Elex II
Several years after Jax defeated the Hybrid, a new threat arrives from the sky, unleashing the dangerous powers of dark Elex and endangering all life on the planet. In order to defend the peace on Magalan and…
Elex II is an adventure developed by Piranha Bytes, released 1 March 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
What Elex II is
Elex II is an adventure game developed by Piranha Bytes and released in 2022. It was published by THQ Nordic. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Genome.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Several years after Jax defeated the Hybrid, a new threat arrives from the sky, unleashing the dangerous powers of dark Elex and endangering all life on the planet. In order to defend the peace on Magalan and the safety of his own family, Jax has to go on a mission to convince the factions to unite against the invaders. Dive into a huge, hand-crafted, completely unique world with multiple factions and diverse environments set in a post-apocalyptic science fantasy universe. Explore the vast world of Magalan with your jetpack, and play through the epic story the way you want.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Elex II holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 6 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel Core i5-7400, 12 GB RAM and Radeon RX 5600 XT / Geforce GTX 1060. A 12GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 90GB. 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
Elex II launched on 1 March 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic and Sifu. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic, Sifu.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Elex II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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