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. jj350
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    This is the surprise hit of the year for me. I didn't know what to expect, but it's an absolutely hilarious game that made me very immersed. Fun action, good gameplay, incredible writing and characters, and I am not even really a fan of the creators, but they really knocked it out of the park with this one.
  2. sacroyalty
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    This game was making me laugh out loud a handful of times, which is usually very rare for me in any medium (movies, TV, games, etc.) So I thought I should give it props by stopping by Metacritic to give it a solid review.

    Fun, vibrant world, gunplay better than I expected, and funnier than Rick & Morty (IMO obviously). I almost didn't try it after the hate it was getting on some /r/    This game was making me laugh out loud a handful of times, which is usually very rare for me in any medium (movies, TV, games, etc.) So I thought I should give it props by stopping by Metacritic to give it a solid review.

    Fun, vibrant world, gunplay better than I expected, and funnier than Rick & Morty (IMO obviously).

    I almost didn't try it after the hate it was getting on some /r/ gaming threads, but I'm sure glad I did!!    … Expand
  3. JazGalaxy
    Jan 8, 2023
    10
    I struggled as to whether to give this game a “9” or a “10” and ultimately went with ten. It’s just too good to not reward even if I don’t think such a niche game can appeal to everyone that a “10” should. It’s amazing. FAR too much effort goes into dissecting whether it’s “funny” or not, which is largely beside the point. It’s like trying to argue about whether Earthbound is “funny”. It’sI struggled as to whether to give this game a “9” or a “10” and ultimately went with ten. It’s just too good to not reward even if I don’t think such a niche game can appeal to everyone that a “10” should. It’s amazing. FAR too much effort goes into dissecting whether it’s “funny” or not, which is largely beside the point. It’s like trying to argue about whether Earthbound is “funny”. It’s not the humor, it’s the relentless creativity, self awareness, and genius e understanding of gameplay that, in many ways, could only be made by an industry outsider.

    I freaking loved this game and it’s heavy 90s influences.    … Expand
  4. AlmightyXii
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing. Best game on Xbox by far. So glad this breath of fresh air came along!
  5. Steyraus
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    High on life is set on an Alien planet a billion light years from Earth, so off course games Journalist's were upset with the lack of Black representation, blue, green and purple Aliens dont count as POCs ironically..
    The game is crazy the amount of work that must have gone into making every second of the game interactive and responsive to your actions in incredible..And it's not just    High on life is set on an Alien planet a billion light years from Earth, so off course games Journalist's were upset with the lack of Black representation, blue, green and purple Aliens dont count as POCs ironically..
    The game is crazy the amount of work that must have gone into making every second of the game interactive and responsive to your actions in incredible..And it's not just the insane, off the wall humour that Is great, the gameplay , exploration, world building all hits a high note. The weopens are like nothing else and they give the feel of amazing game like StrangersWrath..Only issues I had would be with the same issues literally every modern game has, performance and polish.. The game runs at 30fps on SX and has noticable graphical issues...To be fair, with motion blur 30 fps isn't as bad as some other games..
    Great game, don't listen to the always offended Journalist's, it's a crazy fun ride.    … Expand
  6. bf_jeje
    Dec 18, 2022
    10
    Le pongo un 10 para contrarrestar los 0s que le ponen los woke. Mí nota verdadera sería un 8.
  7. gecko_9
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    Que puedo decir de este titulo, me he pasado 13h partiendome de risa, es normal siendo del creador de Rick y Morty, si se gusta ese tipo de humor y los shooters este es tu juego.
  8. dolphineater619
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    amazing game that everyone should play if you have game pass play it there is no reason why you shouldnt
  9. Meikla
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    It's so funny! I just love it. Great Gamepass gem! The shooting mechanics are also great.
    One of it's kind.
  10. jimmydonegood
    Dec 25, 2022
    10
    Excellent game will make you laugh out loud. Funniest game of all time. Reviewers seem to be out of touch with this game or probably too politically correct to enjoy it.
  11. Midget007
    Dec 18, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this game is a good game. The review for this game is that it is good… Expand
  12. Nondas
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    Incredible game, the humor is amazing lol, level design is beautiful and the combat is nice
  13. SeraphimGRG
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    I finished High on Life yesterday. I did everything that the game has to offer and it was worth every second of it! If I can say 3 things about this particular one:
    1) I will miss it a lot, especially the characters.
    2) it's by far one of the best games I've played this year. 3) it is what a video game should be. I can see this game getting a fair amount of negative reviews, although    I finished High on Life yesterday. I did everything that the game has to offer and it was worth every second of it! If I can say 3 things about this particular one:
    1) I will miss it a lot, especially the characters.
    2) it's by far one of the best games I've played this year.
    3) it is what a video game should be.
    I can see this game getting a fair amount of negative reviews, although it is currently the most popular game on Game pass and also it's in the 3rd place as the most played game ever - again on Game pass. High on Life is quite similar in structure to old video games like Rachet and Clank or Sly cooper. You have worlds that you travel and visit often, each world is quite open and at the end of each one they have a final boss fight. You are a little kid whose mission is to "clean" these bosses and save the world from the alien threat. At your side you have different weapons that you get gradually and these come with different upgrades that you buy little by little as you progress through the game. The same weapons are 80% of the characters of High on Life since they are aliens who are able to speak and were made to kill.
    High on Life is made by the company Squanch games and the Co-Creator of Rick and Morty - anyone who has seen the series knows what kind of humor to expect here! I am talking about humor because the game itself is based on this and on the dialogues that the characters have with each other. Since we're talking about characters, I have to mention that I loved the whole cast, which, while it's not big, I'll miss them all - really, every single one of them. The Soundtrack of High on Life is also very strong, fitting, exactly what it needed to be to stick with the whole "alien world" theme.
    As for the story, as I mentioned above, we are dealing with an alien threat! We know more or less what to expect but the dialogues are so well worked, honestly you are never bored of it.
    Last but not least the game has a lot of easter eggs, so DON'T listen to those who say that its duration is 6-7 hours only. I was expecting that too, but in the end I needed about 15 hours to see everything. Trust me, finding its easter eggs, it makes the whole experience even more enjoyable so please don't ignore them.

