REKA 1.0 Launches on Steam With Full Story and Expanded House Building

REKA has officially reached its full release. After entering Early Access in September 2024, Emberstorm Entertainment's witchcraft exploration and crafting adventure launched version 1.0 on Steam on October 26, 2026.

The release is more than a change in store status. Reka's story can now be played through its conclusion, while house building has gained additional furniture, decorations and construction materials. New quests, environmental additions and animals are also included.

Quick Summary

• Game: REKA
• Developer: Emberstorm Entertainment
• Publisher: Fireshine Games
• Asian publisher: Shochiku / Shochiku Games
• Developer location: Berlin, Germany
• Status: version 1.0 available
• Full release: October 26, 2026
• Japan launch time: 20:00 JST
• Early Access launch: September 12, 2024
• Platform: PC
• Store: Steam
• Format: digital
• Players: single-player
• Steam genre: Adventure
• Steam genre: Casual
• Steam genre: Indie
• Steam genre: RPG
• Gameplay focus: exploration
• Gameplay focus: building
• Gameplay focus: crafting
• Gameplay focus: foraging
• Gameplay focus: quests
• Combat: not a focus; Steam describes the experience as combat-free
• Primary inspiration: Slavic folklore
• Protagonist: Reka
• Mentor: Baba Jaga
• Reka's role: apprentice witch
• Travel companion: enchanted chicken-legged cottage
• Cottage: can be constructed
• Cottage: can be expanded
• Cottage: can be decorated
• World: forests, swamps, villages and autumnal landscapes
• World generation: procedurally generated
• Activity: gathering plants and materials
• Activity: brewing potions
• Activity: cooking
• Activity: practicing witchcraft
• Activity: helping villagers
• Activity: befriending animals
• Animals: can be brought back to the cottage
• Character creation: available
• Player choices: shape Reka's path as a witch
• Version 1.0: completes Reka's main story
• Version 1.0: concludes her apprenticeship under Baba Jaga
• Version 1.0: adds furniture
• Version 1.0: adds decorations
• Version 1.0: adds building materials
• Version 1.0: adds quests
• Version 1.0: adds environmental elements
• Version 1.0: adds animals
• Japanese price: ¥2,300 including tax
• Japanese launch-sale price: ¥1,495 including tax
• Launch discount: 35%
• Sale ends: November 7, 2026 at 21:00 JST
• Demo: available on Steam
• Steam Cloud: supported
• Family Sharing: supported
• Interface/subtitle languages: nine listed on Steam
• Japanese: supported
• Indonesian: not currently listed on Steam
• 1.0 launch trailer: released
• New key art: released
• Current status: available to purchase and play as the full version

Launch Trailer, Steam, and Key Art

Reka's Journey Now Has Its Ending

The full release brings Reka's apprenticeship under Baba Jaga to its conclusion. She must move beyond life as a student and begin defining what kind of witch she will become.

That makes 1.0 particularly important for players who waited through Early Access for the complete narrative rather than starting with only the earlier chapters.

The Chicken-Legged Cottage Gets More Building Options

The walking cottage remains REKA's most recognizable mechanic. It serves as both a traveling home and a customizable refuge that accompanies the player through the wilderness.

Version 1.0 expands that system with additional materials, furniture and decorations, giving players more options for shaping both its structure and interior.

A Witchcraft Adventure Without Combat Pressure

REKA takes place across an autumnal world influenced by Eastern European folklore. Misty forests, swamps, villages, spirits and wildlife form the backdrop for its slower exploration.

Steam specifically describes the game as combat-free, with its activities centered on exploration, collecting resources, crafting, cooking, potion brewing, quests and forming bonds with animals.

New Quests, Animals, and Environmental Additions

The full launch adds more than the story conclusion and expanded construction tools. New quests and environmental features are included as well.

Additional animals can also be encountered and befriended, maintaining REKA's focus on letting players explore and build at their own pace.

Why This Matters

1) Early Access is officially over

Players can now experience Reka's complete journey rather than stopping before the final part of her story.

2) The walking cottage is a core system

The chicken-legged home ties together construction, decoration, collecting and the player's travels instead of functioning as background scenery.

3) Slavic folklore meets a combat-free cozy game

Baba Jaga, spirits, forests and witchcraft are used for a slower exploration experience rather than a conventional combat-driven fantasy game.

REKA Game Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• REKA is Emberstorm Entertainment's debut game
• Emberstorm Entertainment was founded in 2020
• the studio is based in Berlin
• REKA is developed by Emberstorm Entertainment
• Fireshine Games publishes the game
• Shochiku handles publishing in Asia
• Early Access began September 12, 2024
• version 1.0 launched October 26, 2026
• the currently available platform is PC
• the PC version is distributed through Steam
• no console version has been announced as part of the 1.0 launch
• the game is designed for single-player
• Reka is the protagonist
• Reka studies under Baba Jaga
• the setting draws from Slavic and Eastern European folklore
• the chicken-legged cottage travels alongside the player
• its structure can be built from multiple materials
• its interior can be furnished
• decorations can be freely placed
• the house can grow into a multi-story structure
• it acts as the player's home base
• the world includes misty forests
• the world includes villages
• the world includes swamp regions
• the world uses procedural generation
• players can forage for herbs and natural resources
• potions can be brewed
• traditional recipes can be cooked
• witchcraft is part of Reka's daily activities
• villagers provide quests
• players can choose how they respond to people they meet
• wild animals can be befriended
• some animals can be brought back to the walking cottage
• character customization is available
• combat is not the game's central activity
• version 1.0 contains the conclusion to Reka's story
• her apprenticeship with Baba Jaga reaches its end
• new furniture was added for 1.0
• new decorations were added
• building-material options were expanded
• new quests were added
• new environmental elements were added
• new animals were added
• a dedicated 1.0 launch trailer has been released
• new key art was created for the full-release period
• the new key art was created by Kevin Goeke
• Steam lists English support
• Steam lists French support
• Steam lists German support
• Steam lists Spanish - Spain
• Steam lists Polish support
• Steam lists Russian support
• Steam lists Ukrainian support
• Steam lists Japanese support
• Steam lists Simplified Chinese support
• Steam Cloud is supported
• Steam Family Sharing is supported
• a REKA demo is available
• listed storage requirement is 10 GB
• listed minimum memory is 16 GB RAM
• the official Japanese price is ¥2,300 including tax
• the launch sale lowers it to ¥1,495
• the discount is 35%
• the sale is scheduled to end November 7 at 21:00 JST
• game information is available through the Official REKA Website
• publisher information is available through Fireshine Games
• the PC version is available through Steam
• the trailer is available through the Official 1.0 Launch Trailer
• Japanese and Asian publishing information is available through Shochiku Games

Closing

REKA 1.0 turns its apprentice-witch journey and walking chicken-legged cottage into a complete experience, while expanding the construction system that has defined the game since Early Access.

The full version is available now on Steam, with the launch sale continuing through November 7. No console edition has been announced as part of the 1.0 release.

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