Elin, the Followup to Legendary JRPG Elona, Gets Early Access Release Date

Japanese indie dev noa has introduced an Early Entry launch date for Elin, the followup to legendary free roguelike JRPG Elona.

Initially funded by way of Kickstarter final 12 months, Elin will enter Early Entry on November 1st, in response to a put up on the sport’s official Steam web page. The devs say you may anticipate the sport to price you round $20.

In response to noa, there’s nonetheless “a protracted approach to go” earlier than Elin may very well be referred to as full, however “over 150 updates” have been made because the recreation’s alpha model launched in the direction of the top of 2023. If you happen to’re , you may see the total Elin changelog, which comprises particulars relating to the entire recreation’s updates, right here.

Adjustments made to the construct this month embody the addition of “distinctive divine tools from all gods”, as noa tells it, in addition to new enchantments for each factions and tools, new pet progress options, and “cargo reporting features”.

Beta keys for Elin may also be despatched to all backers who have not obtained a key but in August, so for those who’re nonetheless ready in your probability to attempt the sport out, you should not have to attend an excessive amount of longer.

If you happen to’re questioning precisely what Elin is, it is a roguelike JRPG with an emphasis on the dual ideas of “freedom” and “chaos”, in response to noa. It contains a new isometric visible type, in addition to an quantity of content material that “far exceeds” that provided by Elona, which, as noa factors out, many individuals performed “for hundreds of hours”.

Elin‘s Steam web page guarantees a “sandbox RPG with survival, crafting, house and city constructing and administration”, in addition to a mix of procedural era and “well-developed mounted maps” that the devs say might be “trustworthy to the world setting”. In brief, for those who cherished Elona, you will nearly actually love Elin too.

You can take a look at Elin when it launches on PC by way of Steam Early Entry on November 1st. Keep tuned for extra.