Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

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5.5

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  1. bigpepe
    Apr 16, 2023
    4
    Kinda playable, but really HUUUUGE step back in comparison to Rebel Galaxy. The devs are privateer fans and wanted to do something similar, breaking the game in result. Very limited number of ships (the best can be bought after a few hours of playing, in the first system where we start the game). No capital ships - your choice is limited to flying garbage truck, bulky transport orKinda playable, but really HUUUUGE step back in comparison to Rebel Galaxy. The devs are privateer fans and wanted to do something similar, breaking the game in result. Very limited number of ships (the best can be bought after a few hours of playing, in the first system where we start the game). No capital ships - your choice is limited to flying garbage truck, bulky transport or fighter.
    If you like the first RG there is a high chance you will not like this one.    … Expand
  2. TheFrog
    Sep 6, 2022
    3
    I was hungry for some old-style space combat. Unfortunately, this game plays worse than Wing Commander, you just need to point your reticle in the general direction of the enemy and let aim assist do the rest (you can also press a key in combat and the ship will automatically pursuit the enemy for you, but I REFUSE to do it - might as well let the PC play by itself).
    Not that you would go    I was hungry for some old-style space combat. Unfortunately, this game plays worse than Wing Commander, you just need to point your reticle in the general direction of the enemy and let aim assist do the rest (you can also press a key in combat and the ship will automatically pursuit the enemy for you, but I REFUSE to do it - might as well let the PC play by itself).
    Not that you would go very far without aim assist, because of the insane aerobatics the AI pulls, and especially because of balance. Instead of forcing you to carefully make every shot count, they give you auto aim and make you fight at least five enemy ships at a time, all of them spamming missiles one after the other. I'm pretty sure a single mission had me take out at least thirty enemies, including the random encounters on the way between waypoints. Especially bad are those instances where you reach your third mission goal (scan something, pick up special cargo, etc.) only to have five or six enemy ships instantly MATERIALIZE right behind you, taking out all of your shields in less than one second.
    No tactics, just point towards an enemy and try to take it out as fast as possible. No planning a careful approach: enemies can instantly materialize anywhere. Ship upgrade? Yes, but pretty disappointing overall, especially since the enemies level up at least as fast as you. While their ships have outwardly remained the same, they take more shots before exploding now than they did at the start, and my firepower is 7-8 times as much. So there is absolutely no feeling of growing, improving, you actually become comparatively weaker the more you upgrade your ship. Compare this to the Starpoint Gemini approach, where you start with a very small ship and have to carefully avoid combat with most enemies, but as you improve, you capture bigger and better ships and eventually can duke it out with the strongest.
    Better play something else, like the X games or the old Descent Freespace.    … Expand
  3. Jerzy_
    Jan 23, 2021
    2
    Do you want to waste your time for underdeveloped and frustrating game? Do you enjoy bad and unresponsive controls, impossible missions and chaos? Give it a go.
  4. Mordhaus
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    I played the original and loved it. When the prequel was announced, I would have bought it day one...but it went exclusive to Epic. I got over that as it is a small team and they needed the money from Epic. So I waited a year for it to come out on Steam, where the original fans made the series popular. I asked in both the discord server and the twitter page, but was told rudely both timesI played the original and loved it. When the prequel was announced, I would have bought it day one...but it went exclusive to Epic. I got over that as it is a small team and they needed the money from Epic. So I waited a year for it to come out on Steam, where the original fans made the series popular. I asked in both the discord server and the twitter page, but was told rudely both times that unlike almost all other former Epic exclusives, there would be no sale of any type.

    Nothing, not even a coupon if you owned the original game. So I created a post on the discussion forum and it grew to be the largest post there, with multiple people wondering why they were treating the original fans this way. In return, they used the minimum possible excuse to ban me without warning for 30 days. All for calling a known Epic troll a shill. I won't be buying anything from this company in the future. They rode the fan's backs to get cash from Epic and sold us out.    … Expand
  5. Ace07
    Sep 22, 2020
    3
    Game seem like it could be fun but I'm making this review to help save someone some money. The controls suck (on controller) as well as the options to change them. Having pitch and roll on separate analog sticks makes it unplayable. If I would have known that I wouldn't have wasted my money.
  6. Bluefenix
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    I loved the first rebel galaxy, the broadside combat was great, the music was amazing, and I have replayed it multiple times because there is nothing like it out there.

