Apex Legends
Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play Hero shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame & fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. Master an…
Apex Legends is a shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment, released 4 February 2019 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. It is free to play. The main story takes about 292.7 hrs to finish.
What Apex Legends is
Apex Legends is a shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment and released in 2019. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Source.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A WORLD WHERE ANYTHING GOES The Frontier War is over. After hundreds of years of conflict between the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation and the Militia founded to fight them, the far-off region of space known as the Frontier can finally know peace. But liberation can come at a cost: when the IMC and the Militia departed, they took everything of value and left the Frontier worlds in disarray. With no way to support themselves, the people of the Frontier had no choice but to leave their homes. The brave relocated to the Outlands. A remote cluster of planets on the fringes of the Frontier, the Outlands are untouched by war and teeming with resources and opportunity. But life is cheap…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 60 players online. Available modes: Battle Royale, Co-operative and Multiplayer. There are 12 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Apex Legends holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Players rate it 82, 6 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 292.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 1,068 hrs, roughly 3.6 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent, 6 GB RAM and AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 75GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Apex Legends launched on 4 February 2019, within three weeks of Metro Exodus, Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2 and Anthem. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Metro Exodus, Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, Anthem.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Apex Legends yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Apex Legends: PlayStation Plus Play Pack
Apex Legends: Bloodhound Edition
Apex Legends: Lifeline Edition
Apex Legends: Lifeline and Bloodhound Double Pack
Apex Legends: Octane Edition
Apex Legends: Pathfinder Edition
Apex Legends: Gibraltar Edition
Apex Legends: Mirage Edition
Apex Legends: Bangalore Edition
Apex Legends: Loba Edition
Apex Legends: PlayStation Plus Play Pack
Apex Legends: PlayStation Plus Play Pack
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