Hokey, uneven and janky, Elex is nonetheless a compelling throwback to a time before open worlds became choose your own to-do lists. Without being signed up to work on a big franchise, or having ...

The game starts in the middle of nowhere in a small house where the player character, Jax, sleeps. Shortly after this scene begins, an alien device falls from the sky and plows right through Jax’s ...

Planned for release in autumn of this year, THQ Nordic and Piranha Bytes have released the prologue for their upcoming sci-fi adventure, ELEX. Set on the world of Magalan, this intro cinematic shows ...

Joshua started at GameRant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his ...

Elex launched in 2017 and featured a lot of ambitious ideas. It took place in an expansive open-world environment, utilized Dark Souls-like combat, and told a surprisingly meaningful story filled with ...

Piranha Bytes, the developers of classic RPGs Gothic and Risen are back with a follow-up to their 2017 cult hit ELEX. This open-world RPG returns to the science-fantasy world of Magalan, which has ...

Meet the five major factions holding the power in Magalan in this latest trailer for the upcoming open-world RPG, Elex II. The playable factions, each with their own unique weapons and skills, include ...

Cameron Lucas is a writer who has been dedicated to the medium for over four years, and an avid player of video games for all of his life. After the better part of a year at Game Rant as a feature ...

It's been a while since we checked in with the inventive sci-fi world of Magalan and its standard-issue bald video game protagonist Jax in 2017, and while the landscape has changed, a lot has stayed ...

As a big, open-world RPG, Elex shows great ambition. The world of Magalan is a fractured yet beautiful place, having spent the last 150 years recovering from the devastating impact of a comet. It’s ...