#oknytt

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On the Eighth Holiday Boycott,

Eight point & clicks,

Seven puzzle games,

Six vampire tracks,

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Four bloody roars,

Three black lagoons,

Two Marvel animes,

Tomtar

Two Tomtar. In english Tomtar is called Elfs, but it's not really the same thing. In the Nordic countries, there is a myriad of different folklore creatures called "Oknytt".

Tomten is perhaps one of the few that some people still believe in, at least a little. Although very few would openly admit so.

A very short description of the Tomtar. Just like humans, they are mortal. However, they live very long lives, perhaps 300-400 years. They also have some magical abilities. Most notably, the ability to turn invisible. They can also make their home invisible.

A Tomte is the protector and caretaker of a place. You can be certain that every old farm has one or several Tomtar looking after the place, even if it is abandoned. You can also find Tomtar in churches, castles, graveyards, barns and cottages. In fact, there is probably a Tomte in every building. Even newer ones.

Tomtar also resides in the forests. If a stretch of road running through or near a forest and has more accidents than usual then Tomtar may be the cause. They are probably angry at the traffic. Despite this, Tomtar are usually good and helpful as long as you do not anger them. If you do, they can be very vengeful.

Some things you absolutely should avoid if you want "your" Tomte to stay friendly:

Never be mean to animals

Never throw out hot water without first shouting a warning to the Tomte

Never forget to give porridge to the Tomte on Christmas

Never destroy large rocks or trees on your land unless you really have to. The Tomte will know if it was absolutely necessary or not.

Did you know there’s more than one Scandinavian folklore game?

Oknytt is a pretty traditional point and click adventure game by design, centering around a small, seemingly insignificant creature who doesn’t know what they are and sets out to see if anybody knows.

It’s pretty darn adorable, and while the tone and voice acting might not be to everybody’s taste I found it really charming. Throughout the game you run into various creatures from Swedish folklore and the game has a little built in bestiary where you can reread all the descriptions of various critters. It shares some ideas with Simogo’s Year Walk, but despite them both taking place in some vague folklore-infested past there’s actually no shared creatures at all between the two, and the visuals and tone is vastly different.

Oknytt has a fairly dark sombre look but a rather hopeful tone I’d argue,

Year Walk has a brighter style but more unsettling tone.