Finnish-mythology survival · out 14 October 2026
Among the Trolls
Guides for Among the Trolls, written against the 14 October 2026 release: the cabin and the Crow, survival and crafting, hunting and combat, bridges, portals and the dungeons behind them.
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WalkthroughAmong the Trolls walkthrough
The story order, gate by gate, from the dock to the first dungeon.
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Start hereAmong the Trolls beginner guide
Your first two hours, and the mistakes to skip.
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Start hereFirst day tasks in Among the Trolls
A day-one checklist that survives the first night.
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SetupControls and settings in Among the Trolls
Keyboard and mouse, plus the resolution workaround.
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SurvivalSurvival needs in Among the Trolls
Hunger, thirst, sleep and temperature, and how Lykky changes them.
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Start hereTips and the mistakes to avoid
Practical tips, and the traps that waste an evening.
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Among the Trolls is a first-person survival adventure set on a Finnish archipelago, and it releases on 14 October 2026. You play Anna, who travels from the United States to her grandfather's remote cabin and finds him gone, her brother gone, and a talking Crow that will not tell her the whole story. What follows is a slow, atmospheric game about survival, Finnish mythology and the Kalevala, built around two systems the store page names outright: Väki (magic) and Lykky (luck, or the balance of a region's energies).
These guides are written for the release build. Everything here is checked against the official record — the Steam page, the developers' thirteen devlogs, their announcements, their FAQs and their patch notes — and where the February 2026 demo worked differently, that is flagged rather than mixed in.
Before you start: what to know in five points
- Eat and drink at half meters, not empty ones. Four needs run at once: hunger, thirst, sleep and temperature.
- The bow's handle never leaves your inventory. Arrows are crafted from sticks, so pick up sticks constantly.
- Do not swim to another island. Water drains stamina unnaturally fast, tools do not work in it, and the Deep Sea turns the world hostile. Build the bridge.
- Use grandfather's target range behind the cabin to learn the bow for free, before you spend arrows hunting.
- Watch the forest. When Lykky falls, animals get aggressive, resources thin out and tools wear faster. Quiet birds are a warning.
Demo habits worth unlearning
| Feature | Demo (February 2026) | Release (14 October 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest chests | Handed out crafting recipes | Not present; recipes come from progression |
| Saving | No save function | Saving, with Steam Cloud |
| Graphics settings | Not adjustable | Adjustable |
| Key rebinding | Not available | Covered in the release build |
| Languages | English only | English at launch |
| Scope | Non-consecutive sections of the story | The complete story, 1.0, no Early Access |
Quick answers
- Is it multiplayer? No. The studio skipped Early Access to ship a complete single-player story.
- When does it release? 14 October 2026, on Windows PC via Steam.
- Do I need the demo? No — the demo was a curated slice and did not run in story order.
- What is the hardest part for new players? The water, the cold, and arriving at a dungeon without food.
Where to start reading
- Beginner guide for your first two hours, or the full walkthrough if you want the story order.
- Survival needs and Crafting and recipes once the opening is behind you.
- Archery and hunting and Bridges and magic bridges when you are ready to leave the first island.
- Portals and Portal Pages and Dungeons when the story starts pulling you underground.
- Finnish mythology whenever the game expects you to know who Ilmatar and Väinämöinen are.
Sources
- Store page: Among the Trolls on Steam
- Developer devlogs and announcements: Steam news archive
- Free demo: Among the Trolls Demo on Steam
Game imagery on this page is official promotional material, used for reference.