Outriders

 PlayStation 5
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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 468 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 222 out of 468
  2. Mixed: 77 out of 468
  3. Negative: 169 out of 468
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  1. Moronmoronmoron
    Apr 19, 2021
    2
    Boring, clunky and repetitive. Certainly not one for people who enjoy any thinking or tactics.
    Just another cover shooter looter.
  2. Cloudzz
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lousiest game ever! It appears to be able to play solo, however, it will force you to reduce down your world tier in order for you to progress the story solo...you can’t do it alone with the lousy gear it dropped or farm without dropping the world tier! In short, it force you to co-op but the server is not working well!! There is a lot of bug like trickster teleport skill always failed even the boss is shooting at you and you wanna teleport, you will failed to teleport and let the boss to kill you! Really disappointed on this game whereby l able to play solo at first and very enjoyable but till world tier 6 it already became very very difficult with the lousy drop of gear available!… Expand
  3. RavenHawk
    Apr 6, 2021
    1
    I don't know where the positive reviews on this outlandishly horrible game are coming from...but this has got to be one of the worst games I've tried in a long time. This is "Anthem" bad. First off...if you are lucky enough to acutally get into the game...the games graphics are bad....just bad. Starting from the "Blue planet" login screen...which feels like some designer just phoned it,I don't know where the positive reviews on this outlandishly horrible game are coming from...but this has got to be one of the worst games I've tried in a long time. This is "Anthem" bad. First off...if you are lucky enough to acutally get into the game...the games graphics are bad....just bad. Starting from the "Blue planet" login screen...which feels like some designer just phoned it, to the clucnky movements, poor cover to cover, unintuitive map screen and side quest interactions. I'm seriously dismayed as to why anyone would think that this is better than bleow average...and that's giving it more credit than it deserves. Push aside the server issues at the moment...hopefully they get resolved soon...there are way too many unecessary little scenes...like opening a door makes you wait and watch a little scene of you opening the door. You can't play more than a moments without needing to load something...which take a while. Several times my skills simply stopped working....they were charges...and you could see the little tile animation that I was trying to engage it....but nothing happens...so as a technomancer/support role...I have no skills and could contribute only some marginal firepower for the entire battle. IT's unacceptable how badly tested (if tested at all) this game was. It's simply no ready for primetime. Even if everything gets magically fixed...the story is not engaging and just meh. Feels like a poor adaptation of gears of war. Very linear. all I can say is "fool me once"...never get another People Can Fly game without it being out for a few months and tested by early adopters.… Expand
  4. UltrANeX
    Apr 8, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a looter shooter fan. I enjoyed Destiny 2 a bit, Division was pretty ok, and I'm getting into Borderlands 2. That said, Outriders is not great. The graphics range from serviceable, to absolutely laughable, the grass looks like **** the character models aren't good, but the effects look great, especially the fire. I can excuse graphics if the gameplay is good. It's the worst part. The prologue is horrendous, it starts with you just walking! WALKING?! After a few cutscenes we're put into a tutorial, the first thing we're told is to take cover. Most people will tell you "Do not play it like a cover-shooter, it's for the enemies, the BRAINDEAD enemies". After killing a few idiots. We can run. yay. So after continuing the story, we're put into a tutorial that "emphasizes" the importance of rolling. They give us an enemy that does no damage at all... I should mention the game at this point is laughably easy, it does get harder later on, but that does not excuse the laziness of this tutorial, and the entire prologue at that point. So we kill the animal and move on. Then we reach the first combat encounter. Now, I need to mention this. It takes over a minute for the enemies to kill you standing out in the open... What the **** In the later world tiers cover is gonna be important because you'll be taking excessive damage, AND THE GAME ALLOWS YOU TO STAND OUT IN THE OPEN WITH YOUR DICK FLYING AROUND. My god, what were they thinking here? Now the A.I... No one at People Can Fly took a single lesson from Halo, or any other shooters with good A.I? Because the enemies don't behave in any interesting way. They just stand out in the open begging for you to end them, that's understandable. Let's jump from the prologue to the