Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Piranha Bytes have announced ELEX II for PC and consoles.
Elex II is coming to Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 – a release date wasn’t announced at this time.
The original Elex is has been available for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One since October of 2017. In case you missed it, you can find our thorough review on the game here.
Here’s a new trailer and some screenshots:
Here’s a rundown on the game, via THQ Nordic:
ELEX II is the sequel to ELEX, the vintage open-world role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic and Risen series, Piranha Bytes. ELEX II returns to the post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy world of Magalan, with massive environments that can be explored with unrivalled freedom via jetpack – you will be able to move through the epic story any way you want!
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 embarks on a mission to convince the factions to unite against the invaders, as well as a personal quest to find his son, Dex, who got separated from him …
Dive into a huge, hand-crafted, completely unique world with multiple factions and diverse environments set in a post-apocalyptic science fantasy universe.
Features
- explore the planet of Magalan with unprecedented freedom, using your trusted jetpack to traverse the map and even fly
- interact with a lived-in world, full of unique NPCs, who…
- …will remember what you’ve done and react accordingly
- …will join or leave your group depending on how you behave
- …are able to be killed, which will have an effect on the story
- engage in fluid close and ranged combat with a massively improved control system
- experience a story where your actions have consequences, immersing you in a world of moral decisions
