Elsie is an adventure developed by Knight Shift Games, released 10 September 2024 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Elsie is
Elsie is an adventure game developed by Knight Shift Games and released in 2024. It was published by Playtonic Friends. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The world of Ekis has been thrown into chaos by unknown forces. The seaside bastion, known as the Sapir Wharf, and home of the Guardians has been attacked by a mysterious robotic army. As the last remaining Guardian of the wharf, Elsie must investigate the cause behind the attacks on her home, and the disappearance of her friends while uncovering the truth of her creation.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Elsie holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Elsie launched on 10 September 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Astro Bot. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Astro Bot.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Elsie yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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