The new sandbox game Reka takes inspiration from the Slavic folklore of Baba Yaga and builds its own experience from it. The developers plan an early access in the second quarter of 2024 on Steam, more content is expected to come during development.
What kind of game is this?
- In Reka, you play as the apprentice of a Baba Yaga, a witch in a walking house that moves on chicken legs through a dense forest.
- In terms of style, the game is reminiscent of Valheim, but it does away with the strange pixel look. Nonetheless, Reka appears quite comic-like.
- At its core, it is a sandbox survival game focusing on base building and exploration. According to current information, there will be no co-op mode.
These are the features: The main feature of the game is the walking house, which you can freely design and decorate. Reka places value on both the creative expansion of your home and the environments through which you move.
The biggest difference from other genre representatives is the setting: as a witch, you not only build your house but also brew potions and can even tame wild animals that will accompany you. The themes of nature and nature magic are expected to be frequently present in the world.
Furthermore, Reka is supposed to feature a kind of quest system. True to the legend of Baba Yaga, you can visit villages and listen to what the people want from you. You then decide whether to help the people or to exploit and deceive them.
Early access on Steam until mid-2024, more content afterwards
Reka is being developed by Emberstorm Entertainment, a small developer studio from Berlin that received several nominations at Gamescom 2023. A collaboration with an author for the story is also planned. We don’t know more about that yet.
The game is expected to be released in early access in the second quarter of 2024, so by June 30th. A specific date is still pending. The release is currently only planned for PC on Steam; nothing is yet known about a version for PS5 or Xbox.
The developers are currently planning to release the game in chapters. The first early access is supposed to encompass the prologue and the first chapter. Later, additional areas of the map, quests, recipes, and more will be added.
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