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Guides
Get the Basic Axe, finish Akira’s investigation, process Catacombs materials, or follow the first farming and fishing routes.
Independent Welcome to Elderfield field guide
Welcome to Elderfield Wiki
Farm · Befriend · Investigate
Build a farm, meet Elderfield's strange residents, investigate daily mysteries, and prepare for turn-based battles with concise guides checked against current sources.
- Released Sep 10, 2026
- Windows PC · Steam
- Single-player
- Current version · v1.0.2
The short answer
What is Welcome to Elderfield?
Welcome to Elderfield is a single-player cozy horror RPG that combines farming and life-sim routines with supernatural mysteries and strategic turn-based combat. You can farm, fish, mine, forage, customize your home, build relationships, and explore a town where the unsettling is ordinary.
Welcome to Elderfield guide library
Find the answer you actually came for
Every section is scoped around a player task, with changing facts dated and uncertain details kept out of published instructions.
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Release & PC
Check release status, Demo availability, supported platforms, and official Windows requirements.
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Characters & romance
Find residents, compare gifts for nine relationship candidates, and prepare the Ring of Binding for marriage.
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Technical support
Diagnose launch failures by symptom, start with reversible checks, and protect saves before trying file-level fixes.
Version v1.0.2 is live
Check the latest mining, sleep, fishing, tool recovery, and crash fixes before changing your route or troubleshooting your save.
Released Sep 22, 2026 · Latest hotfix Sep 23, 2026
Planned updateProfessions and combat previewOctober 10–17 announcements · Not yet released
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Fresh from the field notes
Find your next route, gift choice or update explanation, with the source and review date alongside each entry.
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About the game
A farming life where the abnormal feels ordinary
Welcome to Elderfield is a cozy horror RPG developed by Chris Cote and published by Kwalee. Elderfield gives you a farm, neighbors, fishing spots, mines, and routines—then threads ancient forces and unsettling creatures through daily life.
The official description combines a full RPG life sim with farming, strange livestock, relationships, customization, exploration, and turn-based combat. This wiki focuses on concrete player questions rather than retelling unverified lore.
What defines Elderfield
Cozy life, uneasy nights
Farm, fish, forage, decorate, and meet residents while daily mysteries change the tone of familiar routines.
A deliberately strange farm
Grow useful and unusual crops, manage otherworldly livestock, and keep invasive growth under control.
Preparation-led combat
Gather resources, choose equipment and buffs, then use turn-based combat when exploration turns hostile.
Launch record
Welcome to Elderfield is available now
The full game released on September 10, 2026 for Windows PC through Steam and is currently Steam Deck Verified. Use the dated pages below for availability and hardware details.
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Confirmed launch facts
- Released September 10, 2026
- Available on Windows PC through Steam
- Steam Deck Verified (checked Sep 22, 2026)
- Single-player cozy horror RPG
- Developed by Chris Cote
- Published by Kwalee
- English includes full audio
Quick answers
Questions from new residents
Short answers to the release, platform, relationship, and gameplay questions players ask first.
01What kind of game is Welcome to Elderfield?
It is a single-player cozy horror RPG with farming and life-sim routines, mysteries, exploration, and strategic turn-based combat.
02When did Welcome to Elderfield release?
The full game released on September 10, 2026.
03What platform is it on?
It is available on Windows PC through Steam, and Steam currently marks it Steam Deck Verified. No release dates for Xbox, Nintendo Switch, or PlayStation were found in the official sources reviewed on September 22, 2026.
04Can you romance characters?
Yes. The current official store description says you can befriend the townsfolk or even marry one.
05How does combat work?
Combat is turn-based and emphasizes gathered resources, strategic buffs, and equipment. Cozy difficulty offers a more relaxed alternative.
06Is this wiki official?
No. Elderfield Guide Wiki is an independent fan-made reference and is not affiliated with Chris Cote or Kwalee.