High on Life

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 617 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 410 out of 617
  2. Mixed: 111 out of 617
  3. Negative: 96 out of 617

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  1. nemix3d
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    Comedy and beautiful game. A person who is a fan of Rick and Morty will like the game
  2. MrMT
    Dec 16, 2022
    9
    For the sheer joy of a few hours in a wacky world with jokes flying fast and thick, this is well worth playing. As part of gamepass, a no brainer. Delighted to see the fun brought back to video gaming.
  3. Hack
    Mar 10, 2023
    9
    A very special experience which reminded me why I enjoy gaming so much. High on Life is an absolutely insane game, with some of the weirdest characters and dialogue you'll ever encounter in a video game. The humour won't be for everyone, but I found it hilarious, and it's definitely one of the main selling points of the game, but it's far more than that, High on Life's attention to detailA very special experience which reminded me why I enjoy gaming so much. High on Life is an absolutely insane game, with some of the weirdest characters and dialogue you'll ever encounter in a video game. The humour won't be for everyone, but I found it hilarious, and it's definitely one of the main selling points of the game, but it's far more than that, High on Life's attention to detail is top notch and made the whole game feel polished to a degree a lot of games simply don't get to these days.

    The visuals are stunning, with an incredible art style and the audio doesn't disappoint either, with a frankly ridiculous amount of top quality voice work, I often found myself standing still for minutes at a time listening to NPC conversations, the world feels so alive. The gameplay while simple was very enjoyable, and there's just enough depth to keep it interesting, with a ton of upgrades to unlock for your weapons, which just happen to be wise cracking aliens BTW.

    Performance was solid for me, a locked 120fps was possible at 1440p with an RTX 3080, and everything worked how you'd expect it to, no nasty surprises or weirdness. I was a bit surprised the game lacked DLSS and FSR though, those would have been nice additions.

    Overall I enjoyed my time with High on Life immensely, and I would recommend it to anyone. It had me laughing throughout and one scene in particular was probably the funniest thing I have ever seen in a video (the dying moplet).    … Expand
  4. ConstantinS
    Jul 7, 2023
    9
    Extremely fun game! 
    Yes, gameplay is just ok, not too good not too bad, but it's the funniest game I ever played.
    If you want gags after gags after gags for several hours this is just perfect. If you want complex gameplay, brain activity or other serious things look somewhere else.
  5. Sveakungen
    Dec 20, 2022
    9
    Really funny adventure-shooting game. Plays great after Day 1-patch and contains plenty to do incl. 3 full movies. Nice graphics and a massive amount of speech.
  6. Mezzeruk
    Dec 18, 2022
    9
    A brilliant and fun video game. Stupid, fun, piss taking and poking fun. Decent gunplay, original soundtrack...quality overall audio and visually creative and designed. Brings me back to when games were fun and random. Unfortunately some woke reviewers and do gooders clearly were offended by this game but it's a fun and solid shooter and one of 2022 better games by far. Played on a good PC.
  7. Andrudis
    Dec 27, 2022
    9
    Very fun and unique game filled with a lot of parody and unique bosses.
    Shooter elements are there, but mostly to create a background for driving narrative. It is more a parody on FPS games than an FPS game itself.
  8. scurpiun77
    Mar 23, 2023
    9
    Game play 2/2
    Music 2/2
    Story 1.75/2
    Graphic 1.25/2
    Level Design 2/2
    High on Life 9/10
    Incredible games with a Lot of mechanical gameplay like guns ,boss fights, puzzles and awesome jokes and Beginning.
    I never forgetting this games for lovely guns like Kenny and lezzduit!!!
  9. check2wice
    Jan 7, 2023
    9
    It was an amazing game. I don't think I'll play it more then once but I really enjoyed it.
  10. TristanSou
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    el juego me divierte mucho, aunque sería perfecto si estuviera doblado al español
  11. inthemix37
    Feb 26, 2023
    9
    Very refreshing and fun game. Great writing if u fun of this humor type even better,
    and also surprisingly good and fast pace combat with some nice movement abilities once u unlock all.
    The graphics looks good also in 4K native , many high res. textures and good art style . even if the look its cartonish can look great sometimes in 4K has that " The Fifth element " vibe on it . Was    Very refreshing and fun game. Great writing if u fun of this humor type even better,
    and also surprisingly good and fast pace combat with some nice movement abilities once u unlock all.

    The graphics looks good also in 4K native , many high res. textures and good art style .
    even if the look its cartonish can look great sometimes in 4K has that " The Fifth element " vibe on it .
    Was expecting a low budget indie total average boring dumb game .
    But this one really surprised me .
    Guess bcs. i didnt had any hopes for it before playing makes it even better ^^    … Expand
  12. Darktron
    Dec 15, 2022
    9
    What can I say, it's the surprise of the year, at least for me.
    Good gameplay and hilarious story, the best, the politically incorrect humor that it handles.
  13. stikves
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    A must have if you liked Rick and Morty, or just want to have fun.

    Great combat (especially after picking up more guns and tools). Lots of exploration. Really good side characters.
  14. MacuMacu
    Dec 20, 2022
    9
    Very good. Solid gameplay, a little repetitive yes, but Solid. Nice and great characters, great humor, sometimes too much, but nothing to worry about, just specific moments.

