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Welcome to Elk

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App ID 1015940
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Akupara Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29836181
Last Record Update 1 July 2025 – 05:34:03 UTC ()
Release Date 17 September 2020 – 13:51:25 UTC ()
❓ 87.96%
282 reviews
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In-Game

True stories told by real people. Welcome to Elk transforms the weird, wonderful, dark and desperate tales of the road less-traveled into an inventive, biographical adventure. This is an island like no other where drama, trauma, love and laughter hide around every corner.

Additional Information

Developer Triple Topping
metacritic_name Welcome To Elk
controller_support full
metacritic_score 82
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/welcome-to-elk?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Akupara Games
Store Release Date 17 September 2020 – 13:51:35 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/akuparagames.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/akuparagames
https://facebook.com/akuparagames
https://www.twitch.tv/akuparagames
https://x.com/akuparagames
https://youtube.com/channel/UCZmf7CjG0apiwBxNjIoYxDw
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 17 September 2020 – 13:51:25 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 July 2025 – 05:33:54 UTC () (1751348034)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 96
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Protocol_Buffers SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, Wwise SDK, Yarn_Spinner SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 July 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8294237
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-2RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 15 January 2019 – 10:02:46 UTC (), in changelist #5672593
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Story Rich 🎨 Stylized 🤫 Mystery 🗺 Exploration 🗺️ Adventure 🗿 Dark Humor 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 🏽 2D 👩 Female Protagonist 🌱 Indie 🎨 Hand-drawn 🫠 Surreal 🎨 Colorful 😃 Funny 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🔎 Point & Click 🤡 Comedy 🧸 Cute 📚 Narrative

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Adjustable Text Size Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Keyboard Only Option

Assets

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1015941 Windows Linux Welcome to Elk Windows 64 696.51 MiB 586.67 MiB
1015942 macOS Welcom to Elk Mac 704.57 MiB 582.29 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.37 GiB and total download size is 1.14 GiB.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 8294237 1 March 2022 – 23:47:13 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English, German, French, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Portuguese - Brazil
privatebranches 1
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