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ELEX

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App ID 411300
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher THQ Nordic
Franchise ELEX, THQ Nordic
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28973129
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 04:07:38 UTC ()
Release Date 17 October 2017 – 16:56:39 UTC ()
😏 73.22%
19k reviews
35
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Piranha Bytes
metacritic_name ELEX
controller_support full
metacritic_score 67
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/elex?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher THQ Nordic
Store Release Date 17 October 2017 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/thqnordic
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 17 October 2017 – 16:56:39 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 15 April 2025 – 09:51:01 UTC () (1744710661)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 74
Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Highlights SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2617898
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 15 October 2015 – 23:44:41 UTC (), in changelist #1362430

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🌍 Open World 👤 Singleplayer ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 🚀 Sci-fi 🎭 Fantasy 🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action 👤 Third Person 🦇 Gothic 📚 Story Rich 🌫 Atmospheric 🧞 Choices Matter 😓 Difficult ⚔️ War 🌆 Futuristic 👊 Violent 🧝 Dark Fantasy 🏠 Base Building 🔫 Third-Person Shooter

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Steam charts

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  • 35 players right now
  • 161 24-hour peak
  • 22,969 all-time peak 22 October 2017
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Store data

  • 148,940 followers
  • #3136 in top sellers
  • 14,178 positive reviews
  • 4,859 negative reviews
  • 74.48% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 41 24-hour peak
  • 56,864 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 73.22% SteamDB Rating
  • 14,178 74.5% positive reviews
  • 4,859 25.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
17 October 2017 – 16:56 Steam Release -
17 June 2019 – 14:00 ⇄ WinGameStore: THQ Nordic Build Your Own Bundle -
2 March 2021 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: March 2021 Humble Choice (#16) -

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How many players are playing ELEX right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 35 players live playing ELEX on Steam.

ELEX had an all-time peak of 22969 concurrent players on 22 October 2017.

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