Elex

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ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action. In ELEX, you join the war over a powerful resource that gives people great magic-like powers, but turns them into indifferent cold creatures.

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Developer:
Piranha Bytes
Publisher:
THQ Nordic
Engine:
Genome
Release date:
17 October 2017
Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed (27)
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (5128)

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Description

ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.



In ELEX, you join the war over a powerful resource that gives people great magic-like powers, but turns them into indifferent cold creatures. You decide if emotions and humaneness or cold synthetic logic will rule the world of Magalan.



Features:

  • Completely seamless Open World experience without borders and loading zones for the ultimate exploration experience
  • Vertical Exploration: Use the jetpack to reach any place in the game world
  • Simulated game world where everything reacts to the players actions and provides for an authentic atmosphere
  • Highly interconnected quest system that support true player choices
  • Tactical and challenging combat system for close and ranged combat
  • Universe set in a post apocalyptic science fantasy universe that combines the most interesting aspects of all genres

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5 3570, AMD FX-6350
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB, AMD Radeon 7850 2GB
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
35 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX compatible Sound card

recommended*

OS *:
64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i7-4790, AMD FX-8350
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 480 4GB
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
35 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX compatible Sound card

User reviews

RetroBog88
Recommended | 24 Apr 2026
32.7h played

As a big fan of Gothic , this felt like home to me. The combat can be quite junky sometimes , but if you are used to playing other games from this developer , you will have no problems learning it. The story is nice,

Helpful: 7
Verissimus
Recommended | 10 Apr 2026
12.4h played

I want to leave a positive review, but I dropped the game after 12 hours. It can be good and engaging in some aspects, but I have to say that the older I get, the more I value my time. Sometimes I just get this nagging

Helpful: 4
flex
Recommended | 25 Mar 2026
110h played

I've long avoided it as I've hard bad things, even tried to play it years ago and lost interst qute fast, but now.. somewhat modded it is very good experience. Yeah rough around edges, sure, but still great fun and for

Helpful: 1
sylvan
Recommended | 18 May 2026
82.6h played

this is my first Pirhanabytes game and I gotta say I'm very impressed. If you're a fan of open world double-A RPGs like Outward then you can't pass on this one - excellent worldbuilding, environmental storytelling, and

Helpful: 3
Raistlin
Recommended | 03 Apr 2026
9.2h played

It's janky, the combat is ridficulous, the graphics are meh. Tut this game has a soul and it reminds so much of great old school RPGs, with great music, story and quests, so I have to recommend it.

Helpful: 6
cartmell_nick
Not recommended | 24 Apr 2026
6.9h played

I really want to like this game. But after 7 hours Im accepting its just not good. None of the missions can be completed. None of the enemies can be killed. The skills are prob usefull if you could learn them. If you

Helpful: 4