ELEX

• Combat is insanely hard until you get your first companion, which if you follow the main quest will not be long. Do not be like me and wander the world for literal weeks by yourself, hoping to occasionally eke out a win over a bird because you found a safe vantage point to shoot from.

• Don't be afraid to run from fights. There is no level scaling and you can and will run into enemies much stronger than you.

• You will have much easier time if you focus on ranged combat rather than melee.

• Drink your Elex.

• Go to the Clerics and get a Flamethrower or Plasma Rifle. Both of these weapons have an attack mode than knocks the enemy down. Knockdown cannot be resisted and allows you to stunlock enemies to death.

• You can put off choosing sides in the faction war basically until the end of the game, no matter how much they try to make it sound like you have to pick early on. Though I am sure you miss out on something by staying neutral.