    Outlaw is a cheap generic dogfighting game that doesn't even work on a joystick properly. It is unoriginal, the combat is based on auto-follow, so holding a button, and well... I have seen dozens of dogfighting games    I loved the first rebel galaxy, the broadside combat was great, the music was amazing, and I have replayed it multiple times because there is nothing like it out there.

    Outlaw is a cheap generic dogfighting game that doesn't even work on a joystick properly. It is unoriginal, the combat is based on auto-follow, so holding a button, and well... I have seen dozens of dogfighting games that are better, so I don´t know why they abandoned their original and successful format.

    Do not buy    … Expand
  7. ArtEM-41
    May 29, 2020
    4
    Я ожидал, что графика будет единственным минусом игры. Оказалось абсолютно в ТОЧНОСТИ наоборот.
  8. blaa
    May 20, 2020
    1
    A bad game with terrible controls that tries to hide this behind enabling flight assist and aim assist as default.
  9. KRob4
    Apr 30, 2020
    10
    2 people made this game, F.U. I'm rating it a 10. weighted. If you expected more than what 2 people can make in 4 years you're an imbecile.
  10. nw2010
    Apr 27, 2020
    5
    I was really looking forward to this after playing the first game but after an interesting first 6 hours getting to grips with it, the game then just becomes a monotonous grind to the end with a story that is just far less interesting than the original.

    Good points: - The graphics are much improved and the cut scenes are well presented. Bad points: - Far too much grinding e.g.    I was really looking forward to this after playing the first game but after an interesting first 6 hours getting to grips with it, the game then just becomes a monotonous grind to the end with a story that is just far less interesting than the original.

    Good points:
    - The graphics are much improved and the cut scenes are well presented.

    Bad points:
    - Far too much grinding e.g. forcing you to travel from X to Y in the late game adds nothing and just irritates as at that point any little interruption isn't worth bothering with as your ship overpowers everything/you have all the money you'll ever need anyway.
    - Generally less grand than the original - a far smaller range of ships and weapons that are relatively easy to quickly pick up. The story is also just far less interesting/exciting.
    - Crashes. I forgave the first game for this as I understood it was built by a small team, but not this time. The game crashed my relatively top end machine more than all other games I've played in the past year put together, often to the point of requiring a complete re-boot. Worse, the save game issue came back and corrupted my save completely even with the Epic cloud backup and a backup save file, meaning after 10 hours in I had to start the game again... When you have this many bugs you should make it easy to save multiple versions of your save manually (by selecting save slots).    … Expand
  11. Moratosan
    Apr 11, 2020
    5
    For me this game really didn't live up to hype and feels like a missed opportunity.

    After really persisting, investing time in hording money buying the best gear i find that the game just keeps punishing you. Every time i try to do a mission that has a higher than average risk it will range from doable to relentless pounding. The main mission after just 4 steps becomes impossible unless    For me this game really didn't live up to hype and feels like a missed opportunity.

    After really persisting, investing time in hording money buying the best gear i find that the game just keeps punishing you. Every time i try to do a mission that has a higher than average risk it will range from doable to relentless pounding. The main mission after just 4 steps becomes impossible unless you go back, completely break the immersion and grind till you get almost the best gear in game.
    The game makes you feel like Rambo at some points and quickly turns you into Rocky but you dont really survive the fights... You just keep getting beeten into a pulp.

    The key bindings are also bad, since you cant really assign all the commands to different keys.

    The UI could be better also, the targeting system even with the best module is hectic. You will lock on the closest target which can be just cargo while you are fighting...

    PC M+K optimization is far from perfect and is not as enjoyable as when using a controller.

    The story... is there one? i didnt play Rebel Galaxy but this didnt say anywhere that it was a sequel and i dont have a clue what the main story is.

