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Akupara Games is publishing Welcome to ElkMay 16, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey Elk Tourists, My name is Joseph and I am the community manager for Akupara Games. Akupara Games is now the new publisher for Welcome to Elk! https://youtu.be/m8IXwozXHXw Welcome to Elk was loved by the team and we are glad to pick it up and be able to support it. Bringing real life stories to a digital medium is incredible, and we’re really excited to introduce more players to the unique stories that lie within. I hope you enjoy your time in Elk. - Riv otter Welcome to Elk and Dead Pets Unleashed devs “no longer exist” as whole team laid off after bankruptcyDec 8, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunIn a reminder that 2023 continues to be a rotten ol’ year for the people making games, no matter what Geoff Keighley and Gonzo might tell (or not tell) you, indie devs Triple Topping Games have laid off the entire studio’s staff after declaring bankruptcy. Read more Play the Dead Pets Unleashed Demo!Sep 9, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsYou might have seen that we announced our next game, Dead Pets Unleashed! You can play the demo on Steam and support on Kickstarter right now! There's not long left on the Kickstarter, and be so grateful if you can help us reach our goal! If you've already backed the Kickstarter, we recently added our physical merch options as add ons, be sure to grab a t-shirt, pins, patches, and stickers if you haven't already! We're also excited to share that we do plan on bringing the game to Linux, as well as PC and Mac - we're not ready to announce any more platforms as this time, but keep an eye out! We also wanted to share some details on the feminism in our game! We, Triple Topping, are a feminist game studio, and we always want to tell stories we can relate to. With Dead Pets Unleashed, our goal is to have these stories out in the open, not to have our characters hide away and feel shame. We tell the stories we find important, exactly the way we want to. If we want a dildo in the trailer, then we put a dildo in the trailer! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/26d7ca05360238c3de07d5f861ec776325dd57ba.png We have personally never played a game that talked openly about menstruation or female masturbation (but if you have played other games that do, please tell us!!! We want to play them too!!!). We feel that so often, games with female protagonists shy away from showing her as a full and complete human. A character might be dating, but would never mention being on their period on the first date (maybe other people wouldn't either, but you should be able to!!). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/6741e08d9c28166a75f6024f889fc2f7fd3d9896.png We think that games like this are important. It's easy to say that society is equal, but women are losing the rights to healthcare, abortion, and bodily autonomy. Women still do the majority of the domestic labor, they make less money, they are killed by their partners, and they are told to be shameful of their bodies. We think times are changing and hope that Dead Pets Unleashed will resonate with you all because of this. Whilst on the surface, Dead Pets is a very fun and colorful game, we also wanted to include some heavier storylines in the game as well. We are aiming to show different kinds of feminist topics and issues, from the inclusion of a minigame where you can clean Gordy's sex toy, as women are less often shown to be on the receiving end of pleasure, and even less often included in the conversation about masturbation. We wrote Gordy, the player character to be energetic, and sometimes rude, to be loud, and take up space. In media, it's often men who get to tell jokes, to be irresponsible and hotheaded. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/287e0cc74f2aed1c5981fb6af2cba19f1c8bc753.png In a more serious storyline, Gordy is a victim of sexual harassment. The band's first taste of success comes at the cost of Gordy’s mental health and physical well-being, she struggles with what it means to be a victim, and how to move forward. We wanted ...Announcing Dead Pets UnleashedAug 17, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsWe have some huge news: we're so excited to share our upcoming game with you all: Dead Pets Unleashed! 