Retreat To Enen

Retreat To Enen

Released Aug 2022

Base building simulator 1500 years in the future. Journey to the Island of Enen to forage, craft, build, hunt, meditate, and explore across three vast biomes. Discover secrets and create the retreat of your dreams. With over 160 unique items to gather, craft, and build, every home will be unique.

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Evaluation

Retreat to Enen launched on August 1, 2022 as a relaxing survival/base-building game. Since launch, Head West has shipped three named major updates: the Paradise Update on October 25, 2023 (adding a new post-story biome, new building options, and gameplay reworks), the Odyssey Update on March 14, 2024 (expanding The Great North biome, adding a nutrition system, ultra-rare collectibles, and more), and the Arctic Legacy update on July 1, 2025 (adding snowstorms, snow footprints, improved fire effects, and survival mechanic tuning). In between these major updates, the team also shipped several feature patches in the months following launch. The most recent major update arrived on July 1, 2025, and the developer closed it by inviting ongoing player feedback, saying "we'll continue adding new things to the game." No future content has been specifically named or announced, but the developer has demonstrated a consistent pattern of returning with substantial updates and has not signaled that development is winding down. There is no announced DLC or roadmap — the development continues organically based on community feedback.
Evidence
Arctic Legacy update released, adding snowstorms, snow footprints, improved fire VFX, rebalanced survival mechanics, and expanded cave resources. Developer closes with 'we'll continue adding new things to the game.'
news post · Jul 1, 2025 source development ongoing
high
Odyssey Update released, significantly expanding The Great North biome, adding a nutrition system, ultra-rare collectibles, a luxury decor pack, and numerous gameplay improvements.
news post · Mar 14, 2024 source content shipped
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
indie.io
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Retreat to Enen is a base building simulator and survival game unlike any other. Rather than fight your way to prosperity, you’ll be living off the land in balance with nature. Three vast biomes await you. Explore, forage, hunt, craft, build, and meditate as you unlock the secrets of Enen and build the retreat of your dreams. Unlock and gather over 160 unique items as you explore.

Experience a relaxing and engaging survival game, where you can build a huge home with over 50 unique unlockable building modules and dozens of furniture pieces and decorative items.

  • Gather, craft, and build over 160 distinct items on your journey across the legendary Enen.

  • Map out the island of Enen, forage for food, hunt game, and collect supplies to build a retreat, using over 50 unlockable building modules.

  • Seek out the ancient ruins and find meditation points to learn the secrets of humanity in the 37th century.

  • Roam across three vast, distinct biomes. Dive deep and explore breathtaking underwater environments off tropical beaches.

  • Stalk deer and other game through dense redwood forests and the thick undergrowth.

  • Feel the snow and ice crunch underfoot while seeking ruins in the chilly Arctic.

  • Lay back and stare at the dancing stars, thanks to a complex weather and day/night simulation system.

  • Unlock the secrets of Enen in huge cave systems in each biome.

  • The mediation mechanics have been created in collaboration with licensed mental health specialists in order to provide the most relaxing experience for the player.

  • Meditation points in Retreat to Enen offer breathing exercises and allow players to participate in optional guided meditations IRL.

  • Along with the chance to ponder humanity's fragile relationship with the world it currently inhabits today…

Humanity is unrecognizable in the year 3600 CE. Centuries of war, socio-economic strife, and the impending climate catastrophe, put the apex species on the verge of extinction. Turning back from the brink, humans chose a different path, one of healing, peace, and reverence for the ecosystem they are a part of. As Earth heals, every human who reaches adulthood is now tasked with learning how to become one with Nature. Your tribe has chosen Enen for your adventure.

Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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