
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.
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 1.43/day in the week to Aug 7 → 1.43/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 24 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 9 places towards #1, and the 2,404 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $29.99 | 19.6Kreviews | 74% | — | $11.6M |
| $39.99 | 4.7Kratings | 76% | — | not modelled | |
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This is a tough game to review. If your a Piranha Bytes fan then you will most likely enjoy this. Its a tough game to get into if your not used to PB's jank RPG's. In my opinion, this is their best game after the first 2 Gothics. I enjoyed Risen 1 and its a close race but Elex is much bigger, longer and more in depth so I give it the edge. Risen 2 was hot garbage and 3 was mid. I don't even want to talk about Elex 2. If you can get past the first few hours, the jank-fest combat, terrible UI that doesn't explain much, super confusing skill trees and the use of elex and all the other mechanics you have to learn yourself you can get a good 40 plus hours out of this. Don't even try to ask what the alignment mechanic with hot and col even means lol. The world map is great and all hand crafted, no loading screens and semi reactive NPC's that don't just stand in one spot. You eneter someones house when your not invited, better get out quick and dont get caught stealing. No level scaling crap w enemies and loot to find everywhere including unique weapons that can be found. Nearly every NPC can be killed. Their are different clans to join with their own quests, companions and clan specific Armour. The world building is pretty dense but also hard to crack at first. Its mostly found in notes and recordings through out the world. I am still not completely sure what the hell is going on. something about a meteor destroying the world, alien races, elex crystals are like super crack etc. but the world and quests are the high points for me anyway. If your having trouble, go online and check out some guides and maps etc. Heck, even cheat a little in the beginning if you want just to get you deeper into the game before giving up. I think most fans of PB's earlier games will find some stuff to enjoy here. If you have never played a Piranha Bytes game, don't start with this. Maybe try Risen 1 first or go for the gold standard, Gothic 2.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German*, Spanish - Spain, Polish*, Russian, Czech, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
| $39.99 |
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| 72% |
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| $29.99 | 1.5Kratings | 78% | — | not modelled |
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Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
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Фанат пираний с детства. Это очередная готика и я не особо против этого, схаваю Готику ещё 10 раз в разных обёртках). Обычно игры от пираний проходились в среднем за 30-40 часов, а здесь игра оказалось непривычно длинной, а карта очень большой. Мне больше нравились более маленькие карты в Готике, а карту в Элексе я заколебался исследовать, слишком много пустого пространства. В общем прошёл игру я за 1-2 года в 3 захода по 20-30 часов(не подряд. Один игровой сеанс у меня был до 5 часов обычно). Наверное, это самая хардкорная игра от пираний, чувствуешь себя беспомощным ещё больше, чем в других играх. К концу игры я вкачал своего перса на 100%, держал в руке самое мощное оружие в игре и при всём этом ваншотать я мог только одного единственного моба, за которого ещё и дают 6 exp). Для кого-то это плюс, для кого-то минус. Для меня скорее минус, ибо ощущается это как искусственное растягивание геймплея. В пользу игры могу сказать, что здесь самый проработанный и интересный лор и сюжет среди наверное всех игр пираний. Несмотря на минусы, проходить игру было интересно, интересно качаться, выполнять квесты и т.д. Ну это Готика, что с неё взять. 7.5 Джейсонов Стэтхэмов из 10
Кривое управление, каждый моб даст тебе пиздюлей в независимости от прокачки , супер долгая и нудная прокачка не говоря уже об остальном. НЕ БЕРИТЕ
ELEX isn’t the smoothest game out there, and the jank is part of the package. If you’re new to Piranha Bytes titles, the combat can feel punishing. Basic enemies can take you out even when you think you’re prepared. Starting with ranged weapons helps a lot until you get better armor. Exploration feels rewarding, you're not just clearing icons off a map. The jetpack adds a fun layer to getting around, letting you reach places you wouldn’t expect and stumble into all kinds of surprises. It’s not perfect, but there’s something special here if you’re willing to push through the rough edges.
Game kicks your butt for the first 15 levels. After that things start to smooth out and the world it pretty fun. The story is alright as well. The combat is rough, I mean ROUGH, but most NPC can't handle side stepping. Where the game shines is the world. The exploration and the different factions are really good. Some of the quests are simple fetch style, but others do have interesting choices to make. You'll like this game if you enjoy exploration, understanding the NPC/Factions, finding notes and uncovering lore. There is an amount of dedicated needed to get past the initial hump. You will not enjoy this game if you like games that start quick and let you loose. This is much MUCH closer to ATOM RPG than Skyrim.