🤩🎉 Support us on Kickstarter and Play the demo on Steam! About the Game: Struggling punk rock band, Dead Pets, are still looking for their breakthrough after almost 10 years. Gordy has big plans for the group, but when you turn 30, life starts to get in the way. Dead Pets Unleashed is a feminist, narrative, slice of life, and management-lite game about punk music, friendship and growing up; get ready to unleash your inner demon. Playing as Gordy, you’ll go to band practice, do what you can to keep the band together, manage Gordy’s irresponsible finances and wellbeing, as well find time to earn enough money to cover rent, bills, and pretty much everything. From the creators of Welcome to Elk, dive into the demon world of New Void City, and give your childhood dreams one last chance. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/b8c239640986f7c2c43c8d3013b5c191f03645e2.png Kickstarter Details: We've just launched our Dead Pets Unleashed Kickstarter, running from today until Sep 17! 🎉 To learn even more about the game, we absolutely suggest checking out the Kickstarter page! For the first 48 hours of the campaign, we have two rewards at discounted prices, getting €5 off! Punk Rocker 🤘 Pledge €15 or more in the first 48 hours, or €20 after Gets you a digital copy of the game (PC/Mac) Big Rocker 🎸 Pledge €35 or more in the first 48 hours, or €40 after Gets you a digital copy of the game (PC/Mac), plus the OST, a copy of our digital punk zine AND early Beta access! Some other fun rewards we're offering include: physical patches, enamel pins, stickers, a bank t-shirt, an in-game portrait commission, and helping design a mini-game! 🙌✨ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/adc9303d9c0c303d266f481d03abedc1a022b48d.png Music is incredibly important to Dead Pets Unleashed. You can listen to Dead Pet’s full single featured in the trailer, I Own My Smile. Inspired by female-fronted punk bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, I Own My Smile is Gordy’s ode to catcallers. I Own My Smile is now on streaming sites, including Spotify. Gameplay Features: ✨ Killer Soundtrack: A punk rock EP of 5 songs performed during the game. ✨ Minigames for Days: Including working a shift at a diner, playing a gig, cleaning your sex toy, and making hot dogs. ✨ Manage Your Choices: Choices affects Gordy's wellbeing, band's power, her social points, or costs money. Decide how Gordy should live her best life, but manage her stamina carefully. ✨Cartoonish Inspirations: For fans of Bojack Horseman and Tuca and Bertie. Inspired by their surreal worlds, complicated adult friendship, and offbeat humor. We hope you'll love Dead Pets Unleashed as much as we do! Please consider backing the game on Kickstarter, and be sure to play the demo and wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1851720/Dead_Pets_Unleashed/ Join our Discord Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Tiktok Dead Pets Unleashed Coming to Kickstarter!Aug 1, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsWe have some big news coming soon! 👀🤘 Punk music, demons, mini-games and more, follow the Dead Pets Unleashed Kickstarter! 🎸😈 Follow our Kickstarter page here, to be notified when it launches! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/2cb054f72eee180376acf96042b210b16ed631fa.png1.22 PatchMar 1, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThis update fixes a problem with save files and achievements that were introduced in the last patch. The last patch introduced a bug where save files were being saved to and read from a wrong location. This meant that users who played before the patch, couldn't load their saves. This has now been fixed, and your saves should be back. In case you've played the game while between the last patch and this patch, the two saves will be merged together, picking the file from each save, that is the furthest along. Sorry to everyone who experienced the bug. If you have any problems or need further assistance, feel free to contact us on our Discord server or mail [email protected] Hope you have fun! (Thanks to Jeanette and Bigfoot for reporting the problem)1.21 PatchFeb 16, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThis patch fixes a couple of issues introduced in the latest release. Fixed: Problem where some sprites in mini games were invisible. Missing audio on videos. Have fun! 😁 (Thanks Cristina!)Welcome to Elk Comes to Linux!Feb 10, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsDear Elk Tourist 💌 We've just released a patch that brings Welcome to Elk to Linux! Until February 17, Welcome to Elk is 20% off to celebrate. (That's not the only platform it's launching on but we won't talk about that here... 🤫) Please note: Welcome to Elk is not automatically able to use Proton, so you must enable it manually to play the game. Instructions on how to do that can be found here. Please let us know if you have any questions. