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Arelite Core

The age of heroes is passed, yet an ancient evil rises again. Follow the adventures of Karden, a blacksmith on the path to mastering his craft, forced to take a stand against Talameq, an ageless entity bent on…

70 8 February 2017 from $1.00

Arelite Core is an indie developed by Dragon Slumber, released 8 February 2017 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $1.00 at GreenManGaming.

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What Arelite Core is

Arelite Core is an indie game developed by Dragon Slumber and released in 2017. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Microsoft XNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Arelite Core follows the adventures of Karden, a master blacksmith from the village of Arreal who sets off on an adventure to perfect his craft. He soon encounters, the dark knight Barahein and a plot to revive the dark entity Talameq, destroyed centuries before. Now, Karden and his friends must push onwards to stop this plot before it's too late.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 21 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Arelite Core holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.5 GHz CPU, 1500 MB RAM and 1280x720 or better video resolution in High Color mode. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.00 at GreenManGaming, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Arelite Core launched on 8 February 2017, within three weeks of Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Arelite Core — frequently asked questions

When did Arelite Core come out?
Arelite Core was released on 8 February 2017 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Arelite Core cost?
The cheapest current price for Arelite Core is $1.00 at GreenManGaming, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Arelite Core?
At minimum, Arelite Core needs 1.5 GHz CPU, 1500 MB RAM, 1280x720 or better video resolution in High Color mode graphics, 1500 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Arelite Core?
The PC version needs about 1.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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