Elevated

Elevated is a team-based game set in a future where rising crime rates have led authorities to test new methods of execution. The ELEVATED pardon program aims to reduce crime and reintegrate death row prisoners into society through a classified treatment project. Players are divided into two teams: eight prisoners and one executioner. The prisoners complete assigned tasks and try to reach a safe room without being caught, while the executioner uses the facility and their own strategies to stop them.

The Apocalypse mode

In the “Apocalypse” mode, prisoners must complete three main tasks and reach the safe room without dying. They first find a paper showing the room number, then activate between 1 and 6 electrical switches, depending on the game’s difficulty, to enable password panels. They must find every part of a four-digit password to unlock the safe room.

Task rooms are chosen at random at the start of each game, so their locations change between runs. Prisoners can play solo or as a team, and the game supports single-player with AI and multiplayer with friends or other players. It also includes voice chat, collectible items and interactions with the map.

Play as a prisoner

Prisoners use items placed around the facility to distract the executioner or protect themselves. A flare gun temporarily blinds the executioner, a taser stops them from moving for a while, and a fire extinguisher restricts their field of vision. An injection can relieve pain and help a prisoner recover from an injury.

The prisoners use a first-person view, so they must watch their backs or move in small groups. They can hide in metal lockers to escape the executioner, but the lockers are not bullet-proof. Once a prisoner enters the safe room, the others must get there before the countdown ends or the explosives on their necks will kill them.

Play as the executioner

The executioner uses a submachine gun and a machete to stop the prisoners. Their third-person view gives them a better view of the facility, allowing them to ambush prisoners. They can also use elevators, which are available only to the executioner, to move quickly between floors.

The executioner can see the prisoners’ locations on the map for 5 seconds. The map also lets them control iron gates in specific corridors and temporarily block escape routes.