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/b47c06dac48c7ceb2b1ffd67337192e90c1e927a.gif Share a Story with Us If you haven't already, you can join us for a chat on Discord or keep an eye out for some big news on our Twitter soon 👀 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/a3eb81b5b23167bb958aa6d1aaca9b85b413ec77.png Patch Notes: Added Text scaling throughout the whole game. Can be changed from options or the settings menu. Saving icon that shows while the game is being saved. Game saves are now synced with Steam Cloud. Enable Proton support for Linux. Add support for Apple Silicon Squishy blue easter egg. Running and honking easter egg. Big easter egg that likes to hide near running water. Changed Small performance improvements. Quit-button is now disabled while the game is saving. Fixed Problem where controllers wouldn’t work if multiple controllers are connected. Ex. if you have a joystick or steering wheel connected, but want to play with a gamepad. File progress not updating when deleting save. Completed saves having a progress off 99% instead of 100% (thanks franplants!) Bug where players could get stuck on the faces game, when using all stickers on the first balloon. Bug where golfball wouldn’t fire on some controllers. Korean fonts being grey in the menu. Various fixes to translations. Fix videos not playing through Proton on Linux. ⭐️ One more day to get Welcome to Elk 30% off! ⭐️Jul 7, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/a3eb81b5b23167bb958aa6d1aaca9b85b413ec77.png On the rocky shores of Elk island, sits a small town that's home to a tight-knit community. A cast of weird and wonderful characters who have a story to tell. Stories with heartwarming humour, dramatic twists and tragic tales of misfortune - all based on truth. You'll play as Frigg, a city girl and carpenter's apprentice, who on Elk will meet the local townsfolk and follow their ups and downs while also meeting the people who told these original stories. Featuring: 🗣️ A hand crafted narrative based on powerful true stories. ❤️ Untold tales that will move you. 💬 Humorous and heartwrenching dialogue. 🎮 Inventive and memorable mini games. ✏️ An illustrative, charming art style. AND - 😮 IT'S STILL 30% OFF FOR ONE MORE DAY! (The Steam Summer Sale ends tomorrow) 😮 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/070a422c62d7be9bafa2f3e31451c05577952afd.gif☀️Welcome to Elk is 30% Off for the Steam Summer Sale!☀️Jun 24, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/070a422c62d7be9bafa2f3e31451c05577952afd.gif The summer is here and the sun is shining! (Or winter and snow, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere) But either way we're celebrating: Welcome to Elk is 30% off for the Steam Summer sale! ☀️❤️ We're inviting those who haven't yet, to come and visit the island of Elk and play our biographical adventure game - based on real, affecting stories told to us at Triple Topping. You'll play as Frigg, a city girl and carpenter's apprentice, who on Elk will meet the local townsfolk and follow their ups and downs while also meeting the people who told the original true stories. Featuring: 🗣️ A hand crafted narrative based on powerful true stories. ❤️ Untold tales that will move you. 💬 Humorous and heartwrenching dialogue. 🎮 Inventive and memorable mini games. ✏️ An illustrative, charming art style. AND ALSO - Welcome to Elk is currently nominated for the Nuovo Award at the upcoming Independent Games Awards! 🏆 (And winner of:) Best Visuals - Spilprisen 2021 🏆 Best Narrative: Gold - Nyx Awards 2021 🏆 Best Indie Game: Silver - Nyx Awards 2021 🏆 Best Storytelling: Silver - Nyx Awards 2021 🏆 Best Game Direction: Silver - Nyx Awards 2021 🏆 Mixtvision: Story Award Winner - Indie Arena Booth 2019 🏆 Most Creative Game - Play Festival 2019 🏆 So it's the perfect time to get on a ferry to the atlantic ocean, to visit a little island Elk and meet characters and hear stories that you're never going to forget. 🙂 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/a3eb81b5b23167bb958aa6d1aaca9b85b413ec77.png🌷🌻We've been nominated for the IGF Nuovo Award! 🌻🌷May 18, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/0a6a1084cda2cde0ad97545be550c26008b9c8f0.png Hello everyone! We have some very exciting news to share: Welcome to Elk has been nominated for the Nuovo Award at IGF! (Independent Games Festival Awards) We're beyond happy to be nominated amongst other incredible games and we can't wait for the award show later in July! BUT - there's also the IGF audience award and you can help us to give everyone's favourite Elk islander, Anders, a bouquet of flowers by voting for Welcome to Elk on the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWzHpOVm8BJicIWB4n0H4FZSUCO7lx0cKvxqLaSoo7xRKljA/viewform Nothing makes us happier than seeing Anders happy! 😁 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/53441eeb78f1c5dbc6b603c17ebb35615ae68d91.png🎉Welcome to Elk won Best Visuals at Danish Game Awards!