Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

 PlayStation 4
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 99 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 12 out of 99
  3. Negative: 13 out of 99

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  1. SerSpooge
    Dec 13, 2018
    8
    If you enjoy games like XCOM or Divinity this is for you. I bought this game because this genre is one of my favourites and the game play drew me in. I was then pleasantly surprised by the quality of the story, They do a great job of immersing you into their world, with clues spread throughout the game to help you understand what happened to the people that came before. i would suggest toIf you enjoy games like XCOM or Divinity this is for you. I bought this game because this genre is one of my favourites and the game play drew me in. I was then pleasantly surprised by the quality of the story, They do a great job of immersing you into their world, with clues spread throughout the game to help you understand what happened to the people that came before. i would suggest to get the most out of the game to play it on the hardest difficulty, it really made me think through my encounters and was a much more rewarding experience. the only down side is its length but the price point fairly reflects that.… Expand
  2. Strop77
    Dec 16, 2018
    9
    Excellent game, a good mix of exploration and tactical shooter. Love the characters and dialogue. Only got 9/10 as there’s no co-op (yet?) Definitely reccomend this soon to be classic.
  3. s1bryant019
    Dec 19, 2018
    9
    I am a massive lover of X-Coms gameplay, but the story never clicked with me. Mutant Year Zero is very much the same X-Com gameplay with a story and characters with personality. I loved the characters, design, gameplay, and story progression. It is an incredibly difficult game as well but due to its limited length that didn't bother me.

    Also, its priced to sell at USD 35.00 which    I am a massive lover of X-Coms gameplay, but the story never clicked with me. Mutant Year Zero is very much the same X-Com gameplay with a story and characters with personality. I loved the characters, design, gameplay, and story progression. It is an incredibly difficult game as well but due to its limited length that didn't bother me.

    Also, its priced to sell at USD 35.00 which reflects the contents of the game spectacularly. Big publishers could learn a thing or two from this game. If you release a game with limited modes and content give us a fair price point with the option of paid DLC, not USD 60.00 and then if you want a mode it is locked behind a pay wall or "season pass".

    TL: DR

    PROS
    • Great Story
    • Interesting Characters
    • Addictive Gameplay
    • Beautiful Artwork
    • Priced to Sell
    • Lots of room for additional content

    CONS
    • Short Campaign
    • Can be overly tricky at first (especially regarding med kits)    … Expand
  4. Beerlover999
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    Great turn based game with awesome humor. Only negative is that the game could be a little longer.
  5. Gn2056
    Dec 4, 2018
    8
    Unfortunately what the game gets right in game play and a fair pricepoint can't totally make up for the injustice that have transpired here. Bearded Ladies cast human actors to play the pig and duck, when there were suitable animal actors available. Minus 2 for social injustice.
  6. iozay
    Jan 14, 2020
    0
    Unfortunately a game from the a company with the worst support ever, in my experience it can take years to get at least a decent answer without resolution. I highly discourage buying any product from them.
  7. SnowBeLock
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    This game is perfect! I like everything! sound, graphics, story, gameplay - everything!
  8. GrumpyReviewer
    Apr 15, 2019
    9
    This game is a hidden-gem. It is an AMAZING tactical-RPG, similar to games like X-COM. Tough but satisfying, once you get the hang of it. But it's never unfair; the game gives you everything you need to master it: the right skills, weapons, upgrades. And expects you to dedicate some time to learn it: the enemies, how they move, how they behave, their weaknesses. Once the whole picture isThis game is a hidden-gem. It is an AMAZING tactical-RPG, similar to games like X-COM. Tough but satisfying, once you get the hang of it. But it's never unfair; the game gives you everything you need to master it: the right skills, weapons, upgrades. And expects you to dedicate some time to learn it: the enemies, how they move, how they behave, their weaknesses. Once the whole picture is clear it just CLICKS and you won't be able to put it down.

    The setting is super cool, where mutant scavengers fight for survival while searching for clues and answers about the chaotic world they live in. The characters have charm, there is some funny banter here and there, the artwork is beautiful, and each zone brings something new - maybe a new, tough enemy, maybe just some change in the scenery, like dilapidated churches, marinas, graveyards and stores of what once was the civilization. It's an ugly, yet gorgeous game.

