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The Order: 1886

The Order: 1886 introduces players to a unique vision of Victorian-Era London where Man uses advanced technology to battle a powerful and ancient foe. As a member of an elite order of knights, join a…

63 20 February 2015

The Order: 1886 is an adventure developed by Ready At Dawn, released 20 February 2015 on PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 5.7 hrs to finish.

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What The Order: 1886 is

The Order: 1886 is an adventure game developed by Ready At Dawn and released in 2015. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4 only. It runs on RAD Engine 4.0.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Order: 1886 is set in an alternate history London, where an old order of knights keep all of the world safe from half bred monsters, who are a combination of animal and man. In the game's history, around the seventh or eighth centuries a small number of humans took on bestial traits. The majority of humans feared these half breeds and war broke out. Despite the humans outnumbering the half breeds, their animal strength gave them the upper hand in centuries of conflict. Centuries later, humanity finds new hope in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. King Arthur and his like-minded knights take the fight to the half breeds, but Arthur soon realizes it's a losing battle. Through…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

The Order: 1886 holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 66, across 268 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 11 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

The Order: 1886 launched on 20 February 2015, within three weeks of Ori and the Blind Forest, Yakuza 0, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D and Cities: Skylines. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Ori and the Blind Forest, Yakuza 0, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Cities: Skylines.

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Quick answers

The Order: 1886 — frequently asked questions

When did The Order: 1886 come out?
The Order: 1886 was released on 20 February 2015 for PlayStation 4.
How long does it take to beat The Order: 1886?
The main story of The Order: 1886 takes around 5.7 hrs, or 11 hrs for 100% completion.

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