🎉Apr 29, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/73b0593b9cb42c10ed9d8c5cc369e302373d5a46.png Hello! We have exciting news to share - last night at Spilprisen (The Danish Game Awards) Welcome to Elk won Best Visuals! 🥳🥳🥳 We're over the moon - it was a big surprise and we're so humbled and delighted to have won, especially being listed among such other strong nominees with their amazing, beautiful looking games. It was really important for us to create a visual medium that could balance the true stories Welcome to Elk is based on. To make sure we could present our fun, drinking anecdotes with humour and that our more personal, tragic stories could be presented with empathy and compassion. So we're thankful to the judges that they thought we accomplished this and presented us with this award! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ And for anyone who hasn't yet journeyed to the island of Elk - It's still 25% off right now for the LudaNarraCon sale! It's the perfect chance to go and see the art for yourself and be moved by the invoking true stories that are retold in our biographical adventure game! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/0a11bedf5b6773f0d69035d18a7edd6c2b763c39.gif ✨Welcome to Elk is 25% Off for LudaNarraCon 2021✨Apr 23, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/0a11bedf5b6773f0d69035d18a7edd6c2b763c39.gif ⭐Welcome to Elk is now 25% off for LudaNarraCon⭐ We're happy to announce we're part of Fellow Traveller's "LudaNarraCon" event again, celebrating Narrative games! Meaning it's the perfect chance to jump aboard the ferry and sail to the island of Elk and experience our biographical adventure based on true stories! ⛴️🏔️ You'll play as Frigg, a city girl and carpenter's apprentice, who on Elk will meet the local townsfolk and follow their ups and downs while also meeting the people who told the original true stories. You can expect a game that has: 🗣️ A hand crafted narrative based on powerful true stories. 💬 Humorous and heartwrenching dialogue. 🎮 Inventive and memorable mini games. ✏️ An illustrative, charming art style. But that's not all - We've also recently been nominated for FIVE awards at the upcoming Danish Game Awards for: ⭐ Best Game ⭐ Best Narrative ⭐ Best Visuals ⭐ Best Game Design ⭐ Best Audio (Wish us luck!🙏🥰) We're beyond thrilled that our game about real stories with heartwarming humour, dramatic twists and tragic tales of misfortune means as much to other people as it does to us! ❤️ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/a3eb81b5b23167bb958aa6d1aaca9b85b413ec77.png🌕Welcome to Elk is 25% off until tomorrow!🌕Feb 14, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/a3eb81b5b23167bb958aa6d1aaca9b85b413ec77.png ⭐Welcome to Elk is 25% off for one more day!⭐ The steam lunar sale ends tomorrow and we just wanted to let you know our biographical adventure game based on true stories is still 25% off. 🙂 Journey to the island of Elk , meet a cast of weird and wonderful characters and experience: 🗣️ A hand crafted narrative based on powerful true stories. 💬 Humorous and heartwrenching dialogue. 🎮 Inventive and memorable mini games. ✏️ An illustrative, charming art style. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/47e71ef516437f19c951d5c156b4b3bd895b88bb.gif 🌕Welcome to Elk is 25% off as part of the Steam Lunar Sale!🌕Feb 11, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/47e71ef516437f19c951d5c156b4b3bd895b88bb.gif ⭐ Welcome to Elk is now 25% off for the Steam Lunar Sale⭐ On the rocky shores of Elk island, sits a small town that's home to a tight-knit community. A cast of weird and wonderful characters who have a story to tell. Stories with heartwarming humour, dramatic twists and tragic tales of misfortune - all based on truth. You'll play as Frigg, a city girl and carpenter's apprentice, who on Elk will meet the local townsfolk and follow their ups and downs while also meeting the people who told these original stories. This Lunar New Year is the perfect time to visit our biographical adventure game, so we're excited to announce Welcome to Elk is 25% off so players can participate in rituals of joyful community, uneasy banter and quiet moments of grief. ⭐ "Welcome to Elk is funny, sweet, surprising and devastating" - Eurogamer ⭐ "...Welcome to Elk is a seriously special game" - Games Radar+ ⭐ "No other game this year has surprised me this year as much as Welcome To Elk" - PC Gamer ⭐ "Welcome to Elk is a dark, funny, darkly funny but always beautiful exploration of the power of stories and the sharing of them between people. I certainly recommend you play it!" - GameFFine ⭐️ 24 hours left to get Welcome to Elk 25% off! ⭐️Jan 4, 2021 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/47b4d1ece3b3e3b4e4c1ee0780df86c016219663.gif ⭐Welcome to ELk is 25% off for one more day!