It's the only game that has kept my attention to not only finish it but to come back and do it again and again. You can feel the amount of passion developers have put into it. It has its problems, but ultimately it's a unique experience that's trapped in time and won't be replicated ever again. The game is a mix of sci-fi, fantasy and post-apocalypse themes (represented by factions) with a strong sense of progression and huge replay value. You get stronger and climb through the ranks of your chosen faction to defeat the ultimate threat. On that journey you meet lots of interesting characters and are given enough information to start questioning what you've been told and believed to be the truth. The companions are a great addition instead of a burden (especially Falk) and the religious faction was really well done. It's not just the usual cliché and even if you're not religious you can find yourself agreeing with them. This game won't have any scantily clothed women or ironic self-depreciating "humor", but if you enjoy complex worlds with lots of interesting ideas then you're going to love it. Each location is handcrafted without any procedural generation. Each faction has their own laws, moral systems and dilemmas and not once are you lectured on making the "wrong" choices. There's no forced "diversity" or mentions of real life topics at all. You won't have to wonder if certain parts have been added to push an agenda. They truly just wanted to create an immersive world and they accomplished it. Enjoy it, because that's all we're going to get. Piranha Bytes are gone, Elex 2 is a disappointment and all the modern games are basically propaganda pieces designed by an activist committee for the lowest common denominator. In Elex there's numerous photos of developers scattered throughout Magalaan added to represent the remains of the old world and it shows how proud they are of their work. How many developers today can say the same? Here they are: https://elex.fandom.com/wiki/Photograph A tip: Digital Extras DLC contains a PDF with translation of the Elex alphabet. You can use it to decipher various texts in game. It's pretty satisfying to do so.
Najlepszy Gothic zaraz po Gothicu.
Franchement ELEX est un bon jeu, un excellent RPG pour sa richesse dans son écriture, les quêtes sont variés, intéressantes et tu ressens vraiment les conséquences de tes choix. Le monde est chouette à parcourir malgré la lenteur dans les déplacements, explorer est vraiment plaisant. C'est gratifiant de chercher/fouiller, d'accomplir des missions parce que les récompenses valent le coup et qu'on ressent vraiment la montée en puissance de notre personnage au fil de l'aventure. L'immersion est au RDV, les environnements sont très variés et vraiment beaux, le level design est de qualité, tu sens que cela été créer avec de la passion, ce qui est assez rare de nos jours dans l'industrie du jeu vidéo. Les différentes factions sont intéressantes, découvrir leurs intérêts est génial, car la narration est de qualité, jamais je n'ai voulu passer un dialogue parce que c'était plaisant à lire pour comprendre les enjeux des différents personnages. Les combats sont frustrants à cause de la lourdeur de notre personnage, on meurt assez souvent, mais dans l'ensemble, c'est surmontable. J'ai lu plusieurs commentaires négatifs sur le fait que le jeu est difficile, mais très honnêtement, ce n'est pas le cas. Si tu sens que tu risques de mourir à certains endroits, reviens-y plus tard, tu es libre d'aller où bon te semble. Il faut être patient, monter les sats de son personnage, améliorer ses compétences selon ce qu'on a envie de faire et au final, ça finira par aller mieux par la suite. Le jeu n'est pas punitif une fois que tu as compris comment il fonctionnait. Je ne regrette pas d'y jouer, l'univers m'a conquis ! Jeu terminé aprés 68h, malgré les combats parfois lourds et frustrant, le jetpack qui ne va qu'a la vertical rendant les déplacements chiants, ce jeu est vraiment excellent niveau ambiance et écriture, soyez attentif et patient, elex vaut vraiment le coup !
This is a classic Piranha Bytes RPG like Gothic 1+2 and Risen. All PB games have the same game design in common. There are 3 factions which you can join. You have to make a decision for one and can't revert it. At the start you are very weak and can't kill anything. You'll have to do non-kill quests until you reach certain level and have some decent armor + weapon. This takes about 10 hours. After you join a faction, you'll get access to good weapons and armor. From here the game becomes a lot easier. But that's ok because you really earned this power spike. Summarized: the first hours of the game you are a bum in a dangerous world with factions which pursue their own goals. You gotta make decisions and get stronger by doing non-kill quests. Most people are discouraged by the beginning of the game because they feel it's overtuned. But that is the desired game design and I love it. In my opinion, Piranha Bytes RPG's are great games with dense atmosphere and great characters. Combat was never a strenght of these games and that's fine.
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