    Hands down, one of the best indie titles I have played in a while.    … Expand
  9. dstammel
    Dec 18, 2018
    9
    This game is fantastic. If you enjoy turn based strategy you should really give this game a try. It stands out from many other turn based games by pushing stealth and scouting locations to the forefront. Many reviews are saying this game is "too hard" and dropping the scores for that reason. I think players are finding it too hard because they are just trying to play every encounter likeThis game is fantastic. If you enjoy turn based strategy you should really give this game a try. It stands out from many other turn based games by pushing stealth and scouting locations to the forefront. Many reviews are saying this game is "too hard" and dropping the scores for that reason. I think players are finding it too hard because they are just trying to play every encounter like a Mario + Rabbids or XCOM. You really need to scout the locations and try to pick off single enemies silently THEN take on the groups you can't kill silently. Also you don't HAVE to kill everyone right away. If there is a group of bad guys that you can't take out right now just sneak around them and come back for them later. (You'll want to come back later to make sure you find all the items and loot littered around the environments.
    The ONLY reasons i'm not giving this game a perfect score are:
    It was too short. (I'm playing again on HARD mode to get more time with the title though)
    It DOES have a few bugs here and there but none that actually affected game play or broke anything.
    Please don't sleep on this tittle. If you think you might like it throw the team some money and give it a try. ($35 )    … Expand
  10. Nickster83
    Jan 19, 2019
    9
    It's a long time ago i even wrote a review about a game but i needed to write one now! The trailer peaked my interest somewhat time ago, and i must say (i just started the game) i felt the need to write even just after buying and starting. If you indeed want Turn based strategy/story games (Jagged Alliance, Gorky 17 and more recent xcom 1&2) BUY THIS ONE. From other reviews read it wasIt's a long time ago i even wrote a review about a game but i needed to write one now! The trailer peaked my interest somewhat time ago, and i must say (i just started the game) i felt the need to write even just after buying and starting. If you indeed want Turn based strategy/story games (Jagged Alliance, Gorky 17 and more recent xcom 1&2) BUY THIS ONE. From other reviews read it was short so hopefully they bring out more DLC!

    Graphics : very good
    Voices : very good
    Gameplay : very good

    Only because of "hear say" short campain i give a 9 otherwise a definate 10    … Expand
  11. GabiTheRabbit
    Nov 19, 2019
    9
    Great x-com-like experience, great strategy.
    + Combat is very well done
    + I enjoy the addition of stealth elements, brings nice twist to the formula. I'd enjoy it more if stealth kills with silent weapons would be more effective. Later in a game, silent weapons are not good enough to kill enemy in 1 turn + game is not binary divided into exploration and combat mode, so it allows to    Great x-com-like experience, great strategy.
    + Combat is very well done
    + I enjoy the addition of stealth elements, brings nice twist to the formula. I'd enjoy it more if stealth kills with silent weapons would be more effective. Later in a game, silent weapons are not good enough to kill enemy in 1 turn
    + game is not binary divided into exploration and combat mode, so it allows to locate your characters strategically before ambushing the enemy
    + rules of combat are more clear and fair, so I can assume with bigger probability (when compared to xcom) when my shots are gonna hit or miss the target. Flanking and High gronud give real advantage
    + Graphics are very pretty especially when compared to x-com, and artstyle
    + Great artstyle, beatiful locations inspired by early 90' style. Very stylish
    + after playing x-com, I like that this game is more linear, characters are not replacable, and it is more story driven
    + Cool, fun characters
    + Small price like for a value
    + Bought deluxe edition in a different region, yet still can play dlc because it's included on disc
    + Very good production like for more indie game

    - When played on hard difficulty level, it was very challenging in the begining, but after around 60%-70% of campaign, becomes too easy, once you have everything figured out
    - I wish developers would put more work into different skills for every character. Some skills repeat between different characters. Some skills I found pretty useless compared to others    … Expand
  12. Zura69
    Dec 9, 2018
    10
    Just have finished the game. It is great! Art is amazing, one of the best and funny characters ever. Great texts. But the main thing - it's atmosphere, you really enjoy the journey & exploring. Game is short and no replayability, so I can't recommend it to everyone because of price, but for me is one of the best games for last few years.

    To be objective, some cons: - The only way win    Just have finished the game. It is great! Art is amazing, one of the best and funny characters ever. Great texts. But the main thing - it's atmosphere, you really enjoy the journey & exploring. Game is short and no replayability, so I can't recommend it to everyone because of price, but for me is one of the best games for last few years.

