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ELEX II

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2022-03-01

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 01, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 01, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Mar 01, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Mar 01, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 16, 2023 (Mac), Mar 01, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

In this sequel to the vintage Open World RPG ELEX, Jax must once again unite the free people of the Science-Fantasy world of Magalan against a new threat - the Skyands, who want to change the face of the planet forever.

ELEX II is an Action, Adventure, RPG game released in 2022, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 6940 reviews).

58
playing now
73%
positive of 6.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
120
Nexus mods (182k downloads)
3.72★
PlayStation Store rating (2,093 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$49.99
steam price (US)

58 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

ELEX II is a 2022 action role-playing video game developed by Piranha Bytes and published by THQ Nordic. The sequel to the 2017 game ELEX, players control the same protagonist, Jax, to unite the world against invading aliens. It was Piranha Byte's last game prior to their closure.

Trailer

ELEX II trailer thumbnail

ELEX II - Announcement Trailer

≈410,135 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 58 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 197 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,577 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 139k–312k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,940 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$49.99
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.85 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 88 of 154 observed days · $40.14 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20222026Week of 2022-03-01: 1,199 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 378 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

132152026-09-15 13:00 — 56 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 40 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 21 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 70 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 77 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 17 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 59 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 78 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 20 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 85 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 97 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 27 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 48 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 97 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 53 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 39 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 79 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 42 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 42 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 82 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 61 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 27 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 58 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.6k66Mar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 2,564 · peak 8,194May 2022 — avg 423 · peak 1,235Jul 2022 — avg 401 · peak 977Sep 2022 — avg 259 · peak 642Nov 2022 — avg 315 · peak 837Jan 2023 — avg 330 · peak 878Mar 2023 — avg 229 · peak 570May 2023 — avg 148 · peak 367Jul 2023 — avg 173 · peak 409Sep 2023 — avg 126 · peak 321Nov 2023 — avg 130 · peak 338Jan 2024 — avg 228 · peak 559Mar 2024 — avg 162 · peak 397May 2024 — avg 91 · peak 226Jul 2024 — avg 116 · peak 258Sep 2024 — avg 100 · peak 235Nov 2024 — avg 100 · peak 240Jan 2025 — avg 143 · peak 384Mar 2025 — avg 99 · peak 276May 2025 — avg 80 · peak 198Jul 2025 — avg 75 · peak 160Sep 2025 — avg 78 · peak 229Nov 2025 — avg 104 · peak 255Jan 2026 — avg 108 · peak 240Mar 2026 — avg 82 · peak 196May 2026 — avg 68 · peak 160Jul 2026 — avg 74 · peak 176Aug 2026 — avg 66 · peak 142
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$53.91$7.792022-01-042026-10-142022-01-04 — best price $49.992022-04-14 — best price $49.992022-07-05 — best price $30.492022-08-11 — best price $33.492022-09-17 — best price $49.992022-11-21 — best price $24.992022-12-19 — best price $42.682023-01-20 — best price $20.222023-03-16 — best price $24.992023-04-28 — best price $19.502023-06-08 — best price $24.992023-07-25 — best price $44.992023-08-28 — best price $19.992023-11-01 — best price $18.952023-12-13 — best price $19.992024-01-08 — best price $44.992024-03-18 — best price $49.992024-04-19 — best price $12.492024-06-04 — best price $49.992024-07-15 — best price $19.992024-08-20 — best price $49.992024-10-15 — best price $16.492024-12-11 — best price $16.492025-01-12 — best price $16.502025-03-13 — best price $16.492025-04-24 — best price $16.502025-06-05 — best price $49.992025-07-31 — best price $49.992025-09-11 — best price $49.992025-11-20 — best price $10.632025-12-19 — best price $10.492026-02-23 — best price $7.792026-03-27 — best price $12.492026-05-06 — best price $49.992026-06-17 — best price $12.492026-07-27 — best price $12.502026-09-02 — best price $49.992026-09-17 — best price $49.992026-10-02 — best price $12.492026-10-14 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

250182026-05-31 — 40 pageviews2026-06-04 — 32 pageviews2026-06-08 — 169 pageviews2026-06-12 — 147 pageviews2026-06-16 — 106 pageviews2026-06-20 — 89 pageviews2026-06-24 — 68 pageviews2026-06-28 — 57 pageviews2026-07-02 — 41 pageviews2026-07-06 — 40 pageviews2026-07-10 — 40 pageviews2026-07-14 — 44 pageviews2026-07-18 — 44 pageviews2026-07-22 — 30 pageviews2026-07-26 — 36 pageviews2026-07-30 — 25 pageviews2026-08-03 — 38 pageviews2026-08-07 — 47 pageviews2026-08-11 — 43 pageviews2026-08-15 — 29 pageviews2026-08-19 — 33 pageviews2026-08-23 — 34 pageviews2026-08-27 — 66 pageviews2026-08-31 — 32 pageviews2026-09-04 — 33 pageviews2026-09-08 — 30 pageviews2026-09-12 — 20 pageviews2026-09-16 — 28 pageviews2026-09-20 — 37 pageviews2026-09-24 — 21 pageviews2026-09-28 — 22 pageviews2026-10-02 — 26 pageviews2026-10-06 — 36 pageviews2026-10-09 — 26 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
68%
earned "Hunter"
28.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, French, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,65910%50
PS5 (PlayStation)1,95618%51
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,0738%50
PS4 (PlayStation)93520%51

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionAliensFantasyAdventureRealisticAction RPGDystopian Open WorldAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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