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REKA
Step into a cozy, witchy world inspired by Slavic folklore. Build, decorate, and customize your walking chicken-legged cottage as you wander through misty autumn woodlands. Help local villagers, tame forest creatures, and learn gentle witchcrafts under the tutelage of the great witch Baba Jaga.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Cozy witchy exploration and building” (59 of 103 reviews) and “Beautiful witchy atmosphere” (30); the most common complaint is “Quest, spawning, and collision bugs” (37). 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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I really want to enjoy this game, it looks really pretty and I like the game play but there are so many bugs I have to restart every half an hour as something breaks, Ive been stuck in chicken mode, had entire zones…”
“While I do overall like and recommend this game, I have to add the caveat that at the time of review (early 2026) it's NOT finished and you may want to wait a little while before buying/playing. It has a lot of bugs and…”
“This game is really cute. It definitely deserves better than mixed reviews. It's still early release. It can be a bit repetitive but there is charm to that. The house building is better than most base builders I have…”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“While I do overall like and recommend this game, I have to add the caveat that at the time of review (early 2026) it's NOT finished and you may want to wait a little while before buying/playing. It has a lot of bugs and…”
“This game is really cute. It definitely deserves better than mixed reviews. It's still early release. It can be a bit repetitive but there is charm to that. The house building is better than most base builders I have…”
“At the moment the game isn't really that playable, but we know that it's not finished. As someone that enjoys the exploring, gathering, and building aspects of fantasy games like Skyrim, I think I could really get into…”
24 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The aesthetics and the overall idea is very nice. I really like the story and all, however the game has issues. I decided to replay the game recently and I can't even get past the first area because the cooking is…”
“WAIT to get this game. It's fun and fascinating, with a great soundtrack and wonderful folklore, but it has SO. MANY. BUGS. Many quests cannot be completed, for various reasons -- either one cannot interact with the…”
“While I do overall like and recommend this game, I have to add the caveat that at the time of review (early 2026) it's NOT finished and you may want to wait a little while before buying/playing. It has a lot of bugs and…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is so much fun! It’s currently in early access so there are glitches here and there that come and go. However, the story is beautiful and the game play is unique! I enjoy that it doesn’t feel like another…”
“It's a low stakes game with rich lore and a dev team that really cares about making a great game.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“WAIT to get this game. It's fun and fascinating, with a great soundtrack and wonderful folklore, but it has SO. MANY. BUGS. Many quests cannot be completed, for various reasons -- either one cannot interact with the…”
“Wonderful game, spent quite some time running and exploring. Positives, and they really are strong: Gorgeous look, calm melancholic music, fun story, cool building, gardening... stunning... Bugs: Cursor in menus…”
“I love this game, it is so peaceful and relaxing to play- but still rewarding! In my playtime, I've experienced little to no bugs :) Also really enjoy the sound effects. Overall, I would reccomend!”
37 of the 103 reviews raise this · 27 of them still recommend the game.
“I really want to enjoy this game, it looks really pretty and I like the game play but there are so many bugs I have to restart every half an hour as something breaks, Ive been stuck in chicken mode, had entire zones…”
“The game feels like its in early alpha testing and not early access. The game is wonderfully cozy and once its fully out or at least a little more updated it will be great just not right now. the land generation is…”
“Ugh gods I have waited a year to get this game and I love everything about it but I can't play it if it's going to crash to the point that I have to do a hard reboot. The suckier part of it all is that about a year ago…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It's been more than a year now and this game is still in early access with basically no updates that adds to gameplay. A new window won't make me come back to this. The vibe is nice and there was a reason I bought it,…”
“The game feels like its in early alpha testing and not early access. The game is wonderfully cozy and once its fully out or at least a little more updated it will be great just not right now. the land generation is…”
“REKA – Great theme, but too much friction I bought REKA at launch because I love Baba Yaga folklore and games inspired by it. I really wanted to like this game, but after revisiting it more than a year later I still…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I really want to enjoy this game, it looks really pretty and I like the game play but there are so many bugs I have to restart every half an hour as something breaks, Ive been stuck in chicken mode, had entire zones…”
“REKA – Great theme, but too much friction I bought REKA at launch because I love Baba Yaga folklore and games inspired by it. I really wanted to like this game, but after revisiting it more than a year later I still…”
“I really wanted to enjoy this game but unfortunately it is a buggy and unoptimized mess at present. I get deer spinning wildly, lag spikes despite my graphics and such being way above the necessary. Some items are not…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's been more than a year now and this game is still in early access with basically no updates that adds to gameplay. A new window won't make me come back to this. The vibe is nice and there was a reason I bought it,…”
“The game feels like its in early alpha testing and not early access. The game is wonderfully cozy and once its fully out or at least a little more updated it will be great just not right now. the land generation is…”
“Ugh gods I have waited a year to get this game and I love everything about it but I can't play it if it's going to crash to the point that I have to do a hard reboot. The suckier part of it all is that about a year ago…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“WAIT to get this game. It's fun and fascinating, with a great soundtrack and wonderful folklore, but it has SO. MANY. BUGS. Many quests cannot be completed, for various reasons -- either one cannot interact with the…”
“This game has so much potential, that I am so upset I have to write this review. I have loved the idea, the concept, I love that I am able to build and the creative direction is so phenomenal. However, the User…”
“The beginning of this game was awesome and I really thought it would be a lot of fun, but it's not. The lag spikes are enough to give this a negative review, but that's not even half of it. 17 hours later and I still…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I am going to be transparent, I will not thumb down this game because the idea and the game, the atmosphere, the art is literally perfect. I am obsessed. But it's basically unplayable in this state. I have a $5,000 PC and I cannot play this game unless I lower the settings, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“I am the type of player that enjoys the farming and cozy story telling. I look forward to games that allow me to sit back, decorate and not worry too much about grinding for supplies. This being said, Reka checks off a lot of boxes for me. I like the house decorating, and there…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“I want to like this game so bad. The vibes are phenomenal and the gameplay is enjoyable, but WOW do the devs need to figure out how to optimize a game. Even on the lowest settings this game CHUGS. I mean 30-40fps drops every few seconds, for a game with PS2 graphics. (I say that…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
An update on Steam issues!
Hey everybody, Just a quick note to say we're aware there were problems for some existing players with accessing the 1.0 build. This was an issue with Steam globally, and it unfortunately caused a del
REKA 1.0 is now live!
Hello witches! It feels so wonderful to finally say this... REKA 1.0 is now live! The closing chapter to Reka and Baba Jaga's story is ready to play, plus new features and big gameplay improvements ac
New REKA game art!
Hello, witches! With 10 days to go until we launch REKA into 1.0, we thought it was fitting to have a little Steam page makeover... Revealing our new key art! We are so over the moon with our new game
REKA October Patch
Changes BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS Added the Saw (aka Cut Manager) to House Building Mode. The Saw allows you to fine tune how intersecting blocks behave. For example you can tell a bannister not to snap t
Patch Updates, Steam Sale & Discord Emojis!
Hello witches! We've got a bunch of fun news to share with you all today, including patches for both REKA and the REKA Demo, a brand-new sale, and some adorable new Discord emojis! Let's dive in. Autu
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-10-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Early Access · Building · Indie · Character Customization · Singleplayer · Exploration · Crafting · Atmospheric · Dark Fantasy · Adventure · Magic · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Official site | https://www.emberstorm.de/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit version or newer Processor: Intel Core i5 6400 Or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Or AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space