This one is part of Humble Choice this month. Steam reviews are mixed - is it worth picking up?

Edit - I own but am yet to play the first one.


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If you like their style (Piranha Bytes) when it comes to the quests and exploration, it's a no-brainer. You also get a lot of content for the price. The game is quite long if you do all the sidequests.
 
The first one is much better imho. I've tried to get into Elex 2 but I just can't do it. It plays with the Elex 1 lore and settings in a way that annoys me greatly. If you haven't played the first, maybe you'll like it though.
 
I found it to be just another reskinned Elex. So if you liked the first game you should have no problems with the sequel. Only problems I had playing was texture errors.

That was fixed with the beta DX12 update though. Also the ending is terrible.
 
It wouldn't make much sense to play Elex 2 without playing Elex first.

I don't see how it plays with the lore or setting of the first game much. I do agree that the first game is better though.