# Elin’s indie RPG breakout

> Elin briefly reached No. 1 on Japan’s Steam sales chart after launch.

- Owner: noa / Lafrontier
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2024-11-01
- Milestone date: 2024-11-01
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 34 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Underdog, Platform jump

## Summary

Elin launched in Early Access on Steam and was covered by gaming press. It briefly led Japan’s Steam sales chart; noa later reported about 350,000 copies sold through 2025.

## Timeline

- 2023-05-02 — noa (Open web) — The Elin Kickstarter began with a ¥5 million goal.
- 2023-06-01 — Kickstarter backers (Open web) — The campaign ended with 5,925 backers.
- 2024-11-01 — Lafrontier (Open web) — Elin entered Steam Early Access.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/elin-early-access-2024

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Elin’s indie RPG breakout.” Case HIS-01850. Spread Score v1.3: 34/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01850