Element

Element

Flightless · July 27, 2018 · RTS, Strategy, Simulation, Sci-fi, Space

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Element price by region

Element costs £10.99 in the United Kingdom, $11.99 in the United States, €11.99 in Europe (EUR), $11.99 in Georgia (USD), A$12.99 in Australia, NZ$12.99 in New Zealand, CA$13.99 in Canada, R$24.89 in Brazil and zł43.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Element offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £10.99 £10.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $11.99 $11.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €11.99 €11.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $11.99 $11.99 — 1
Australia A$12.99 A$12.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$12.99 NZ$12.99 — 1
Canada CA$13.99 CA$13.99 — 1
Brazil R$24.89 R$24.89 — 1
Poland zł43.99 zł43.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Element



Element is a realtime strategy space game for people who don't have time to play realtime strategy space games.

Home no longer provides a means to survive.
A fight for resources to escape our system has begun.
The future lies beyond…




Element is a visually stunning realtime strategy space game with a focus on sharp, accessible gameplay.

Element is for lovers of beautifully crafted, original looking games. It is for people who are into space and strategy games but don't have hours of time to invest. It's also for gamers who enjoy launching missiles and blowing things up :)



You are escaping a decaying solar system. You must visit each planet, mine enough element, and defeat the enemy to progress to the outer planets and beyond. Generate energy, mine element, build attack and defence units, and destroy the enemy while maintaining a balance between earth, air and water.



Game Input.
Element supports keyboard, mouse, keyboard and mouse, touch on supported platforms, and a game controller. Any method of input can be used at any time. Our preferred input method is a game controller with rumble support.

Game controller support on Windows and macOS uses native input libraries and supports XInput devices where possible. Supported platforms also allow rumble and lighting for selected controllers (eg. PS4 or XBox One Controller), and the ability to connect game controllers at any time. Legacy input requires game controllers to be connected before the game launches.



Game Speed.
The game speed can be adjusted using the -/+ keys to super-slomo and accelerate time while playing. Use '0' to reset to normal speed. Pause in-game using the menu button on the right side of the screen, pressing 'P' or 'Escape' on the keyboard, or using the menu/option button on your game controller. The game view can be fully controlled while the game is paused.



Screenshots.
You can save a screenshot to your standard pictures folder using '.' on the keyboard. Use 'Shift+.' to take a high-resolution screenshot.

In-game you can toggle free-camera mode using 'Shift+Alt+C' to fly around slowly, and use 'Shift+Alt+M' to toggle menu visibility. The free-camera mode can be used while playing or paused and is intended mainly for beauty shots rather than gameplay.



Notes.
The game requires a vertical resolution of at least 640px and our recommended minimum resolution is 720p. The game will happily render up to 4K/2160p. Linux support for Element is considered experimental but we are continuing to support it.

Element — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Aug 29, 2023
Got bored very quickly. Too simplistic for the price. Graphics are meh. After first couple of planets it just gets repetitive (for me at least). One of the few games I just did not wish to continue. Might be not my style of game in the first place, even though I can spend 1k hours on idlers…..and I played many space strategy games already including some free super simplistic ones. My guess it might be the gameplay that killed it for me.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 16, 2024
A bite-sized, distilled microcosm of city-builder style RTS, and the associated delicate balancing act of attack, defense, and economy. It is tremendously fun to play, and it is very easy to get into the flow of. The game has a very good difficulty curve. The opponent isn't so good as to make the game difficult per-se, but it will punish you if you play like a doofus. You will very quickly pick up on how to optimize your play, and making builds to get high-scores on each of the planets is a lot of fun. The resource system is really cool, and adds a lot of depth to the game. Your resource towers generate energy -- which is infinite -- but mines increase your score and is finite. Figuring out how to secure mines while increasing your energy income without dying OR killing your opponent too quickly is super fun, although I wish that there was some punishment from throwing lvl 1 mines down seconds before the enemy base is destroyed. It feels like it undercuts the balancing act of securing the resources vs. getting energy. Maybe if a secured mine only gave 80-90% of the unmined resources at the end this would be fixed, but maybe that would drag out matches too long, I dunno, I'm …
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jun 23, 2025
I have a problem with the pricetag. The game itself is alright but when you charge 12$ you set some expectations. It feels that content is lacking, there are no updates and it is abandoned. It did not feel worth my time AND my money. I guess you can blame it on oversaturated market, but it is what it is. In 2025 for 12$ this pretty but still lundum dare grade project receives a thumbs down.
Recommended Nov 20, 2024
Element to "RTS dla ludzi, którzy nie mają czasu grać w RTS-y". Rozgrywka jest bardzo prosta i bardzo szybka. Dwa surowce, trzy typy jednostek, ale możliwość budowania wszędzie, nawet bezpośrednio w bazie przeciwnika. To ciekawa destylacja gatunku i esencja skirmishu. Rozgrywka toczy się na niewielkich planetach z garstką surowców. Widać tylko ograniczony jej kawałek, więc trzeba nią ciągle obracać, by rozeznać się w sytuacji. Jednostki i budowle tylko się rozmieszcza oraz wybiera ich typ, bez sprawowania bezpośredniej kontroli nad nimi. Najważniejszy jest ogólny zarys wojny, nie zaś szczegóły bitwy. W jednym miejscu stawia się działo obronne i laser orbitalny, by szybko odbić kopalnię na drugim krańcu planety. Dzięki temu gra sprawdza się jako punkt wejścia dla nowych graczy oraz szybką odskocznię od obowiązków.
Not recommended Jan 20, 2024
I like this game, the fast paced, simple RTS is a great feel that is unique. but. there is not enough in the game for the price. and, the 2 last planets are crazy bs on difficulty. so yeah, while I think it's neat, I would NOT recommend it.
Recommended Dec 22, 2023
A really interesting strategy game with cool mechanics and a nice art style. A bit low on content for full price though.

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