    There are very few ship choices and very few weapons. You dont even get to loot those weapons so the grind revolves around money/bounties and commodities.    … Expand
  12. rootz
    Mar 27, 2020
    5
    Dog fighting in space can be really fun , if you can use SIDE and UP/DOWN THRUSTERS ! In space that is possible and more fun ...but if there are no thrusters ..its like just dogfighting in the atmosphere of earth .with normal fighting planes .
  13. jseph1234
    Feb 28, 2020
    0
    A junk looking hooky,trying to be a dogfight game that is half-baked and released as an Epig Games exclusive. Don't waste your money, you'll be sorry
  14. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    3
    Cluncky gameplay, bad voice acting, strange design. Bad B version of Freelancer?
  15. Gamerjohn
    Jan 9, 2020
    0
    The game doesn't launch, distraught Ben Solo. After his scuffle with Luke Skywalker, which left the Jedi training grounds in ruin, the boy who would one day be Kylo Ren fled to the arms of Snoke, hoping to connect with the Knights of Ren. Kylo Ren #2 picks up with Ben and Snoke in the mysterious space
  16. JaksIRL
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    Quite possibly the worst game I have ever played. It plays like it was designed by idiots who suck. The worst, ugliest human models I have ever seen in any game ever. This includes some of the most awful amateur games that have ever darkened the doors of anyone's PC.

    It would take a battalion of the greatest artists, coders, designers and voice actors a million years to purposely    Quite possibly the worst game I have ever played. It plays like it was designed by idiots who suck. The worst, ugliest human models I have ever seen in any game ever. This includes some of the most awful amateur games that have ever darkened the doors of anyone's PC.

    It would take a battalion of the greatest artists, coders, designers and voice actors a million years to purposely replicate such an abortion of a video game. Wanting my money back is an understatement. I want to be compensated two million US dollars for each minute I had to suffer through this steaming pile of garbage.    … Expand
  17. beanmix
    Dec 1, 2019
    10
    I've played about 20 hours of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw (RGO) and I think it's a fun game. Don't let all the other negative user scores deter you, because I don't think they appreciate the homage and idea of the culture behind the game. It's not the greatest arcade-style or simulation dogfighter out there, true. No, it's not a successor to Freelancer or Privateer, but it pays homage.

    I also    I've played about 20 hours of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw (RGO) and I think it's a fun game. Don't let all the other negative user scores deter you, because I don't think they appreciate the homage and idea of the culture behind the game. It's not the greatest arcade-style or simulation dogfighter out there, true. No, it's not a successor to Freelancer or Privateer, but it pays homage.

    I also play(ed) Elite Dangerous, Star Citizen Alpha (maybe my grandkids will enjoy the full release one day), X3 & 4, Everspace, Star Point Gemini 2 & 3EA, Rebel Galaxy 2, etc. and comparatively this game still brought me hours of entertainment which was well worth the price tag I paid of $12.

    Each of those games has its own appeal. If you were looking for a "realistic" universe and HOTAS-capable flight SIM, go play Elite. If you were looking for a space-sim for your HOTAS setup, then quite frankly you were an idiot and maybe you should've watched the numerous gameplay vids before buying this.

    This game does what it set out to do and relatively well, considering it comes from a two-person studio.

    The controls do take getting used to but once you have the hang of it, there are really only minor complaints left (I play KB and not with a gamepad). The focus/follow mechanic is actually a good experiment and a mechanic that works for an arcade-style space shooter.

    The art style is the way it is for a reason and I, for one, really appreciate the homage to Wing Commander: Privateer, like the HUD and radar, cockpit styles. It's not "stolen" or "cloned" for the lack of originality. I think it is honouring the original in a creative way. For me, it brought back nostalgic memories of playing Privateer as a kid with a two-button joystick on a 14" CRT monitor and being in absolute awe, and I really believe this was the developer's intention. (I should note that I never once thought this game WAS a successor to Privateer either).

    The country-style-outer-space vibe is awesome. Yes, the story is "meh" but to be honest, not many modern games have such a super awesome story anymore either. The story is "ok" all things considering but yes, it feels like a filler to get you from point A to B.

