Does it worth your time?

The game can be completed in 6 - 8 hours. There are total 3 chapters, with the 3rd being the shortest. There is a good variety of weapons and enemies and the environmental design adds to the variety. You also gain abilities as you level up, but they don't add much to the gameplay. While achievements require you to finish the game without dying or without leveling up, there is no difficulty requirement, so everything can be done on the lowest difficulty.

First Playthrough

Choose any difficulty you want since it doesn't matter for the achievements. Highly recommend to keep checking the codexes and try to complete as many as you can during this playthrough. You will unlock Can I play, Daddy? Acquire complete knowledge of game's basics. for finishing the tutorial. Knee-Deep in the Dead Finish 1st Chapter of ELDERBORN. , Big City Life Finish 2nd Chapter of ELDERBORN. and Do you believe me now, Scully? Finish 3rd Chapter of ELDERBORN. are for completing each chapter and are unmissable. In chapter 3 No leftovers Purge all enemies in the last chapter without respawning. will unlock anyway because of the way the chapter progress. This is ELDERBORN! Make Leonidas proud. Kill 300 enemies. , DOOMSLAYER The devil spins in his grave. Mutilate 999 adversaries. and script kiddie d0 y0u 5p34k l337? pwn 1337 n00b5. are about killing a number of enemies and should unlock during the three playthroughs with no problem.

Second Playthrough

Second playthrough should be done on NG+. Do not level up for There's a leveling system?! Finish 1st Chapter of ELDERBORN without leveling up. , Grinding? Pff... Finish 2nd Chapter of ELDERBORN without leveling up. and Leeroy Jenkins! Finish 3rd Chapter of ELDERBORN without leveling up. . Winners don't do drugs Kill 10 essence conduits. can only be done in NG+. On this playthough finish all the codex entries and challenges. You will earn Surgical precision Collect all codex entries about ELDERBORN's monsters. , Mr. Wise Guy Collect all codex lore entries , Big %#!$& Sword Master all codex weapon entries. , A Challenger Appears Complete all challenges. and Gotta catch'em all! Master all codex entries. . Finishing this playthrougn will earn you Groundhog Day Finish ELDERBORN in new game+ mode. .

Third Playthrough

For the final playthrough start the game on the easiest difficulty and enable Iron Man Mode. You want to collect all chests and kill all the enemies. For collecting all chests you will earn Tomb Raider Gather essence from every chest in the Catacombs. , Dr. Jones Gather essence from every chest in the City. and No chest left behind Gather essence from every chest in ELDERBORN. . For killing all the enemies you will earn The gravekeeper Purge all enemies in the Catacombs without respawning. , Jurmums's garbage collector Purge all enemies in Jurmum without respawning. and I'm Winston Wolf. I solve problems Purge all enemies in ELDERBORN. . Finishing this playthrough will earn you OK, Boomer Finish ELDERBORN without dying. , I AM IRON MAN Complete the game in Iron Man Mode. and finally The Elderborn Unlock all achievements. for unlocking all the achievements.

Time Saving Resources

Mr. Wise Guy Achievement - Guide for finding all codex lore entries.
No Chest Left Behind Achievement (All Chest Locations) - Guide for finding all chests.