Last Year (2019) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Last Year

Team up with four other Classmates to survive against a sixth player controlling a dreadful, horrifying Fiend, in this evolution of multiplayer horror games inspired by classic horror stories.

70 10 December 2019 Free to play

What Last Year is

Last Year is an indie game developed by Elastic Games and released in 2019. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Team up with four other Classmates to survive against a sixth player controlling a dreadful, horrifying Fiend, in this evolution of multiplayer horror games inspired by classic horror stories.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Last Year 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 2019 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 4130T (2.9GHz) / AMD FX 6300 (3.5 GHz), 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 (1 GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7770 (1 GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Last Year launched on 10 December 2019, within three weeks of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Football Manager 2020. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Football Manager 2020.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Last Year — frequently asked questions

When did Last Year come out?

Last Year was released on 10 December 2019 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

Is Last Year free?

Yes — Last Year is free to play.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Last Year?

At minimum, Last Year needs Intel Core i3 4130T (2.9GHz) / AMD FX 6300 (3.5 GHz), 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 (1 GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7770 (1 GB) graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.

Does Last Year have multiplayer?

Yes. Last Year supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online.

How many GB is Last Year?

The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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