The Steam Open World Sale has begun and we wholeheartedly cherish this special event and celebration of infinite exploration. It's very much our genre, since early 90s, and acknowledged with (debatable) merits such as ...
But we don't really want to ramble about the game. See, the store page shows and tells all you need to know. Now feel free to lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world for discounted price.
Then, let's move on to additional content to celebrate the special open world event for real...
Picture feed from the real world
Those who have followed the development do know that for Enormous Elk game development isn't actually clean indoors job. We tend to practise what we code, pursue the traditional lifestyle to varying extent, and draw a lot of inspiration from the real world experiments and adventures.
As a special way to celebrate the ongoing Open World Sale we've compiled you this picture feed of the two man dev. team doing their infinite exploration outside the development chambers.
This is an assorted collection of dev's life along the way in the real world. Enjoy!
Erkka (co-designer) on the left with frame drum, Sami (creator) on the right with kantele, at gorgeous Orinoro gorge in eastern Finland.
Sami doing elks calls in the woods.
Erkka walking horses in the woods.
Traditional log building with traditional equipment. Erkka on the left, Sami on the right.
Erkka's sauna warming up on a winter day.
Broad beans are flowering while Sami is cooking something.
Sami takes a look at the open arctic world.
Rowing in the summer evening.
Roasting the catch in the rain.
Sami after threshing rye in the barn in all traditional, and smoky fashion.
Erkka after some muddy work.
Find a dev among the sheep.
Sami is getting a feel of the wilderness.
Erkka chopping firewood.
Sami doing mounted archery.
Breakfast for Erkka.
Summery coffee break for the two-man dev. team.
Skiing with a shovel preparing to settle here for a night.
Sami's bicycle trip to gather a bunch of wild greens was a success.
And so was Erkka's fishing trip.
Happy islander.
It's winter. It's open world.
On Hornankallio cliff Sami takes a look at the familiar landscape - not too far away from his development chambers.
The Road goes ever on and on ...
And if the road goes smoothly the next update, UnReal World version 3.70, will be released in June, 2021.
Cheers! ːurw_sageː ːurw_sageː