Crit

ELEX II

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 7k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Piranha Bytes · Open World · Mar 1, 2022

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$12.49−75%
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
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio4 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy ELEX II?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 144 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 150 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 120 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 61 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k 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
17% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews83% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
144 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Also, the jetpack which, once upgraded, is ridiculously fun to use and makes exploration a joy.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I kinda like it tho. less hand stress using controller; prob KB&M too.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay144 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
61% still recommend
Combat
58% still recommend
Graphics
54% still recommend
Difficulty
64% still recommend
Audio
44% still recommend
Bugs
57% still recommend
Crashes
48% still recommend
Interface
47% still recommend
Performance
40% still recommend
Optimization
38% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$12.49$49.99−75%

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

8 points recordedtoday · $12.49

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