    I recommend it 100% if you like games with dark/satirical humor and a structure reminiscent of the games we used to play as kids. It easily made it to my most favorite games list!!    … Expand
  14. yassir5505
    Dec 18, 2022
    10
    Excellent game love the fun and simplicity of it all. Very enjoyable. Great graphics. Very comedic.
  15. Sensey_DARJ
    Dec 17, 2022
    10
    Jajaja... Que juego tan divertido, ayer lo descargue y las bromas están increíble, solo con el súper inicio que tiene este juego te das cuenta de lo bien que te lo vas a pasar
  16. jamesking20
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Its Great Game And Very Funny. I Like The Graphics too. honestly I Wasnt Expected To Be This Good
  17. starfox900
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    Amazingly fun game one of the best released this year just shoot kill and great comedy such a blast !
  18. Rooster47
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Great game the vulger humor is hilarious and a breath of fresh air in today's over serious video games
  19. sugarcookie
    Feb 10, 2023
    10
    First single player game I've played in years that was enjoyable. I don't remember it being severely buggy and I was able to play it without wondering when the game would freeze and break. Sadly we probably won't see anymore of High on Life because of Roiland being a creep, but oh well I guess.
  20. JohnHamad5050
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    The game is absolutely beautiful. The dialog is so funny, the story is really fun, the characters design is insanely great, and the gameplay is enjoyable. After the huge disappointment I got from all this year games specially Sony first parties. Grounded and High on Life made this year not that bad!
  21. GoodBinary
    Dec 23, 2022
    10
    this game is absolutely wonderful! it's brilliant for its delivery in capturing it's type of humor within this fun and explorative video game environment.
    many different aspects are used to balance out the variety of gameplay, and does a great job of inviting you into it's world to explore and marvel with delightment in.
    very good level design and alternate paths. great voice casting and    this game is absolutely wonderful! it's brilliant for its delivery in capturing it's type of humor within this fun and explorative video game environment.
    many different aspects are used to balance out the variety of gameplay, and does a great job of inviting you into it's world to explore and marvel with delightment in.
    very good level design and alternate paths.
    great voice casting and variety.
    fun and interesting game design mechanics.
    exuberant characters and environments.

    11/10! a masterpiece Powered by Windshield    … Expand
  22. o22ie
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Loved it definitely worth playing game of the year. Wish it was longer tho. I need more.
  23. nicerdicer
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    This is something that we haven't seen for a many years. Strong narrative, amazing humour, good feeling shooter game. Don't let it fool you by cover or short description. It is way, way better than it might look at first view. Try it!
  24. Dandarte
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    The funniest game I've have ever played! Great characters and dialog. Only missing portuguese translation, but the game Is awesome! 100% recommend
  25. JackStage
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Um jogo o qual nós primeiros minutos já vemos similaridade com Rick e Morty. Game com diversas piadas e ótima jogabilidade, me fez lembrar bastante Fallout.
  26. vgolev
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    Cool game. Don’t understand press score. Pretty unique project. I liked most of the game. All aspects of game play worked for me. World, bosses, dialogs and humor were on top level. Another time we have super biased low score for a good game. Worth playing. If you have a game pass — just try it. Some people might not like it I guess, but most people who played liked it (see steam and userCool game. Don’t understand press score. Pretty unique project. I liked most of the game. All aspects of game play worked for me. World, bosses, dialogs and humor were on top level. Another time we have super biased low score for a good game. Worth playing. If you have a game pass — just try it. Some people might not like it I guess, but most people who played liked it (see steam and user scores)… Expand
  27. hagmt
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    Very funny and unique. The gameplay and story are enjoyable too. But really that crazy vibe is the greatest thing about this game. Reminds me of Borderlands 2 which I love.
  28. olegnino
    Jul 30, 2023
    10
    Initially I was sceptical because of 69/100 critic reviews score, I was thinking that this is just another shooter which tries to attract Rick and Morty fans. For sure I was wrong. This is a great game, I couldn't stop laughing.
  29. gamer_bunny
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    Un juego muy divertido, buenos graficos y nada Politicamente correcto. El humor es excelente y la interacción con los personajes. Desde Conker Live and reloaded no jugaba un juego con un toque de comedia. Definitivamente un excelente juego para estos tiempos donde casi no hay esta clase de juegos.
  30. Dipalay
    Jan 15, 2023
    10
    It was my dream to get into one of rick's world in the space and killing aliens with morty in hand. Everything in this world has the same beauty as the tv series and then this is so **** good. Only problem in my case is blurry textures but this is because 2gb vram in my gtx 1050 (game needs at least 3GB in minimum requirments). Nevertheless it's still awesome game, cause graphics doesn'tIt was my dream to get into one of rick's world in the space and killing aliens with morty in hand. Everything in this world has the same beauty as the tv series and then this is so **** good. Only problem in my case is blurry textures but this is because 2gb vram in my gtx 1050 (game needs at least 3GB in minimum requirments). Nevertheless it's still awesome game, cause graphics doesn't matter in this kind of games (at least for me).… Expand
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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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