Action · March 1, 2022

ELEX II (2022)

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ELEX II is the sequel to ELEX , the vintage open-world role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic and Risen series, Piranha Bytes. ELEX II returns to the post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy world of Magalan – with massive environments that can be explored with unrivaled freedom via jetpack, you will be able to move through the epic story any way you want. Several years after Jax defeated the Hybrid, a new threat arrives from the sky, unleashing the dangerous powers of dark Elex and endangering all life on the planet. In order to defend the peace on Magalan and the safety of his own family, Jax has to go on a mission to convince the factions to unite against the invaders and find his own son, Dex, who got separated from him … Dive into a huge, hand-crafted, completely unique world with multiple factions and diverse environments set in a post-apocalyptic science fantasy universe. The game allows you to: explore the planet of Magalan with unprecedented freedom, using your trusted jetpack to traverse the map and even fly! interact with a lived-in world, full of unique NPCs, who will remember what you’ve done and react accordingly will join or leave your group depending on how you behave are able to be killed, which will have an effect on the story engage in fluid close and ranged combat with a massively improved control system experience a story where your actions have consequences, immersing you in a world of moral decisions Powered by the Piranha Bytes Engine Genome in its 6th iteration.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Open World · 258
  • Singleplayer · 248
  • RPG · 241
  • Adventure · 213
  • Action · 207
  • Action RPG · 200
  • Exploration · 197
  • Third Person · 194
  • Dark Fantasy · 182
  • Aliens · 174
  • Realistic · 174
  • Post-apocalyptic · 165
  • Atmospheric · 165
  • Dystopian · 162
  • Fantasy · 161

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.4k Steam reviewsTop 52% in Action
Positive rating74% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 81%
Engagement hours34 h averageTop 13% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • French
  • Polish volume_up
  • Russian volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (5)

  • English
  • German
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Japanese

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

34h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

Achievements

50

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

74%Mostly Positive · 6.4k reviews

4.7k positive · 1.7k negative

Curator recommendations

3.8k

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 1, 2022
DeveloperPiranha Bytes
PublisherTHQ Nordic
Base price$12.49 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: alcohol, drugs, bad language.

Editions & Packages

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