ELDERBORN (2020)
- Developer
- Hyperstrange
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 3,043 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 5.1 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A heavy, deliberate first-person brawler with crunchy melee hits and a grim, lore-soaked world that demands careful timing and risk management.
brutalmelee-focusedpunishingatmosphericdark fantasyskill-basedperma deathold-school
What players say
Players call it a short but fun melee FPS with a heavy metal and sword-and-sorcery feel, comparing its combat to Doom. Many praise the aesthetic and soundtrack, but criticize the short length, uneven weapon balance, and some late-game levels that feel confusing or repetitive. Performance can struggle at 4K. Sentiment is mixed on difficulty and depth.
Trailer
Screenshots
More games like this
- Morbid: The Seven Acolytes (2020)
- Spoils of Plunder (2021)
- Dark Cave (2020)
- DOOM Eternal (2020)
- Mana Gloom (2020)
- HTD (2020)
- Crumbling World (2020)
- Song of Iron (2021)
More by Hyperstrange
- POSTAL: Brain Damaged (2022)
- LOUD: My Road to Fame (2023)
- Blood West (2023)
- Hordes of Hunger (2026)
- CROSSBOW: Bloodnight (2020)
This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.