The new survival game REKA is inspired by the Slavic folklore of Baba Yaga and will soon start its beta on Steam.
What kind of game is it? In REKA, you play the apprentice of Baba Yaga, a witch who lives in a walking house on chicken legs. One of your first tasks in the game is to build your own house.
In this survival game, it’s about survival, exploring, brewing potions, taming animals, and helping people – or not. You are meant to truly immerse yourself in the role of a witch. The game also places importance on decoration, and even now, magnificent witch houses are said to be possible.
The game takes inspiration from the folklore surrounding the traveling witch Baba Yaga and turns it into a survival game set in a procedurally generated world filled with many dark forests and gloomy places to discover.
Here you can watch the trailer for REKA:
You can become REKA next week
How does the beta work? The beta test for REKA starts next week on Tuesday, April 30, and runs for about a week until May 8. The beta test is closed and must not be shared with others.
Anyone who wants to venture into the dark forests can sign up for the beta. Be aware: Not everyone who signs up will be selected.
To have a chance at all, go to the game’s page on Steam and press the green button that says “Request Access”.
What state is the game in? The game is not finished yet, and the beta still has some issues. The developers announced during the test announcement that there will still be some bugs and that saving does not work well yet.
To save, players must have built the house and entered the second game area. Only the house, the inventory, and the character itself will be saved.
To avoid having to shut down without saving, the developers recommend that you set aside at least 3 hours for the playtest.
If you want to learn more about REKA and the content that is yet to come to the game, we have the right article for you here: New survival game reminds of Valheim, but as a witch, you build a walking house – launching by mid-2024 on Steam
