Comments on: Solo-developed Japanese open-world RPG Elin sells over 350,000 copies on Steam. Overseas playerbase steadily growing too, says dev https://automaton-media.com/en/news/solo-developed-japanese-open-world-rpg-elin-sells-over-350000-copies-on-steam-overseas-playerbase-steadily-growing-too-says-dev/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: GuyFiery https://automaton-media.com/en/news/solo-developed-japanese-open-world-rpg-elin-sells-over-350000-copies-on-steam-overseas-playerbase-steadily-growing-too-says-dev/#comment-7272 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:17:43 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=55663#comment-7272 Legit one of the best open world epgs Ive played. You can build a super complex well decorated base, combat can be methodical or hectic, your choice. You can farm, fish, be a musician, do bounties etc, you can customize literally anything. Your character can be an armless legless snail or a 20 limbed 20 foot tall demon and anywhere inbetween. Howeverbyou want to play and make advancements, you can. Whole world is destructable and lootable, npcs are interactive enough, and every skill contributes a bit to your combat stats so nothing you do takes yoy away from the dungeon loops, it all pushes you forwards. Great game

]]> By: Ron https://automaton-media.com/en/news/solo-developed-japanese-open-world-rpg-elin-sells-over-350000-copies-on-steam-overseas-playerbase-steadily-growing-too-says-dev/#comment-7263 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:14:13 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=55663#comment-7263 Hey hey people. Sseth here.

]]> By: Fudge https://automaton-media.com/en/news/solo-developed-japanese-open-world-rpg-elin-sells-over-350000-copies-on-steam-overseas-playerbase-steadily-growing-too-says-dev/#comment-7262 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:37:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=55663#comment-7262 Honestly Elin is wonderful. It’s weird, funny, and hard to learn. Once you learn what you’re doing though, it’s extra strategic, fun, and gives you freedom to do some really creative things. You can live out your own stories if you choose to do so.

]]> By: Gary L Dezern https://automaton-media.com/en/news/solo-developed-japanese-open-world-rpg-elin-sells-over-350000-copies-on-steam-overseas-playerbase-steadily-growing-too-says-dev/#comment-7259 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:28:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=55663#comment-7259 Good game. Fells limited at first, but it’s got a lot functionality to the game.

Best advise is do the main starter quests. It provides most of what you need.

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