REKA is a cozy game where your home walks on chicken legs, your mentor is Baba Jaga, and there is no combat at all.

It is built on Eastern European folklore rather than on the generic pastoral setting most cozy games reach for, and that choice does most of the work.

Chart credential: #8 on the Steam 250 weekly chart, scoring 7.94 from 3,785 reviews at 83% positive. Released 26 October 2026 by Emberstorm Entertainment, published by Fireshine Games and Shochiku.

Key features

A house that moves

You build, style and expand an ambling cottage across multiple storeys, choosing woods and materials, filling it with clutter and furniture. Then it walks somewhere else.

Base-building games usually make the home a fixed point you return to, which quietly turns the world into a commute. A house that travels with you means decorating and exploring stop competing for your time — and that is a structural fix, not a gimmick.

Folklore used properly

Baba Jaga is the tutor, not a boss. You forage herbs, brew potions, bond with animals and practise quiet witchery, and you choose how your powers affect the people and creatures you meet.

Pulling from a specific tradition rather than from a generic fantasy pool gives the game a texture that cannot be copied from the asset store, which is the clearest reason it stands out on a chart full of tidy-up sims.

No combat, no pressure

Explicitly combat-free, with no danger and no time pressure. Drifting through foggy forests and quiet villages is the game, not the downtime between the game.

The caveat

83% is the lowest rating in this week’s top ten, and the complaint pattern for games like this is almost always pacing — a world with no pressure needs enormous craft to stay interesting, and not everyone agrees REKA has it throughout.

At $12.99 with 35% off, and with the house-building genuinely novel, it is still an easy recommendation for anyone who liked the idea of Spiritfarer’s gentleness but wanted more to build.

Where to find REKA

• Buy on Steam — $12.99 (35% off)
• Windows only. Single-player, Steam Cloud, partial controller support

Frequently asked questions

Is there combat in REKA?

No. It is explicitly combat-free, with no danger or time pressure.

Can you move your house in REKA?

Yes — the cottage walks on chicken legs, so your fully decorated home travels with you.

What folklore is REKA based on?

Slavic and Eastern European folk tales, with Baba Jaga as your mentor.

How much does REKA cost?

$12.99, discounted 35% from $19.99 at the time of writing.

Who made REKA?

Emberstorm Entertainment, published by Fireshine Games and Shochiku.