Reka is finally available in full release, publisher Fireshine Games has announced. The title, which was in Early Access until this morning, is available to buy on Steam for $19.99.
If you're like me and hadn't heard of Reka until just today, despite the praise it apparently has received up to this point, know this: it's a game that lets you build a chicken-legged cottage and outfit it with all kinds of sweet furniture and decorations.
Reka apparently features the writing of Rhianna Pratchett (BioShock Infinite), and casts you as Reka, a young witch who is completing her apprenticeship under the considerably more famous witch, Baba Jaga. A big part of that, understandably, is building an awe-inspiring cottage with convenient mobility.
The Baba Yaga mythology has never particularly interested me, because I can't get over the image of a house wandering around the land on giant chicken legs. It's hard to take seriously as a horror story, or as comic fantasy, or satire, or whatever it's supposed to be. But despite my general lack of interest in such matters in the past, I must confess that this game looks pretty sweet.
Credit: Emberstorm Entertainment/Fireshine Games
Apparently, Reka wanders the forests in search of ingredients, meets villagers, and can use her formidable magic to help or hinder them in their lives. So, it's a bit like your standard adventure game, but with a house that can run faster than you or I. A mobile home with flair, if you will.
Reka is the first project from Emberstorm Entertainment, and is published by Fireshine Games. You can learn more at the official publisher site.
