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El Paso, Elsewhere

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.

Released Sep 26, 2023 Developer Strange Scaffold Platforms Windows Bullet TimeThird-Person ShooterCinematicAdventureAction-Adventure
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.1%positive1,288 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 11 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3playing at last check
424-hour peak
89all-time peak
0 10 20 2024 2025 19 avg · Oct 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

21achievements
26.8%median completion
1.8%rarest: FLASHBACK
94.3% of players 80.7% of players 65.3% of players 48.9% of players 46.9% of players 44.0% of players 33.8% of players 31.8% of players 31.7% of players 28.4% of players 26.8% of players 25.4% of players 24.8% of players 24.3% of players 20.8% of players 20.6% of players 16.3% of players 12.5% of players 3.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 94.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.3%WAKEUP — Clear the tutorial.
80.7%NEEDLE DROP — Hidden achievement
65.3%RELUCTANT HERO — Save 10 hostages.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%FLASHBACK — Find all projectors.
2.0%THANKS FOR BELIEVING — Hidden achievement
3.0%FAITHFUL LISTENER — Find all Pill Cop segments.

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.

$9.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-15
US9.99 USD−50%
EU9.75 EUR−50%
UK8.37 GBP−50%
Australia14.75 AUD−50%
Canada12.99 CAD−50%
Japan1,150 JPY−50%
Brazil29.99 BRL−50%
China38.00 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 07, 2026
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

Apr 24, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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

Nov 22, 2023
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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsBullet Time · Third-Person Shooter · Cinematic · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Action · Horror · Survival Horror · Survival · Stealth · Dark · Zombies (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements21
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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.