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Elin

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?

What works

  • Extensive freedom and sandbox gameplay
  • Deep crafting and base building
  • High replayability and addictiveness
  • Complex skill and progression systems
  • Active developer support and modding

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some mechanics can feel grindy or opaque
  • Early access with incomplete content
  • Mouse-centric interface may not suit all
  • Some jank and translation quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

  • Noble Fates

  • Stonehearth

  • Dinkum

  • Sephiria

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Elin but with less leadership over others

  • UnderRail

  • Everholm

  • Transistor

  • The Doors of Trithius

  • Escape From Duckov

  • Party Hard 2

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Elin but with less of a community feel

  • Going Medieval

  • Blightstone

  • From Glory To Goo

  • Gnomoria

  • Banner of the Maid

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Elin: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Creativity, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026