Current version:Windows PC
Last Epoch

Last Epoch

Last Epoch is a PC action game developed by Eleventh Hour Games. It centers on platform movement and landing judgment, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives, with controls and information arranged around keyboard and mouse, with a controller where the game supports one.

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7.3 / 10
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About this game

Last Epoch is a PC action game centered on platform movement and landing judgment, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while resolution, graphics settings, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio, text scaling, and hardware performance need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include OS and hardware requirements, installation media, patches, drivers, DRM and launchers, key binding and controller support, save locations, mod compatibility, servers, and era-specific OS compatibility affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.3 / 10Windows PC

Excellent build systems with muted combat feedback.

Last Epoch on PC is most convincing when it asks players to plan a character. Specialized skill trees, affix crafting, detailed loot filters, and a choice between trading through the Merchant’s Guild or finding more gear through the Circle of Fortune make item progression flexible. A direct Windows 11 review of the 1.0 build also describes the time-travel campaign and repeatable Monolith timelines. The combat itself communicates less well. Enemies barely react to some attacks, the character’s exertion sounds can suggest damage when none occurred, and cliffs may hide the action without outlining obscured figures. Those problems make threats harder to read even on the reviewer’s specified Core i9 and RTX 4060 system. Repeated endgame tasks suit build experimentation more than a player seeking a changing story. This is a judgment of the tested February 2024 PC build, not a claim about every 2026 season, server condition or hardware configuration. Its system depth is more compelling than the immediate feel of hitting an enemy.

Strengths

  • Crafting, factions and filters make loot decisions rich.

Weaknesses

  • Weak hit cues and occlusion reduce combat readability.

Who it is for: ARPG players who enjoy planning and revising builds.

Play notes: Reviewed PC 1.0 build only; later seasons and servers are not assessed.

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Endgame systems reward tinkering more than narrative variety.

Reviewed7.2 / 10Not provided
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Build decisions outshine combat impact.

Reviewed7.7 / 10Not provided
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Presentation is varied but weak at conveying impact.

Reviewed7.1 / 10Not provided
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Visibility issues hinder PC usability.

Reviewed6.6 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Release date
2019
Platforms
Windows PC
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
3D GraphicsOnline Co-opLevel ProgressionSolo-friendlyGear GrindingTop-downRandomized BuildsReal-time CombatEquipment-driven Progression
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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