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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 29947360
Last Record Update 8 July 2025 – 10:40:35 UTC ()
Release Date 17 September 2020 – 13:51:25 UTC ()
❓ 87.47%
286 reviews
0
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)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct55.034324942791756
height_pct74.69722156257421
osextended macos64,macosapplesilicon,macosnotarized
review_score 8
review_percentage 95
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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small_capsule
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header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
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image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_positionBottomLeft
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logo_position/height_pct74.69722156257421
image/englishlogo.png
Assets
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headerheader.jpg
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library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
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page_background_pathapp/1015940
timestamp1 July 2025 – 05:34:01 UTC
Trailers
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User File System

Key Value
quota 12.00 MiB (12582910)
maxnumfiles 1
rootoverrides
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
osMacOS
oscompare=
useinsteadMacAppSupport
pathtransforms/0/findTriple Topping/Welcome to Elk
pathtransforms/0/replacecom.Company.ProductName
1 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
osLinux
oscompare=
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pathtransforms/0/replace.config/unity3d/Triple Topping/Welcome to Elk
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
pathTriple Topping/Welcome to Elk
patternSave.elk
sync_while_suspended 1

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Triple Topping/Welcome to Elk Save.elk
MacOS (Override) ~/Library/Application Support/com.Company.ProductName
Linux (Override) ~/.config/unity3d/Triple Topping/Welcome to Elk
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