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Steam app 411300 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC

ELEX

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.

ELEX Steam header artwork
Piranha BytesTHQ Nordic
110playing now
12624-hour peak
22,871all-time peak
80average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−8.6Gain−9.59%% gain188Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

131 months, November 2015 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

074147221295July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026273 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026195 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026142 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

05310515821101 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 2026141 peakSunday 02 August 2026176 peakMonday 03 August 2026146 peakTuesday 04 August 2026134 peakWednesday 05 August 2026145 peakThursday 06 August 2026144 peakFriday 07 August 2026133 peakSaturday 08 August 2026158 peakSunday 09 August 2026195 peakMonday 10 August 2026160 peakTuesday 11 August 2026148 peakWednesday 12 August 2026151 peakThursday 13 August 2026155 peakFriday 14 August 2026151 peakSaturday 15 August 2026184 peakSunday 16 August 2026188 peakMonday 17 August 2026153 peakTuesday 18 August 2026153 peakWednesday 19 August 2026146 peakThursday 20 August 2026132 peakFriday 21 August 2026139 peakSaturday 22 August 2026156 peakSunday 23 August 2026170 peakMonday 24 August 2026140 peakTuesday 25 August 2026147 peakWednesday 26 August 2026118 peakThursday 27 August 2026111 peakFriday 28 August 2026125 peakSaturday 29 August 2026136 peakSunday 30 August 2026156 peakMonday 31 August 2026127 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0387711515301 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 2026114 peakWednesday 02 September 2026118 peakThursday 03 September 2026113 peakFriday 04 September 2026121 peakSaturday 05 September 2026126 peakSunday 06 September 2026142 peakMonday 07 September 2026119 peakTuesday 08 September 2026135 peakWednesday 09 September 202698 peakThursday 10 September 2026119 peakFriday 11 September 2026108 peakSaturday 12 September 2026126 peak

October 2026

ELEX was released on 17 Oct, 2017.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:20 UTC
App ID
411300
Last updated
22 Mar 2018 build 2617898
Developer
Piranha Bytes
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Release date
17 Oct, 2017
Platforms
Windows
Download size
19.20 GB
Install size
23.57 GB
Genres
Action, Adventure, RPG
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full
Achievements
50
Metacritic
67

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

RPGOpen WorldSingleplayerPost-apocalypticSci-fiFantasyAdventureActionThird PersonGothicStory RichAtmosphericChoices MatterDifficultWarFuturisticViolentDark FantasyBase BuildingThird-Person Shooter
About this gameFull description from Steam
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. In ELEX, you join the war over a powerful resource that gives people great magic-like powers, but turns them into indifferent cold creatures. You decide if emotions and humaneness or cold synthetic logic will rule the world of Magalan. Features: Completely seamless Open World experience without borders and loading zones for the ultimate exploration experience Vertical Exploration: Use the jetpack to reach any place in the game world Simulated game world where everything reacts to the players actions and provides for an authentic atmosphere Highly interconnected quest system that support true player choices Tactical and challenging combat system for close and ranged combat Universe set in a post apocalyptic science fantasy universe that combines the most interesting aspects of all genres
Content & age ratings5 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência · Linguagem Imprópria
ESRBmBlood · Strong Language · Suggestive Themes · Violence
NZOFLCmMature themes, violence and coarse language
OFLCmMature themes, violence and coarse language
PEGI16Drugs · Bad Language · Violence
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 3570, AMD FX-6350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB, AMD Radeon 7850 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Sound card

Recommended

Recommended: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-4790, AMD FX-8350 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 480 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Sound card
Supported languages9 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French
Italian
German●
Spanish - Spain
Polish●
Russian
Czech
Simplified Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

50 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
SurvivalAchievement
ButcherHidden achievement
SafecrackerAchievement
PilfererAchievement
AtombouncerAchievement
Fencing masterAchievement
LeaderAchievement
EarnerAchievement
DetectiveAchievement
FlashbackAchievement

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15 developer announcements, May 2016 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC

