Elypse is an adventure developed by Hot Chili Games, released 17 May 2023 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Elypse is
Elypse is an adventure game developed by Hot Chili Games and released in 2023. It was published by East2west Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Every ten years, a sacrifice must be made to protect your people from the Abyss, a place as worshiped as it is feared! This time you were chosen and thrown into the darkness… Nobody has ever returned but perhaps you can achieve the impossible? Welcomed by Nyx, living alone with its boulders in a cave, you have survived for ten years. With his help you will try to reach a portal that could finally let you escape the depth of the Abyss.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Elypse launched on 17 May 2023, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and System Shock. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, System Shock.
Official trailer
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