Welcome to Elk

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App ID	1015940
App Type	Game
Developer	Triple Topping
Publisher	Akupara Games
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30763495
Last Record Update	25 August 2025 – 07:08:47 UTC ()
Release Date	17 September 2020 – 13:51:25 UTC ()

❓ 86.58%

297 reviews

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

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

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)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	55.034324942791756
height_pct	74.69722156257421

osextended

macos64,macosapplesilicon,macosnotarized

review_score

review_percentage

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_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-9.0-2RC
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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	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

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Adjustable Text Size

Camera Comfort

Custom Volume Controls

Keyboard Only Option

Assets

Load all asset images

clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

b7698e44e3333b9c67e2a78b5716d65f77a3e6f6_thumb

clienticns

acfebb0d29ccea36d4aba0116c852ab3a1bef580

LinuxClientIcon

97bd9d760597387f72cc48f91e40ea601f51fc9a

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	55.034324942791756
logo_position/height_pct	74.69722156257421
image/english	logo.png

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	4de5bf8db42bf13fd2e9dd1bf9a083be1ba65a6a.jpg
page_background_path	app/1015940
timestamp	1 July 2025 – 05:34:01 UTC

Trailers

704599 ↴
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trailer_category	0
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trailer_max/video/mp4	257025616/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1015940/704599/67799230a32f3022cde32e818ebe646dd577306c/1751176749/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1015940/704599/67799230a32f3022cde32e818ebe646dd577306c/1751176749/microtrailer.mp4
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adaptive_trailers/2/encoding	hls_h264
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screenshot_full	257025616/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1716577277
701299 ↴
trailer_name	Publisher Announce Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	257023834/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	257023834/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1015940/701299/b9932a7509aa2660e8e6797569b14df2e5f5868d/1751176744/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1015940/701299/b9932a7509aa2660e8e6797569b14df2e5f5868d/1751176744/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers/0/cdn_path	1015940/701299/b9932a7509aa2660e8e6797569b14df2e5f5868d/1751176744/dash_av1.mpd
adaptive_trailers/0/encoding	dash_av1
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adaptive_trailers/1/encoding	dash_h264
adaptive_trailers/2/cdn_path	1015940/701299/b9932a7509aa2660e8e6797569b14df2e5f5868d/1751176744/hls_264_master.m3u8
adaptive_trailers/2/encoding	hls_h264
screenshot_medium	257023834/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	257023834/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1715908998

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.

Total size on disk is 696.51 MiB and total download size is 586.67 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

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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