THQ Nordic’s Open World RPG ELEX Launches Today

David Gelmini |

Oct 17, 2017

Darksiders III is still a long way off, but THQ Nordic have offered up another slice of open world fantasy action with their new RPG ELEX.

Developed by Piranha Bytes, who are know for the Risen trilogy, ELEX is set in the far future on the distant planet Magalan, which was ravaged by a meteor strike. As the story progresses, you’ll be able to align with one of several hostile factions fighting for control of the ruined world. Despite the sci-fi setting, there’s also a huge focus on magic within the game, with the titular substance ELEX (an acronym for Eclectic, Lavish, Exhilarating, Xenial) granting arcane abilities to those who wield it.

And you’re going to need all the magic you can get, but you’ll be facing a ton of fearsome enemies, including robots, giant bugs, dinosaurs-like monsters, and a huge demonic creature known as the Slugbeast (pictured below).

ELEX is available now on Steam, PS4, and Xbox One for $59.99.

ELEX Official Synopsis:
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