ELEX (Steam Game) 
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.
- RPG (412)
- Open World (397)
- Singleplayer (274)
- Post-apocalyptic (227)
- Sci-fi (201)
- Fantasy (192)
- Adventure (187)
- Action (166)
- Third Person (152)
- Gothic (139)
- Story Rich (132)
- Atmospheric (125)
- Choices Matter (121)
- Difficult (92)
- War (84)
- Futuristic (79)
- Violent (68)
- Dark Fantasy (65)
- Base-Building (64)
- Third-Person Shooter (50)
| Release Date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Price | $ 29.99 Top 3% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 72.2% (mostly positive) / 74.3% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 70.9% / 73.1% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 11.6K Top 3% / 18.4K Top 2% |
| Curators | 214 reviews Top 2% |
| Median Play Time | 53.9 hours Top 2% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 1.8 hour Top 10% |
| Followers | 152.3K Top 1% |
| Owners | ± 1.1M Top 3% |
| Copies Sold | ± 485K Top 3% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 14.4M Top 2% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows ELEX's Steam rating and reviews between October 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 81.5% (November 2017) to 74.3% (December 2023).
With its 18.4K reviews Top 2%, ELEX is indisputably a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows ELEX's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (38%), followed by German (24%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 27 different languages represented. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in ELEX, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 101 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 5.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (46 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of ELEX's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 72.2% should be considered while evaluating them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of ELEX's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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