Last Epoch

Last Epoch is the ARPG that quietly became one of the genre's finest examples — a time-travel-themed hack-and-slash from Eleventh Hour Games that launched out of Early Access in 2024 to enormous critical acclaim. Set in the world of Eterra, where the Void is destroying all of time, players journey across multiple historical eras — ancient, divine, ruined, and imperial — to prevent the apocalypse. What makes Last Epoch exceptional is its crafting system: where most ARPGs treat gear crafting as a supplementary system, Last Epoch's Forging Potential mechanic is deep, deterministic, and central to the entire endgame loop — giving players genuine agency over the gear they create rather than being entirely at the mercy of RNG. The Mastery system within each of the five base classes provides enormous build variety. Regular content updates and a passionate developer-community relationship make Last Epoch one of the most exciting ongoing ARPGs.