Out of the Park Baseball 17

 PC
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. DarkStation
    Apr 11, 2016
    100
    OOTP 17 is the best baseball simulator out there, bar none.
  2. GamingTrend
    Apr 6, 2016
    100
    Out of the Park Baseball 17 is a culmination of hard work over several years that has resulted in a perfect sports simulation experience.
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Apr 14, 2016
    95
    As it’s done in the past, Out of the Park 17 shows why it’s the go-to simulation series for someone wanting to manage a baseball team, historical or present day.
  5. Gaming Age
    Apr 21, 2016
    91
    It'll really only appeal to you if you've got an insatiable appetite for the deepest minutiae of baseball stats, but if you've ever debated WPA, wRC+, or fWAR vs. bWAR, then OOTP 17 will once again be occupying a significant chunk of your time this summer.
  6. Brash Games
    Apr 17, 2016
    90
    A very deep game that has so much to offer to those who enjoy the strategic and managerial part of baseball. If you have always wondered what it would be like to control a baseball franchise you will absolutely love this game. If you have ever dreamt of having the greatest teams from different eras play against each other you will be able to live out those dreams.
  7. Sporting News
    Mar 21, 2016
    90
    There's never been a game that celebrates the history of a sport quite like Out of the Park Baseball 17. From playing out matchups that until now could only be fantasized about to accurate minor leagues going back nearly 100 years what has been done with the product is remarkable. The full MLB licensing further legitimizes the series as best-in-class. Management-style games definitely aren't for everyone but baseball purists and aspiring general managers alike will find themselves in heaven with Out of the Park Baseball 17.
  8. PC Gamer
    Mar 24, 2016
    89
    Still the best baseball management sim ever, and predictably so given its similarity to last year's great game.
  9. GameGrin
    Jun 30, 2016
    80
    While I'm not a fan of baseball or sport micromanagement games, I can still appreciate Out of the Park for what it is, a solid game that has a butt load of features. Anyone who is a fan of baseball or games like Football Manager should definitely check this game out.

Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PC Game of 2016
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#97 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#85 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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User Score
3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 241 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 241
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 241
  3. Negative: 162 out of 241
  1. dnu318
    Apr 13, 2016
    1
    This is a game that had a lot of promise and potential, unfortunately ignored glaring issues persist and new issues appear.

    The major    This is a game that had a lot of promise and potential, unfortunately ignored glaring issues persist and new issues appear.

    The major pluses: licensing has allowed use of all major and minor league players and logos. You can create real life organizations from the Major Leagues right down to short season A ball. A major plus!

    The 3D engine has grown by leaps and bounds and the graphics presentation is enjoyable. Gove are the days of OOTP being strictly a text based sim.

    Then there are the issues, which don't seem to get taken seriously unless you have some predetermined number of posts on their message board. In "Historical Exhibition" mode I had the AI play a relief pitcher at second base. I also had the game totally ignore the fact that a relief pitcher made it into the game. You could see he was in the game by go9ing to the screen that shows the current pitcher. You could see he had fatigue from pitching. But he didn't appear in the box score. The response from the head developer: This problem does not exist.

    The Fantasy draft is completely broken. It doesn't display starting pitchers. If you go to a league in the first round of the daft and have the system sort starting pitchers, there are none. I started a season in 1994. If I go to the fantasy draft, like I said no starting pitchers. If I do a search for guys like David Cone, Randy Johnson or Jimmy Key, the come up in the search field. Try to draft them... nope, not happening. I have tried this several ways: with the most recent patch, uninstalling and reinstalling an earlier version or even going all the way back the beta version, which I secured by pre-ordering the game and the problem still persists.

    I guess if somebody who has a couple of thousand posts in the forum ahs these problems they'll be addressed. Right now the game gets a low rating but the one saving grace is they do patch frequently, so maybe this issue will actually get fixed.... we'll see.    … Full Review »
  2. gabeeg
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    Hands down the best sports management game of all time. I have played a variety of Baseball sims (season replay and management) a variety ofHands down the best sports management game of all time. I have played a variety of Baseball sims (season replay and management) a variety of other sports sims and it is not even close. OOTP 17 has become more user friendly and more deep each year and now with this year with the 3D game finally mature enough to be enjoyable and useful...it is pure magic. I am a war gamer (the chit pushing kind)primarily and an occasional RPG player and that said the best game on my hard drive is OOTP and probably the most played...or real close. If you have even a passing interest in Baseball or find you enjoy management games of any sort, you owe it to yourself to purchase this game.… Full Review »
  3. Fortifier
    Dec 31, 2016
    0
    How the heck did a broken baseball simulator beat "The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine"?

    This game lacks proper coding and design, making it    How the heck did a broken baseball simulator beat "The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine"?

    This game lacks proper coding and design, making it utterly frustrating to play most of the time.    … Full Review »
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