POPULATION: ONE

 PC
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10

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  1. mconheady
    Jan 27, 2021
    1
    While the climbing and flying mechanic is brilliant and fun, the lack of balance, options, and severe focus on microtransactions make this one I cannot recommend.

    It's a game where verticality is virtually limitless. The design team must have skipped out on their classes covering principals of game design, because when you combined height with overpowered sniper rifles with automatic    While the climbing and flying mechanic is brilliant and fun, the lack of balance, options, and severe focus on microtransactions make this one I cannot recommend.

    It's a game where verticality is virtually limitless. The design team must have skipped out on their classes covering principals of game design, because when you combined height with overpowered sniper rifles with automatic hand stabilization, what you get is a community of players that learn to dominate maps buy just climbing and sniping. In a matter of months I have seen the game go from wild mix of tactics to a simply everyone sniping.

    Beyond the broken core mechanic the game is plagued with voice chat issues, networking and server issues, and hacks. The height system is fundamentally flawed and those that learn to exploit it are almost indestructable, contributing to a community of percher and snipers who hand on building, shoot accurately, but only their hands can be seen and targeted by only the most accurate players.

    These are fixable, but the dev team is so busy churching out gun skins for microtransactions. there seems to be no indication they are interested in anything else.    … Expand
  2. Bowpro214
    Jan 16, 2021
    0
    Absolute garbage game, pairs level 1 players with level 40+ players and expects you to have fun. Almost as if the game was designed to keep you playing just long enough so you can’t get a refund. Wouldn’t recommend this game to anyone if you’re on the fence do not buy it.

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
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  1. 4P.de
    Nov 23, 2020
    80
    This is one of my multiplayer favorites when it comes to VR shooters. The free climbing and gliding empowers a tense and technically clean battle for survival in VR. But it shows flaws in terms of content and variety.
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  2. UploadVR
    Nov 11, 2020
    80
    If you’re looking for a new, addictive VR shooter to sink your teeth into then you can’t go wrong with Population: One. The verticality and freedom of movement is unrivaled and the smooth, snappy gameplay feels fantastic even on the lower-powered Oculus Quest. My only significant gripe is that I wish there was a bit more diversity in content available, but they’ve got an amazing foundation to grow from here. Population: One is definitely the best VR battle royale shooter on the market and will hopefully find a strong audience for quite some time.
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  3. TheGamer
    Oct 28, 2020
    70
    What's here is solid, and while certain elements need refining (such as the finicky gunplay, lack of compelling melee options, and limited cosmetic options,) I can see Population: One eventually growing into one of the more compelling multiplayer options on the platform.
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