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Warframe: Plains of Eidolon

For the first time in Warframe history, explore, fight, journey, and fly through the open Landscapes of Planet Earth. Visit the bustling town of Cetus, and meet its scavenger inhabitants, the Ostrons. Protect…

75 12 October 2017 Free to play

Warframe: Plains of Eidolon is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Digital Extremes, released 12 October 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.

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What Warframe: Plains of Eidolon is

Warframe: Plains of Eidolon is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Digital Extremes and released in 2017. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Evolution.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Grineer have organized drilling stations and sprawling outposts throughout the Plains to excavate the technology of the Old War. Take missions from the Ostrons to fight Grineer during the day and clear out their bases, but be fast, as these Grineer will call reinforcements when they spot danger. As you venture deeper into the Plains the Grineer enemies will get progressively stronger, so come prepared. When night falls on the Plains, towering Spectral Sentients known as Eidolons ascend from the waters and wander in search of all they’ve lost. Small, deadly Sentient drones appear throughout the Plains to protect the Eidolons. Many Grineer will retreat to their camps in fear of the…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 193 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Warframe: Plains of Eidolon holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 57% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7 860, Intel Core i5 750, or AMD FX-4100 (SSE 4.2 support required), 4 GB RAM and DirectX 11+ capable Graphics Card. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 75GB.

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What it launched against

Warframe: Plains of Eidolon launched on 12 October 2017, within three weeks of Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead and Assassin's Creed Origins. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, Assassin's Creed Origins.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Warframe: Plains of Eidolon yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Warframe: Plains of Eidolon — frequently asked questions

When did Warframe: Plains of Eidolon come out?
Warframe: Plains of Eidolon was released on 12 October 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Warframe: Plains of Eidolon free?
Yes — Warframe: Plains of Eidolon is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Warframe: Plains of Eidolon?
At minimum, Warframe: Plains of Eidolon needs Intel Core i7 860, Intel Core i5 750, or AMD FX-4100 (SSE 4.2 support required), 4 GB RAM, DirectX 11+ capable Graphics Card graphics, 75 GB available HD space of storage.
Does Warframe: Plains of Eidolon have multiplayer?
Yes. Warframe: Plains of Eidolon supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online.
How many GB is Warframe: Plains of Eidolon?
The PC version needs about 75 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("75 GB available HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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