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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 30763495
Last Record Update 25 August 2025 – 07:08:47 UTC ()
Release Date 17 September 2020 – 13:51:25 UTC ()
❓ 86.58%
297 reviews
0
In-Game
📚 Story Rich 🎨 Stylized 🤫 Mystery 🗺 Exploration 🗺️ Adventure

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
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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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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
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-2RC
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    requires_voice_files0
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    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

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timestamp1 July 2025 – 05:34:01 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 18 all-time peak 17 September 2020
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  • 4,785 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 86.58% SteamDB Rating
  • 281 94.6% positive reviews
  • 16 5.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
17 September 2020 Steam Release -
3 December 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play on the Go Bundle (BundleFestive Edition) -
17 March 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Adventure Bundle (Spring 2025) -
30 May 2025 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Power Up Pride -

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Welcome to Elk had an all-time peak of 18 concurrent players on 17 September 2020.

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