promptly crushed to death under the weight of…”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Elin State of the Game – October 2026
Last month saw the release of a new stable update, opening up the Old Keep map, adding new furniture, introducing the new Relic equipment slot and the ★Embryolith relic, and opening a dried mandrake s
Update 23.352 Stable
■ 10/5 2026 EA 23.352 Stable After updating to a Stable version, there is a good chance that Mods made for previous versions may stop working or behave unexpectedly. If you encounter strange behavior,
Elin State of the Game – September 2026
Check it all out! In last month's update, many additions were officially implemented, including tea, the new crop introduced in the July issue, along with the new spells, furniture, and monsters featu
Update 23.338 Stable
■ 8/24 2026 EA 23.338 Stable After updating to a Stable version, there is a good chance that Mods made for previous versions may stop working or behave unexpectedly. If you encounter strange behavior,
Elin State of the Game – August 2026
Check it all out! Production on the new Home Story episode is currently underway. However, you can sense the struggle from the cries left scattered throughout the update logs. It will likely be a litt
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Character Customization · Open World · Rogue-like · JRPG · Traditional Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · RPG · Singleplayer · Dungeon Crawler · 2D · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 27 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: windows 8 Processor: Pentium Core i-5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 615 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space