⭐ The steam winter sale ends tomorrow and we just wanted to let you know our biographical adventure game is still 25% off, if you wanted to start your 2021 with a game that has: 🗣️ A hand crafted narrative based on powerful true stories. 💬 Humorous and heartwrenching dialogue. 🎮 Inventive and memorable mini games. ✏️ An illustrative, charming art style. ✍️ A Game That Critics Have Celebrated ✍️ ⭐ "Welcome to Elk is funny, sweet, surprising and devastating" - Eurogamer ⭐ "...Welcome to Elk is a seriously special game" - Games Radar+ ⭐ "Welcome to Elk is like nothing else I’ve played. It’s a weird and wonderful game" - Explosion Network ⭐ "No other game this year has surprised me this year as much as Welcome To Elk" - PC Gamer 🏆 4/5 Eurogamer 🏆 4/5 NME 🏆 9/10 Gamespew 🏆 90% Vandal 🏆91% Buried Treasure {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/a3eb81b5b23167bb958aa6d1aaca9b85b413ec77.png⭐️2020 is nearly over, so we're celebrating releasing Welcome to Elk again!⭐️Dec 30, 2020 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/a3eb81b5b23167bb958aa6d1aaca9b85b413ec77.png This year we launched Welcome to Elk, our biographical adventure game based on true stories. We're really proud of what we accomplished and since it's the end of the year we thought we'd celebrate again! We also wanted to celebrate all the players that have already travelled to Elk and enjoyed their visit! (And for those who haven't played yet - it's still 25% off right now for the Steam Winter Sale!😊) Thank you for playing and sharing your amazing responses, it means everything to know you enjoyed our game! And for now - from all of us at Triple Topping, Happy New Year! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/ff937abd9ef9e1dc7da25d6df8e1c182de10eba7.png 🎄Welcome to Elk is 25% off on the Steam Winter Sale 🎄Dec 22, 2020 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/47b4d1ece3b3e3b4e4c1ee0780df86c016219663.gif Dear Elk Tourists, We're happy to announce that... ⭐️ Welcome to Elk is 25% off as part of the Steam Winter Sale! ⭐️ It's the perfect chance to discover our biographical, adventure game: 🗣️ A hand crafted narrative based on powerful true stories. 💬 Humorous and heartwrenching dialogue. 🎮 Inventive and memorable mini games. ✏️ An illustrative, charming art style. ✍️ What Critics have said ✍️ ⭐ "Welcome to Elk is funny, sweet, surprising and devastating" - Eurogamer ⭐ "...Welcome to Elk is a seriously special game" - Games Radar+ ⭐ "Welcome to Elk is like nothing else I’ve played. It’s a weird and wonderful game" - Explosion Network ⭐ "No other game this year has surprised me this year as much as Welcome To Elk" - PC Gamer We hope you enjoy your journey to Elk and participating in rituals of joyful community, uneasy banter and quiet moments of grief. And also... 🎄 Happy Holidays! 🎄 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/83244274eb5275044dd423ca41cb5e999f9c64bf.png⚡Get 25% off on Welcome to Elk before tomorrow!😮Nov 30, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsTomorrow is the last day of Steam Autumn Sale so there's still time to pick up Welcome to Elk at a -25% discount👇❤️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015940/Welcome_to_Elk/ Nominate True Stories?🥇 If you enjoyed the true stories of Welcome to Elk, you can also nominate it for the ⭐Outstanding Story-Rich award⭐ at the Steam Awards 2020.🏆 A big thank you to those who already voted! 🙏 It warms our hearts❤️ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/147054d4592a965996a6f56360373e074739298a.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/44c573ed85ceaf248be792ea0b39f87b1ce02d07.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/94c490f2b208fccd120c53b03a406684da3cdf24.png ...See you on Elk!😉🌲Nominate ⭐ Welcome to Elk for BEST STORY🏆Nov 28, 2020 - Community Announcements🥇Nominate Welcome to Elk ⭐ If you enjoyed the true stories and tall tales told on Elk, we would be grateful if you would consider nominating Welcome to Elk for the Outstanding Story-Rich award at the Steam Awards 2020! ❤️🏆 Get a -25% discount here 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015940/Welcome_to_Elk/ Welcome to Elk Reviews ⭐ “Welcome to Elk is funny, sweet, surprising and devastating” - Eurogamer ⭐ “‘Welcome To Elk’ Balances Real World Trauma, Comedy For Its Story” - Forbes ⭐ “The stories are based on real-life events, some of which are emotionally searing and morally perplexing.” - Polygon {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/44c573ed85ceaf248be792ea0b39f87b1ce02d07.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34958233/94c490f2b208fccd120c53b03a406684da3cdf24.png
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