    To be objective, some cons:
    - The only way win the battle on hard mode is exploiting save/load (interesting tactic battles is not about this game)
    - Stealth is very interesting feature, but why enemy always spot me even if I'm behind his back?
    - No way to earn extra cash so I can't buy more medkits and win the battle with healing instead of save/load
    - Actually just kick off the one who was responsible for battle balance & mechanics - battle balance as bad as good the art
    - Super easy fix the game: just let sell unused grenades & mods    … Expand
  13. Zakis1991
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    Игра спустя дохрена времёни, все еще имеет баги. Иногда пропадает звук, иногда виснет, и пропадает кнопка "перегруппировки", но это меньшее из всех зол в этой игре. Дело в том, что тут проблема с балансом. Уровни построены так, что бы ты убивал противников по стелсу, а что бы убить по стелсу, нужно постоянно менять перки и шмотки, на трех персонажах, что дико неудобно. Дерево навыков такжеИгра спустя дохрена времёни, все еще имеет баги. Иногда пропадает звук, иногда виснет, и пропадает кнопка "перегруппировки", но это меньшее из всех зол в этой игре. Дело в том, что тут проблема с балансом. Уровни построены так, что бы ты убивал противников по стелсу, а что бы убить по стелсу, нужно постоянно менять перки и шмотки, на трех персонажах, что дико неудобно. Дерево навыков также невероятно разочаровывает: несколько персонажей имеют одинаковые навыки, и каждый персонаж может использовать только три навыка (всего) одновременно, несмотря на то, что открывает гораздо больше. Разработчики называют эти навыки «мутациями», но это не согласуется с необходимостью постоянно переключать способности, и это ограничивает возможности игрока — в итоге я начал карту, выясняя, какая сила будет наиболее эффективной. полезный, выходящий, изменяющий спецификацию, а затем возвращающийся. Я бы предпочел, чтобы каждый мутант развивал свои собственные уникальные способности, а затем сохранял все свои мутации активными, чтобы дать больше тактических возможностей и гибкости.… Expand
  14. Lobo_Nocturno
    Aug 23, 2020
    7
    Great game, I really enjoyed every part of it, even I got the platinum. But it has some technical issues that ruined my experience.
    - It has a lot of bugs, for example one of the artifacts did not appear to me at all (desfribrilator) in my iron mutant run, I got pissed because you really need the artifact.
    - It has damage and probabilities fixed in battles, for example, if a shot has a    Great game, I really enjoyed every part of it, even I got the platinum. But it has some technical issues that ruined my experience.
    - It has a lot of bugs, for example one of the artifacts did not appear to me at all (desfribrilator) in my iron mutant run, I got pissed because you really need the artifact.
    - It has damage and probabilities fixed in battles, for example, if a shot has a 75% and it misses... it will miss forever, even if you restart the game, it is just fixed for that battle for you to miss, why not have it random? No one knows
    - The game crashed several times on my PS4 (I have the digital version)
    - Too short

