Indie · November 1, 2024
Elin (2024)
A sequel to the legendary Japanese free game 'Elona,' which has inspired countless tales and adventurers who never returned. While retaining the traditional roguelike gameplay, Elin introduces crafting, survival elements, and base building/management, creating an even more open and chaotic experience. Live freely as an adventurer with your companions and pets. The marks you leave and the scars you inflict upon this world are entirely up to you. Key Features: A sandbox, open-world RPG based on roguelike gameplay. Live your life, survive, craft, build and manage bases and towns, enjoy housing, fishing, theft, music, farming, livestock breeding, childbirth, setting up shops, tourism, and much more. A seamless blend of endless randomly generated content and carefully crafted fixed content faithful to the world setting. A continuously expanding world and gameplay. Updates will continue even after the early access. The prologue to an epic story revolving around humans and the Elea.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Early Access · 1.0k
- Character Customization · 941
- Open World · 765
- Rogue-like · 753
- JRPG · 725
- Traditional Roguelike · 723
- Pixel Graphics · 714
- RPG · 712
- Singleplayer · 679
- Dungeon Crawler · 674
- 2D · 671
- Sandbox · 656
- Exploration · 656
- Difficult · 645
- Nonlinear · 636
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 6.6k Steam reviews | Top 38% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 94% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 30% |
| Concurrent peak | 1.3k players | Top 8% in Indie by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 179 h average | Top 1% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
94%Very Positive · 6.6k reviews
6.2k positive · 394 negative
Curator recommendations
7.4k
Peak concurrent players
1.3k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 1, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Lafrontier |
| Base price | $19.99 |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
179h
extensive (100+ hours)
Median
28h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
110h
Current engagement
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
Community
- Steam Workshop
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Content Notes
This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Mild Mature Content.
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (3)
- English
- Japanese
- Simplified Chinese
Editions & Packages
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