    The story and plataformas helps to mantein the tittle interesting, and the bosses are good or great.
  15. ARSM
    Jul 25, 2023
    9
    A hidden gem that you may have missed due to expressive art style or dirty jokes. But it's also a good platformer and shooter with vibes of sitcoms of 80s.
  16. limnaris
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    It is kind of like doom but with talking guns and lovely cringy chatter.
    Its been a blast going through it.
  17. Sim11sar
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    One of the few games that tries to do something completely new, breaking the fourth wall multiple times and being funny at the same time, hilarious game voiced by my favorite actor, the shooting mechanics are new and satisfying, the world design is seriously impressive.
  18. LD4C4IO
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    Jogo muito divertido, me lembrou os jogos do início dos anos 2000 com muitas referências e boas piadas, infelizmente não tem legendas em português, espero que o estúdio traga as legendas
  19. Nite4awk
    Jun 9, 2023
    9
    Ah High on Life... what a shame about Justin Roiland. I think if the game hadn't come out in the wake of his abuse allegations and legal proceedings, it would have been received better. It's still only a 7.5 game... but critics would have been fairer.

    I personally really like the game, and am a fan of Justin Roiland's voices and characters. I really like the world building,    Ah High on Life... what a shame about Justin Roiland. I think if the game hadn't come out in the wake of his abuse allegations and legal proceedings, it would have been received better. It's still only a 7.5 game... but critics would have been fairer.

    I personally really like the game, and am a fan of Justin Roiland's voices and characters. I really like the world building, characters, locations, story... it's all around a zany wild ride... and it's almost never boring. It's also not innovating very much if at all. I really went into the game for the look and feel... and was pleasantly delighted by the banter and dialog, story and other game elements. It's just fun to experience. At least... for me it is.    … Expand
  20. ArmyRetGuy
    Dec 20, 2022
    9
    Fun, good humor. Would be a ten with just minor improvements in gameplay. If you’re a Rick and Morty fan, this is your brand. Hopefully there’s some DLC, and a bigger sequel.
  21. melon9106
    Dec 18, 2022
    9
    As like in the Silence of the lambs: "“First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius." This game is simple as hell. Simple and simply funny, but it works. Its easy to enjoy, to laugh at. No farming, just some things which youll get with progression immediately and other stuff which buffs you if you buy. No complex story but a simple one with some deepsheat enough to beAs like in the Silence of the lambs: "“First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius." This game is simple as hell. Simple and simply funny, but it works. Its easy to enjoy, to laugh at. No farming, just some things which youll get with progression immediately and other stuff which buffs you if you buy. No complex story but a simple one with some deepsheat enough to be enjoyable. Fight is also simple but works better than in other more complex games. What else do we need? We need a simple game with simple mechanics and a simple story. We want one which works in every case. We have got it in 2022, thats High on Life.… Expand
  22. CnPx98
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    High on life is a great game. The only thing this game suffers from is difficulty balancing. I found it gets a bit to easy towards the end when you start purchasing all the upgrades and gain access to more of the weapons. This could potentially be fixed with updates thou. Overall the game is short and sweet. I really enjoyed playing through it. It feels like being inside a Rick and MortyHigh on life is a great game. The only thing this game suffers from is difficulty balancing. I found it gets a bit to easy towards the end when you start purchasing all the upgrades and gain access to more of the weapons. This could potentially be fixed with updates thou. Overall the game is short and sweet. I really enjoyed playing through it. It feels like being inside a Rick and Morty world with the same humour aswell. You never feel alone with your gun constantly random stuff to you all the time. There is tons of random small Easter eggs you'll find if you go exploring. Overall the game was mostly bug free which is uncommon these days. At 1 point my gun wasn't in my hand properly but reloading checkpoint fixed it. I also walked into a couple scenery items and they fell through the floor but this was more funny then anything. But other then that it was all good. I really hope we get more Squanch games. The fact this is their 1st title is awesome. In the next game they will likely pack a ton more content to enjoy aswell now they understand game development.… Expand
  23. Skibabo
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    Really loved my play trough, sure it's not a technical showcase and i had few issue with the game but ultimately i loved the world, the ambiance, the movements and it was funny i didn't played it because i like rick and morty but because from the start it had me hook on the gameplay and the enviroments. no rick and morty humour or connection would've had me keep going if the rest was badReally loved my play trough, sure it's not a technical showcase and i had few issue with the game but ultimately i loved the world, the ambiance, the movements and it was funny i didn't played it because i like rick and morty but because from the start it had me hook on the gameplay and the enviroments. no rick and morty humour or connection would've had me keep going if the rest was bad so it's a W for me!… Expand
  24. siefer181
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    Great game, runs well on my PC as well as my steam deck. I wish I could move my save file between the two and I would like to be able to skip dialog as some of it is kind of slow paced. Everything else about the game is fantastic.
  25. flitttermice
    Jan 9, 2023
    9
    The hitting feel is weak, but it is among the best games of recent times for me, be it the subject or the dialogues.
  26. Lord_Beerman
    Dec 16, 2022
    9
    Game had me in stitches throughout. Great to just plod along in your own time.
  27. Bavari-90
    Dec 15, 2022
    9
    High on Life is one of the best games I've played this year, Vibrant world, amazing gameplay ideas in an FPS game, the concept is great and the jokes are hilarious, a must play.
  28. docdeleeuw
    Dec 15, 2022
    9
    Great **** game, plays great, especially with the talking knife! This is a game that made me have a lot of fun actually, which I didn't have in quite some time with SP games!
  29. Feri4k
    Dec 16, 2022
    9
    It is what it should be , just chillout play,laugh and also shoot aliens .
    Graphics and art direction also excellent.
  30. Anonym123450987
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    Love it. You can see that they had kinda low budget but the potential is great!
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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 35
  3. Negative: 2 out of 35
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 4, 2023
    65
    High on Life works better as a sitcom about weird aliens than it does as an FPS. [page 46]
  2. GRYOnline.pl
    Feb 2, 2023
    75
    Humor is the most important thing about High on Life. It single-handedly decides about how you will feel about the game. If it works for you, everything should.
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  3. GameStar
    Jan 25, 2023
    69
    Mediocre shooter sustained by its incredible, gritty humour - but only if you're open to it.
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