    Some reviewer tried to liken RGO to Wing Commander III's combat. Again, you are comparing apples and jelly-f-ng-beans. Each set out to achieve a completely different objective and you should keep that in mind.

    I had my share of frustrations, like other users, with incomprehensible difficulty spikes in missions, but "ce'st la ve". It might take a retry or two but eventually, you figure out a way to scrag the bad-guys anyway.

    I give the game a 10 in an attempt to rebalance the aggregate score. It doesn't deserve a 10, no, a 7 maybe, but I felt that a lot of reasons people gave the game a low score (0-3) was merely because they totally misunderstood the concept and did not research the product properly before buying. They didn't get what they were expecting because they didn't know *what* to expect in the first place and consequently they gave the game an undeservedly low score without being objective.

    Expect an arcade game, not a simulation.
    Don't expect more than 20 hours of fun game-play, unless you do enjoy some repetitiveness (some people do).
    Expect retro graphics (just watch a f-ng youtube video before buying, please).
    Don't expect Privateer or Freelancer.
    Don't expect it would be a good fit for your dual-stick and throttle Thrustmaster or Vipril HOTAs setup.
    Don't give the game a 0 score in a review because you didn't do your own homework.    … Expand
  18. sandora85
    Nov 3, 2019
    3
    I have one simple question why??Double Damage you have brilliant idea first game using dreadnought fierce battle simple and remarkable game play.But you change game concept small fighter ship battle dog fight etc. you screwed because out there have many similar type games and many of them better then yours.Realise your mistake and turn reality.
  19. Innocente
    Oct 26, 2019
    3
    There is some good in this game, but it is very much a negative experience overall.

    * Zero documentation. Nothing in-game, nothing out of game. And there are things that need explaining. * Level scaling. As your ship grows more powerful, the missions you get grow harder. Even in the base starting system. Eventually, you have no 'easy' missions. There is little point to moving    There is some good in this game, but it is very much a negative experience overall.

    * Zero documentation. Nothing in-game, nothing out of game. And there are things that need explaining.

    * Level scaling. As your ship grows more powerful, the missions you get grow harder. Even in the base starting system. Eventually, you have no 'easy' missions. There is little point to moving to other systems as the one you start in will suffice.

    * Lame story. Really? The developers never saw 'John Wick'? The protagonist actually leaves the big baddie alive and the story is about tracking him down again? Awful.

    * No real depth to the game at all. There is just nothing here and eventually it all just boils down to 'go shoot some guys'.

    * No personal storage outside your ship. It makes doing 50% of the missions an absolute nightmare as there is not real way to gather and save materials needed to complete the missions.

    * Lots of minor bugs and glitches. Nothing game breaking, but pretty dang annoying. Like coming out of warp at full speed right in front of a structure. Bang! Enjoy your repair bill. Or just about to dock at a structure and whoops. Police Scan. Bang into the structure. Enjoy your repair bill.