June

  1. Gothic 1 Remake is Out Now! Welcome to the Colony!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/dccf4907b0a4338db3c1f5944e6aa6732bdfc7b0.png Gothic 1 Remake is Out Now! Welcome to the Colony! Barcelona, Spain / Vienna, Austria - June 5th, 2026: Gothic 1 Remake is available now on PC, PlayStation®5 and Xbox…

    THQ Nordic

March

  1. Hit the Road, Jax! ELEX II is out now!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/4b3f79e80a62ee86a949af684917a300ddee7e76.jpg Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - March 1st, 2022: Get ready! Starting today, players around the globe can become the hero of Magalan. Science-Fantasy-RPG ELEX II is…

    THQ Nordic

January

  1. ELEX II: Digital Pre-Order and New Combat Trailer now available!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/12531d324926f419b47919a239795c9c967714b2.jpg Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - January 11th, 2022: Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - January 11th, 2022: The invasion has begun! An enemy force has landed on…

    THQ Nordic

June

  1. The Next Piranha Bytes Game: Announcing ELEX II

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/6d3a83cf1292eb094b6bbc5e6130cc294c0207d7.png Essen, Germany / Vienna, Austria - June 15th, 2021: Probably the best-kept secret is finally getting revealed: The next Piranha Bytes Game is indeed ELEX II. Surprise!…

    THQ Nordic

December

  1. Surprise, Surprise: Here's a Playable Teaser for Possible Remake of Gothic

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/8960d7bdb2d9f3645b2b22c3cb29de0c8353d831.png Is it a Gothic Remake? Not yet, but it can become one: THQ Nordic releases playable prototype on Steam, asks for the player's opinion Barcelona, Spain / Vienna…

    THQ Nordic

December

  1. ELEX Version 1.0.2946.0 - Game & Quest Fixes + New Difficulty Setting

    Update December 20th 2017 Changelog New Difficulty Settings: - Player Damage: damage dealt by the player. - Opponent Damage: damage dealt by your Opponents. - Stamina cost: modifies the stamina cost for your actions. Engine: - Added FXAA…

    THQ Nordic
  2. ELEX Version 1.0.2946.0 - Game & Quest Fixes + New Difficulty Setting

    Update December 20th 2017 Changelog New Difficulty Settings: - Player Damage: damage dealt by the player. - Opponent Damage: damage dealt by your Opponents. - Stamina cost: modifies the stamina cost for your actions. Engine: - Added FXAA…

    THQ Nordic

October

  1. ELEX Version 1.0.2846.0 live now

    Update October 27th 2017 Changelog Engine - Crash fix for systems with more than 16 logical CPU cores. - If savegame limit is reached, “Create new savegame” is hidden. (limit is 99) - Fixed saving for all Windows user. - Fixed some freezes…

    Patch notes
  2. ELEX Version 1.0.2846.0 live now

    Update October 27th 2017 Changelog Engine - Crash fix for systems with more than 16 logical CPU cores. - If savegame limit is reached, “Create new savegame” is hidden. (limit is 99) - Fixed saving for all Windows user. - Fixed some freezes…

    MegalomaniacNG
  3. ELEX is now available on Steam!

    Dear ELEX fans, we are proud and happy to announce that ELEX is now available here on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/ELEX/ We have also added some Digital Extras if you are interested in Soundtrack, Artbook and Making Of…

    THQ Nordic
  4. ELEX is now available on Steam!

    Dear ELEX fans, we are proud and happy to announce that ELEX is now available here on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/ELEX/ We have also added some Digital Extras if you are interested in Soundtrack, Artbook and Making Of…

    THQ Nordic

June

  1. ELEX preorder is now available on Steam!

    Dear ELEX fans, We are happy to announce that the preorder of ELEX has officially started on Steam! Check it out! Cheers Your THQ Nordic Team

    THQ Nordic
  2. ELEX preorder is now available on Steam!

    Dear ELEX fans, We are happy to announce that the preorder of ELEX has officially started on Steam! Check it out! Cheers Your THQ Nordic Team

    THQ Nordic

May

  1. ELEX Website Live

    We just launched our website for ELEX - check it out, it carries also some new material and information: http://elexgame.com/

    MegalomaniacNG
  2. ELEX Website Live

    We just launched our website for ELEX - check it out, it carries also some new material and information: http://elexgame.com/

    MegalomaniacNG

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