El Paso, Elsewhere

Buy90%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Strange Scaffold · Bullet Time · Sep 26, 2023

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy El Paso, Elsewhere?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 184 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 138 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
184 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Apart from the gameplay, I found the story decent, the visual presentation nice and the sound quite good.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting and great music is probably what made me finish the game, regardless of its shortcomings.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
138 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's pulse pounding and intense in a way that feeds perfectly into the gameplay.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is great, as you have ragdoll physics and each weapon serves a specific function.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's one of those total package things where the visuals, sound design, gameplay and music are all working together perfectly.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I mention Voice Acting here because the Main Character Voice Actor (I think it's also the Game Director) did a really good job here.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story184 reviews
Audio140 reviews
Gameplay138 reviews
Combat75 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Characters7 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
80% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
82% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$9.99$19.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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