    As a side note, I really disliked the ending... I waited much more. But it is a great game if you like tactical battle games.    … Expand
  15. Keycorrea21
    Jun 19, 2019
    9
    I loved Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden. It was awesome I love the mechanics and how the graphics look as well, awesome job guys!
  16. Billy0333
    Dec 5, 2021
    6
    If you like turn based games, you'll find this game fun enough to see the end of it. I didn't find anything outstanding in the gameplay. It did it's job. The real issue I have with the game is the narration. Badly written story, they had alot of potential and yet failed to exploit it, leaving us with redundent phrases.
  17. Chempion1
    Oct 21, 2021
    10
    Я вообще никогда не любил пошаговые игры. Xcom1 и 2, Wasteland1 и 2 ну не зашли ни как. И вот вышла Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. Посмотрел начало на youtube, и заинтересовался. Подождал пока выйдет на ps4 и купил.
    Каково же было мое удивление, игра зашла и зацепила так, что оторваться было трудно. Я не знаю как, не знаю почему, но игра просто замечательная. (тем более для бюджетной    Я вообще никогда не любил пошаговые игры. Xcom1 и 2, Wasteland1 и 2 ну не зашли ни как. И вот вышла Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. Посмотрел начало на youtube, и заинтересовался. Подождал пока выйдет на ps4 и купил.
    Каково же было мое удивление, игра зашла и зацепила так, что оторваться было трудно. Я не знаю как, не знаю почему, но игра просто замечательная. (тем более для бюджетной игры, на сколько я знаю).
    Наверное, атмосфера сыграла своё.
    Так же мне очень понравились герои, их не много (всего 5), но поэтому каждого экипируешь и знаешь для чего нужен тот или другой. В Xcomе их была целая куча, теряешь одного, другого даже не замечаешь.
    Понравилась также боёвка она не сложная, но качественная.
    Так же есть открытый мир, по которому можно САМОМУ БРОДИТЬ и искать всякие плюшки! В отличие от того же Xcoma где геймплей состоял, по большому счету, только из боев.
    Ролевая система, на мой взгляд, тоже не плохая, качаются как сами герои, так и оружие. Мне кажется бюджетность игры не позволила сделать прокачку более качественной (некоторые умения повторяются у разных персонажей), а в общем, всё работает.
    Ещё порадовала графика.
    Теперь о недостатках, они тоже есть. Например ии. Я так и не понял, как он работает в процентном шансе на попадание. Скажем если над врагом написано 50% и ты не попал в него, можно перезапустить игру с этого места хоть 15 раз, ты в него все равно не попадешь (сам пробовал). Где эти 50%? Из 15 раз хотя бы в 7 случаях я должен был попасть, однако нет!
    Сюжет мог бы быть поинтереснее.
    Ну и баги. У меня герои застревали в текстурах, не с того не с сего переставала работать кнопка поднятия предметов. И всё это не один раз. А ещё в одной локации я взял коллекционный предмет (нужны для прокачки и получения очивок), но игра зависла, а после перезагрузки предмета не было и он не засчитался как взятый, очивка не открылась:(
    А вообще игра, повторяю, просто замечательная, надеюсь патчами поправят косяки!
    Я даже подумал, такой должна была бы быть Fallout 3!

    Прошел недавно игру второй раз вместе с dlc Seed of Evil. И..и...Я ПОДНИМАЮ ОЦЕНКУ!!! Великолепная игра. Патчами починили ВСЕ, понимаете ВСЕ баги, улучшили ИИ. DLC добавляет нового персонажа, шмотки, классное оружие, улучшает имеющиеся мутации.
    Кто пропустил советую именно сейчас.
    Повторяю игра стала намного лучше после патчей.

    Эй, Cyberpunk 2077, тебе есть у кого поучиться!!! ;-D    … Expand
  18. valcriston
    May 23, 2020
    9
    One of the best turned based tactical RPG of this generation. The combat is deep and inherently tactical. The story & characters are simple yet engaging. If this is your genre, you should totally get this.
  19. Nannerpus
    May 14, 2020
    8
    This game had the potential to be a 9 or 10 (that might be stretching it). The combat system was great, the story was unique, and it was a change in pace from what I’m used to.....but I never found myself working to find a different gun often or a perk that I didn’t have
    If it was more involved and maybe a bit longer, it would be incredible.
  20. nobeac
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    It's a pretty cool game. Yes, there is a difficulty spike somewhere in there but all you really have to do is go through 1 set of enemies to level up and try the other ones on the board to get it squared away. There is some creativity in the story telling and they use creatures for your team and humans too with some cool abilities. I enjoyed kicking butt. If you like X com this isIt's a pretty cool game. Yes, there is a difficulty spike somewhere in there but all you really have to do is go through 1 set of enemies to level up and try the other ones on the board to get it squared away. There is some creativity in the story telling and they use creatures for your team and humans too with some cool abilities. I enjoyed kicking butt. If you like X com this is definitely similar to the game play style and you can plan ahead your plan to go in there and ambush the enemies. Good work it's a great game for what it is. Sound and music is good and graphics are good too. My strat is the following:
    Must take out the pyro guys 1st. They are the biggest threat or the pods in the expansion that duplicate the enemy because the pyro guys can throw and throw that stuff at you and you don't need that.
    Take out the medbots next. They regen enemies and that's never a good thing
    Go for the big guys if you can next including that big robot thing that throws fires, and the mini boss dudes
    Then I worry about the little guys last the ones that aren't as much as a threat

    Always hide up on the car or a building if you can and ambush. This is the best way and if you have a thing that makes your crit higher if your high up or hidden your good at doing an ambush too.    … Expand
  21. psyctor88
    Aug 18, 2020
    10
    GREAT game, I really loved the premise of strategy and great scenarios, a good story very different from any others that exist.
  22. Jajooka
    Dec 1, 2020
    6
    This Game is NOT "Amazing" or "Fantastic". It certainly hits the "OK" mark, but I really don't understand those overhyped reviews.

