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Elex
Sign in to saveELEX (Eclectic, Lavish, Exhilarating, Xenial) is a science fantasy-themed action role-playing video game developed by Piranha Bytes and published by THQ Nordic. It was released worldwide on 17 October 2017, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. The game has been described as an "edgy, dark, uncompromising, and complex" post-apocalyptic sci-fi role-playing game where the protagonist joins the war for the powerful resource, "ELEX", which gives people magic-like powers. The game world is a mix of futuristic and medieval locations, in which the player can use guns, swords and magic against enem
Game data
Metacritic 59- Released
- 2017-10-17
- User rating
- 3.52 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, Action, RPG
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
An action, role-playing open world game for PC and Consoles, Elex was developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the award winning Gothic series and is set in a brand new, post-apocalyptic, Science-Fantasy universe where magic meets mechs. "Advanced in technology, civilized and with a population of billions, Magalan was a planet looking to the future. Then the meteor hit. Those who survived are now trapped in a battle to survive, a struggle to decide the fate of a planet. At the center of this fight is the element “Elex”. A precious, limited resource that arrived with the meteor, Elex can po…
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Genome
- Developer
- Piranha Bytes
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
Key facts
- Video game.title
- ELEX
- Video game.image
- Elex cover art.jpg
- Video game.developer
- Piranha Bytes
- Video game.publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Video game.engine
- Genome
- Video game.programmer
- Philipp Krause
- Video game.artist
- Alexander Ockelmann
- Video game.composer
- Björn Pankratz
- Video game.platforms
- Microsoft WindowsPlayStation 4Xbox One
- Video game.released
- 17 October 2017
- Video game.genre
- Action role-playing
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- elexgame.com
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 2017-10-17
- title
- Elex
- announcement date
- 2015-08-08
- review score
- 58/100
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8 sectionsContents
- Setting
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- Development
- Reception
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ELEX (Eclectic, Lavish, Exhilarating, Xenial) is a science fantasy-themed action role-playing video game developed by Piranha Bytes and published by THQ Nordic. It was released worldwide on 17 October 2017, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. The game has been described as an "edgy, dark, uncompromising, and complex" post-apocalyptic sci-fi role-playing game where the protagonist joins the war for the powerful resource, "ELEX", which gives people magic-like powers. The game world is a mix of futuristic and medieval locations, in which the player can use guns, swords and magic against enemies.
==Setting== ELEX is the post-apocalyptic story of the planet Magalan, which was hit by a comet which brought not only mass destruction for its civilization, but also a mysterious and extremely powerful resource called Elex. The few survivors organised themselves in factions, each with a different vision of the future and distinct ways of using Elex.