ELDERBORN

First-person dark fantasy slasher with difficult, weapon-based melee combat

Hyperstrange · Released Jan 30, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 3,108
Recent reviews: Mixed; 68% of 25 in 30 days
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 6, 2025

What is ELDERBORN?

A first-person dark fantasy action game where you fight with melee weapons, develop skills, and explore areas including catacombs and an ancient city. You play a slayer uncovering the city's secrets as barbarian tribes seek a new dark messiah.

For you if...

+you enjoy learning enemy attacks and timing parries
+you prefer short, single-player fantasy action games

Not for you if...

−you want a detailed story driving the action
−you dislike difficult melee fights and retrying encounters

What players say

86% of 3,108 reviews are positive · 68% of 25 in the last 30 days

Players praise the melee combat, weapon variety, kicks, and heavy metal soundtrack. They complain about the short campaign, confusing later areas, and combat that some find clunky or repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

ELDERBORN system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7, 8.1, 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-7500
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 27
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.