Last Epoch

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Last Epoch
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Developer(s) Eleventh Hour Games
Publisher(s) Eleventh Hour Games
Director(s) Judd Cobler
Ross Gilmour
Holly Pettit
Michael Bortolin
Composer(s) Erik Desiderio
Engine Unity [1]
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseFebruary 21, 2024
Genre(s) Action role-playing, hack and slash
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Last Epoch is a time-travel themed, loot-based hack and slash action role-playing game developed and published by Eleventh Hour Games

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Plot

The game is set in the world of Eterra across several timelines. [2]

Development and release

In April 2018, a free playable demo was released as part of Last Epoch's Kickstarter drive. [3] In April 2019, the game's beta was made available via Steam Early Access. [4] In December 2019, the title's full release, originally planned for April 2020, was rescheduled to the fourth quarter of 2020. [5] In October 2020, the developers announced the cancellation of the Mac client for the game. In their announcement, they cited anticipated difficulties arising from Apple's transition to computers powered by ARM-based processors. [6] In December 2020, Eleventh Hour Games announced that Last Epoch's release was delayed until 2021. [7]

In September 2024, the studio announced they would no longer be updating the Linux client. [8] There was controversy surrounding this decision as, initially, the post had failed to mention the Linux client at all. [9]

In March 2023, a multiplayer beta was launched. [10] On February 21, 2024, the game was released to the public in three editions: Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate. [11] The launch had more than 250,000 concurrent online players. [12]

Reception

Last Epoch's 2018 Kickstarter campaign managed to successfully reach its goal, ultimately raising over $250,000. [13]

As of March 22,2024, it had sold 2,135,257 copies and reached 264,708 peak concurrent users on Steam. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Saver, Michael (December 30, 2024). "Games made with Unity: 2024 in review". Unity Technologies . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Last Epoch Announces Beta Launch & Steam Release Date". Gamasutra (press release). April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ Austin Wood (April 25, 2018). "Try the demo for ambitious top-down action RPG Last Epoch". PC Gamer . Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ Eric Watson (May 4, 2019). "Last Epoch puts a brilliant new twist on the Diablo and Path of Exile skill systems". PC Gamer . Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ Liam Dawe (December 16, 2019). "Action RPG 'Last Epoch' full release delayed until the fourth quarter of 2020". GamingOnLinux. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "An Update to Mac Support". Eleventh Hour Games. October 23, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Last Epoch Releases Highly Anticipated Rogue Class and Celebrates with Steam Sale". Gamasutra (press release). December 6, 2020. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Last Epoch: The Imperial Uprising Event Patch Notes". Eleventh Hour Games. September 17, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ Liam Dawe (September 20, 2024). "Last Epoch drops the Native Linux version, devs tell players to use Proton". GamingOnLinux. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ Weber, Steven (March 5, 2023). "Last Epoch Gears Up for a Huge Multiplayer Beta Patch Ahead of Launch". MMORPG. Retrieved March 10, 2023. While we do not know a specific release date, or even a release window yet, all signs point to Eleventh Hour following through with a 2023 release.
  11. ↑ "Last Epoch Releases Steam Store Page". Steam. February 21, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Post Launch Mid-Week Update". Steam. February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ↑ Paul Younger (April 12, 2019). "Last Epoch Beta Date Revealed and new Trailer for the ARPG". PC Invasion. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  14. ↑ @LastEpoch (March 22, 2024). "📊 The first 30 days of 1.0 have come and gone. 📊 With that, we thought you all would enjoy a look at how many Travelers of Eterra have come and gone, what you are all playing, and who the deadliest baddies are. Have a great weekend, everyone!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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