    I am sure there are lots of folks that like this sort of game, however I am not one of them. Do wait for a while and get it on sale for $10 or so. It is really not worth much more than that, in my opinion.    … Expand
  20. Almostpilot
    Oct 6, 2019
    2
    Calling this game Privateer's spiritual successor is a heresy. Privateer was a great game 30 years ago. Now you launch the same game with the same content from 30 years ago with just a better look is a huge lack of creativity. Visually beautiful, but with repetitive gameplay, unbalanced and with little diversification. You get the best ship in the game by staying in one system and notCalling this game Privateer's spiritual successor is a heresy. Privateer was a great game 30 years ago. Now you launch the same game with the same content from 30 years ago with just a better look is a huge lack of creativity. Visually beautiful, but with repetitive gameplay, unbalanced and with little diversification. You get the best ship in the game by staying in one system and not following the story. And there are only 5 different ships and 4 variations of them.… Expand
  21. nospam9000
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    If you want a game that exactly feels like the 20 year old Privateer then this is the game for you. Some problems. Not enough content etc. But great value for the money.
  22. Ranger1956
    Sep 14, 2019
    2
    This game is addicting as Wing Commander: Privateer (by Origin Systems) and Freelancer (by Digital Anvil), and is a rip-off of the same exact premise these games were based on. However, that is where it ends. I couldn't get it to even download and still get that damn error screen when it wants to load or run the "Prerequisites". Even now, I'm still getting that SU-PQR1603 error when theThis game is addicting as Wing Commander: Privateer (by Origin Systems) and Freelancer (by Digital Anvil), and is a rip-off of the same exact premise these games were based on. However, that is where it ends. I couldn't get it to even download and still get that damn error screen when it wants to load or run the "Prerequisites". Even now, I'm still getting that SU-PQR1603 error when the launcher wants to update. I have done everything on the EpicGames website support page, and on the Windows related page, and still get the same error. The only way I could get it to work was after watching a YouTube video and putting a small line of code in the EpicGames Launcher program line. If the developers of this game hadn't put so much money into the lame-ass wannabe rock music, and more into the game's development it would have surpassed Privateer and Freelancer. And as others have said the mouse and keyboard layout and interface really sucks, especially the mouse. Not to mention, but I will anyway, the fact that your autopilot key and the tractor beam key are the same one! It's a real pain when you have an item on the MFD you want to tractor in only to find yourself being autopiloted to some destination. These two functions should never be on the same key bind. I have turned down the mouse sensitivity so much, both on my mouse and in game, and it is still way too sensitive. Then I have to turn it back up after I exit the program. Plus you have to have a game pad in order to play the eight-ball otherwise you can't set up your shots, even then, these controls are also way too sensitive. Definitely will not buy anymore games through EpicGames.… Expand
  23. NeonLightLive
    Sep 14, 2019
    0
    To begin with - play galaxy on fire 2, this is an ancient android game, you will understand what plagiarism happened, literally all the mechanics from communicating in bars to copying the properties of weapons and equipment to the ship, I paid for a free game on the phone from 2012, no music or animation does not block the lack of ideas
  24. Falcone
    Sep 10, 2019
    3
    The game has nice music and explosion's effects. That's all.
    Alas, there is one more game that can not be listed in the row with such masterpieces like X:Universe and Freelancer.
  25. Delcien
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    A great retro space game, its so fun to actually kill bad guys whereas in elite dangerous i never had 1 fight due to being scared of dying with massive penalties! the combat is fun, the multiple story lines are great, im 30 hours in and ive still not finished it. I used to play privateer and wing commanders and this sits very nicely in that niche area. awesome music, hats off to doubleA great retro space game, its so fun to actually kill bad guys whereas in elite dangerous i never had 1 fight due to being scared of dying with massive penalties! the combat is fun, the multiple story lines are great, im 30 hours in and ive still not finished it. I used to play privateer and wing commanders and this sits very nicely in that niche area. awesome music, hats off to double damage, you've made 2 fantastic space games, looking forward how your next endeavour! :)… Expand
  26. decourcy
    Aug 27, 2019
    9
    Everything I look for in a game is in this game. It is 20% Firefly, 10% Bebop, and 73% Privateer. The music is great, the combat is fun, the systems are well developed.
    I think this is my favorite game for the last two or three years.
    Small response to many of the negative reviews.... an airforce in the real world does not fly with a keyboard. Buy a flippin joystick or xbox controller.    Everything I look for in a game is in this game. It is 20% Firefly, 10% Bebop, and 73% Privateer. The music is great, the combat is fun, the systems are well developed.
    I think this is my favorite game for the last two or three years.

