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El Paso, Elsewhere
STAKES. GUNS. SLOW-MO. Fight werewolves and vampires in a reality-shifting motel. Dive through barricades to escape the grasp of evil puppets. Destroy the villain you loved. A new, third-person love letter to classic shooters. Neo-noir never looked so good.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 76 reviews raise this.
27 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Some games take risks and fumble, but El Paso, Elsewhere pulls off its risky gameplay and story ideas. It's a third-person shooter big on style, unique enemies, and killer background songs. Though it draws inspiration…”
22 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Some games take risks and fumble, but El Paso, Elsewhere pulls off its risky gameplay and story ideas. It's a third-person shooter big on style, unique enemies, and killer background songs. Though it draws inspiration…”
13 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Some games take risks and fumble, but El Paso, Elsewhere pulls off its risky gameplay and story ideas. It's a third-person shooter big on style, unique enemies, and killer background songs. Though it draws inspiration…”
“[h1] Nice cover, poor core. [/h1] [i] TL;DR: A decent spiritual successor to Max Payne with a caveat, but only for a reasonable price. [/i] I didn't finish the game to the end, and I'm glad I didn't. The thing is, I…”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“[h1] Nice cover, poor core. [/h1] [i] TL;DR: A decent spiritual successor to Max Payne with a caveat, but only for a reasonable price. [/i] I didn't finish the game to the end, and I'm glad I didn't. The thing is, I…”
24 of the 76 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
“Guys, if you want to play Max Payne, guess what? Just play Max Payne In all seriousness, i didn´t have fun. Simple as that. Some difficulty spikes made the game even less fun, combined to the fact that the character…”
“I've had this on my wishlist forever. I finally decided to pick it up and give it a go. That was a mistake. In my mind this game was wonderful, I had played the demo of a couple levels and it was kind of this illusive…”
17 of the 76 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Guys, if you want to play Max Payne, guess what? Just play Max Payne In all seriousness, i didn´t have fun. Simple as that. Some difficulty spikes made the game even less fun, combined to the fact that the character…”
7 of the 76 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Guys, if you want to play Max Payne, guess what? Just play Max Payne In all seriousness, i didn´t have fun. Simple as that. Some difficulty spikes made the game even less fun, combined to the fact that the character…”
“It's a nice game, but it's too long for its own good. As it stretches on, its flaws become more and more obvious: small enemy variety, repetitive levels and useless dives that most of the time make you lose mobility and…”
7 of the 76 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Guys, if you want to play Max Payne, guess what? Just play Max Payne In all seriousness, i didn´t have fun. Simple as that. Some difficulty spikes made the game even less fun, combined to the fact that the character…”
“Max Payne smashed with horror. The aiming is kind of off -center and weird and it can become a problem when enemies get too close. The game kind of drags towards the end, but I still liked the gameplay, story and voice…”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Whilst I agree with other reviews walking about Bullet Time being more of a gimmick and the game being a bit too long and repetitive, I haven't seen enough people talk about how amazing the writing is as well as the performance of the voice actors. It's top-tier. Dispite being a…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Giving this a positive because it was pretty good fun for a few hours, with deliberate "Max Payne" vibes, a decent array of weapons and a nice spooky dark atmosphere. Worth getting in a sale, as I did. Below are my reservations : * The "Max Payne" slow mo and diving are just a…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I unfortunately can't recommend this game. The game has such a fantastic setting and I wish i could experience more of the really well narrated story, but the gameplay is way to repetitive for the run time. The gunplay feels alright-ish for a bit, but combining that with the…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Introducing El Paso, Elsewhere 2
Hello, friends! El Paso, Elsewhere 2 has just been revealed at the PC Gaming Summer Showcase.Use vampiric abilities to dive off of thin air, backflip off of enemies, and feed on the blood that erupts
LaKeith Stanfield is in Talks to Produce and Star in an El Paso, Elsewhere Movie
The news is out! Strange Scaffold is in talks with LaKeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You, Judas and the Black Messiah) to produce and star in a film adaptation of El Paso, Elsewhere. Di Bonaventura P
Mar. 11 - Patch (current version: v16)
Oh hi again! We're pushing a new patch for El Paso, Elsewhere. Here's today's patch changelog! For this patch, our goal was to give you even more modifiers so that you can better tailor the game to yo
Jan. 10 - Patch (current version: v14)
Heeeeello there! Here's a brand new patch for El Paso, Elsewhere and, with it, a brand new patch changelog! Our core goal with this patch was to fix two major problems: a performance issue on the game
The Steam Awards 2023 - Nominate El Paso, Elsewhere
Dear friends, It’s been an exciting year for Strange Scaffold, and we’re so grateful for our fans helping us reach Overwhelmingly Positive status. We have one more, small ask as the light starts to fa
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Bullet Time · Third-Person Shooter · Cinematic · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Action · Horror · Survival Horror · Survival · Stealth · Dark · Zombies (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Official site | https://www.strangescaffold.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-11600K or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Yes.