    I just finished my first playthrough on "Very Hard" which is described as the intended difficulty by the game itself. (I don't know why we can't call it normal then, and easy - very easy the rest but whatever). This is certanly not a bad game. Apart from    This Game is NOT "Amazing" or "Fantastic". It certainly hits the "OK" mark, but I really don't understand those overhyped reviews.

    I just finished my first playthrough on "Very Hard" which is described as the intended difficulty by the game itself. (I don't know why we can't call it normal then, and easy - very easy the rest but whatever).
    This is certanly not a bad game. Apart from some tolerable nuance it has no bugs, saves and loads swiftly, the gameplay is smooth. If you like the genre you may very well enjoy it, and I would recommend it.
    BUT
    - the overhyped stealth system is really not that mindblowing. What it means in practice: You cannot really afford to confront them head on ever (in ‘very hard’), because they kill you no time so you are circling around their camps until you picked of all of those who at some point walk away from the rest with silent guns, then kill the remaining 2-3 with laud guns. It feels more like puzzle-solving ( like the old Commandos games if you played those ) then strategising, or even worse, just simply observing then executing without much creative thinking.
    - compared to XCOM: far less variety in all aspects ( weapons, character types, enemy, terrain, mission types) far less strategic depth.
    - half of character abilities are useless
    - the story is dull the ‘tiwsts’ are expected the humour is mediocre (at best).
    - playing through is not too long, and don’t really have potential replayability

    Summary: If have already exhausted the far stronger members of the genre like Divinity and XCOM, then it could be a decent pick (preferably at a discounted price)    … Expand
  23. Nikopoo
    Oct 15, 2020
    8
    Albeit a relatively short game, it exceeded my expectations. I went in with low expectations noticing the sparce feeling the environments can give, but soon the gameplay and feel took over my takeaway from playing the game. As someone who really enjoyed XCOM2, Mutant year zero definitely filled some holes missing in that experience. The feeling of sneaking around and chipping away at howAlbeit a relatively short game, it exceeded my expectations. I went in with low expectations noticing the sparce feeling the environments can give, but soon the gameplay and feel took over my takeaway from playing the game. As someone who really enjoyed XCOM2, Mutant year zero definitely filled some holes missing in that experience. The feeling of sneaking around and chipping away at how you would like to approach and when you approach a situation is very satisfying. This game is simple. It is lacking in some ways, but despite that it is still a very overlooked, and extremely memorable game in my experience.… Expand
  24. JulienMisterHum
    Feb 27, 2021
    5
    Overly complicated good idea, poorly executed. I love the idea but I didn't even enjoy it as part of the game pass. Skip it.
  25. eduardocecconi
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    It's a great funny game that solved most of XCOM2 problems, mainly the difficulty. It's hard, but not impossible, which make Mutant Year Zero rewarding at the end. There is a interesting well told story, funny dialogs and freedom to explore the scenario through a fluid gameplay - it's turn-based only to battle. You'll catch yourself attached to the characters, almost in pain to choose onlyIt's a great funny game that solved most of XCOM2 problems, mainly the difficulty. It's hard, but not impossible, which make Mutant Year Zero rewarding at the end. There is a interesting well told story, funny dialogs and freedom to explore the scenario through a fluid gameplay - it's turn-based only to battle. You'll catch yourself attached to the characters, almost in pain to choose only three of them to play each level. I had already finished the main campaign and the DLC, both in hard iron mutant, and can't wait for more expansions.… Expand
  26. Only777
    Apr 6, 2022
    9
    When you start playing it you just don't want to stop, and that's the sign of a good game to me.
  27. Shortbuss1211
    Nov 27, 2022
    10
    I love the characters!!!! I love the storyline!!!! I love the expansion can't get enough of this game!!! It's A hard 10 for turn-based strategy

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 27, 2019
    80
    A must for genre lovers. [Issue#158, p.87]
  2. PlayStation Universe
    Jan 6, 2019
    75
    A promising twist on turn-based strategy games, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is more than the sum of its parts. The addition of stealth and ambush mechanics to the familiar turn-based strategy formula, forces the player to think about their approach to combat in a new way. This "Tactical Adventure" is definitely worth the journey.
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  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jan 6, 2019
    65
    A refreshing experience for those who wants a tactical game set in a well-polished universe with interesting scenario and well written characters. Sadly, the user interface is limited and the fights sometimes look a bit sloppy, lacking of clarity and balance.
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