    Small response to many of the negative reviews.... an airforce in the real world does not fly with a keyboard. Buy a flippin joystick or xbox controller. Don't mark down a games score because you are stupid or contrary.    … Expand
  27. SharpyB
    Aug 27, 2019
    3
    Repetive and boring gameplay. Great animations - which you will start quiting after tenth time you see them in ten minutes. Horrible flight controls. Main protagonist makes you wanna crash and burn. Main story is just pasted on and gives absolutely no motivation to suffer throught the game.
    Makes one think if some developers put their games to Epic store just because player feedback and    Repetive and boring gameplay. Great animations - which you will start quiting after tenth time you see them in ten minutes. Horrible flight controls. Main protagonist makes you wanna crash and burn. Main story is just pasted on and gives absolutely no motivation to suffer throught the game.
    Makes one think if some developers put their games to Epic store just because player feedback and reactions are not visible there.    … Expand
  28. radu1006
    Aug 26, 2019
    5
    The game has nice story and immersive quests. The characters are quite interesting and the atmosphere is very nice. However the combat is completely off. It is very non-enjoyable and leaves a bad taste in your mouth. There is a lot of room for improvement in this are and hopefully it will be fixed in the future.
  29. MrMefetran
    Aug 26, 2019
    6
    4 hours to buy best ship in the game with best equip. That's all. Game become boring and repetitive.
  30. Saratosa75
    Aug 25, 2019
    5
    Terrible controls. I spent half of my time adjusting mouse sensitivity, deadzone, smoothing etc.. and I just can't get the right feeling for it. Also I can't adjust the music/sound effects properly. No matter if I turn down the sound fx lowest, some sounds are way too loud.
    Graphics. -- I know this style and it can be ok, but I was shocked to discover that the game uses 2D sprites in many    Terrible controls. I spent half of my time adjusting mouse sensitivity, deadzone, smoothing etc.. and I just can't get the right feeling for it. Also I can't adjust the music/sound effects properly. No matter if I turn down the sound fx lowest, some sounds are way too loud.
    Graphics. -- I know this style and it can be ok, but I was shocked to discover that the game uses 2D sprites in many instances, like games from 1992. Just look carefully when you blow up something and look at the particles, they aren't 3D. Also the jumpgate animation is just so bad, I have to skip it every time, and that's also one of the loud sound fxs that I can't turn down low enough. The cockpit is kinda cool in the ships, but come on..it's 2019 where are the 3D cockpits or let me turn off some of the instruments or give me a better perspective. I know Wing Commander games play a big influence, but we don't have to copy the bad aspects or somehow make the graphics/computer limitations of that era =a feature.
    Also, the game could be a lot better if it sort the the systems a bit better. "Extreme danger" sometimes is nothing, and "low crime" area and I'm blasted into pieces by a pirate with a giant ship.
    Ship choices are also kinda disappointing. The top of the top ship isn't as useful- due to control issues- as a heavy transport with thick armor. The agility doesn't help here, since it seems like everyone - including me- struggling to control the ships in the game, you aren't getting a better turn-ratio or more precise hit-run style attack, than a fat transport ship, which can take the beating for a lot longer. Also missing lateral controls. I'm supposed to mine asteroids but I have to thrust away and back to find the spot to hit with the laser, because my ship can't move sideways? You gotta be joking me, even the moon lander in 1960s had lateral thrust, and this game plays well into the future, although a "weird future", ships cannot move sideways. It can also be though, because the game unfinished? J
    The game is also hints being unfinished in many other aspects. You can't miss it it's apparent on the menus, graphics, options, bugs and glitches.
    Final word:
    This is a half baked game really, get it if you want a couple of hours of fun go ahead, but be aware of the limitations and shortcomings. I gave up after I bought the most expensive ship and be disappointed it was worse than the 2nd cheapest one.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Quarter to Three
    Jan 15, 2020
    80
    Among the many insights offered in Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, it knows that if there’s one thing better than cruising around in a sweet ride blowing stuff up and flying through their explosions, it’s cruising around in a sweet ride blowing stuff up and flying through their explosions while listening to sweet tunes.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 6, 2019
    73
    Outlaw is a throwback to the roots of spacesim genre, a visual aid that shows where it all began and helps to understand just how far the genre has evolved since then. And the lesson to take is this: let the past stay in the past. [Issue#241, p.40]
  3. GameGrin
    Oct 18, 2019
    85
    Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a fun and addicting space combat game with an amazing soundtrack. However, controls can be really weird without a game controller and playing it for the first time is very daunting unless one watches a 40 minutes long introductory/tutorial video.
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