point where you're impaled with a spear and are allowed to pick a class. I chose devastator for anyone asking. The abilities are really cool, I've seen other classes with their own cool abilities. There's great stuff here, Gravity Slam is probably my favorite, as it serves for being a quick escape, and allows you to go to another section of the fight in an instant. My praise ends here unfortunately. The quests are same **** different area. Clear it out, turn it in. No interesting set pieces, or any fun combat encounters. Because when you progress world tiers, enemies deal more damage, and become bullet sponges. However, the A.I is still just as bad as in Tier 1. So not much has changed, has it? No. I won't touch on the story or the characters. I simply don't really care about it that much. Like it or hate it, good for you. Love this game? I'm happy for you. I can't stop you from enjoying something. But I personally do not like this game. Square Enix, please publish something that isn't a looter. First it was Avengers. Now this. Hey, Outriders is not nearly as bad as that game. So it's a step in the right direction nonetheless.… Expand
  5. Keyth13
    Apr 11, 2021
    4
    Multiple issues with this game. First, the graphics for a PS5 game are pretty subpar, difficulty is a mixed bag and the World Tier system is a pain. I got pretty tired of having to lower the World Tier every time I encountered an enemy sniper (or 16) and just when you think you have a handle of the snipers, suddenly they can launch mortar attacks. This completely kills any sort ofMultiple issues with this game. First, the graphics for a PS5 game are pretty subpar, difficulty is a mixed bag and the World Tier system is a pain. I got pretty tired of having to lower the World Tier every time I encountered an enemy sniper (or 16) and just when you think you have a handle of the snipers, suddenly they can launch mortar attacks. This completely kills any sort of immersion I had in the game. World Tier 6 seemed like a good balance for the majority of the game that I played. Finally, the cover system is broken or People Can Fly didn't intend for this to be a cover based game until later in more than a few seconds. Not because enemies are flanking or charging, but because they can hit through the cover, and not just a little bit either. It took me until about half way through the campaign before I realized that I did not particularly enjoy my time with the game.… Expand
  6. SaTaNsRaGe
    Apr 6, 2021
    4
    It's a very repetitive game as far as fights go. 3 types of human enemies all just reskinned for different factions and maybe 5 animal enemies. So in the first 15 minutes you will have fought every enemy type and it just becomes repetitive garbage fights after. Story is decent so just do yourself a favor stay on world tier 1 and beat the game then put it away cause there won't be anyIt's a very repetitive game as far as fights go. 3 types of human enemies all just reskinned for different factions and maybe 5 animal enemies. So in the first 15 minutes you will have fought every enemy type and it just becomes repetitive garbage fights after. Story is decent so just do yourself a favor stay on world tier 1 and beat the game then put it away cause there won't be any reason to grind.… Expand
  7. Yourmumsbills
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Generic, unoriginal, repetitive and boring. Pretty much sums this "game" up. The graphics certainly do not look like next/current gen, the story is all over the place and the characters are just dull. If you're really into this kind of game, there are plenty of far better ones out there. Destiny for instance, is far from perfect but it's superior to Outriders in every way. As per usualGeneric, unoriginal, repetitive and boring. Pretty much sums this "game" up. The graphics certainly do not look like next/current gen, the story is all over the place and the characters are just dull. If you're really into this kind of game, there are plenty of far better ones out there. Destiny for instance, is far from perfect but it's superior to Outriders in every way. As per usual there are loads of fake spam 10 out of 10 reviews on here so beware of paid reviewers. They don't even bother wording their reviews differently anymore!… Expand
  8. Infernal_Kiwi
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    It's boring, it's bland, Story is ungodly flat, The fact that the guns have absolutely zero difference outside of "bigger numbers" The guns sound and feel awful. Unique weapons get replaced by the bland and boring within 30min-and hour unless you want to grind for an extra 6hours to make it worth while for extra 30min of play. the game is stale and such a waste of talent.
  9. TheWolfOW
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    There is no offline mode in this game lack of balance, excuses from developers that offline is not done in order to introduce microtransactions in the future, and so on 0/10!
  10. Bulldog7337
    May 23, 2021
    2
    For the year and console it is made it has many problems it shouldn't. Terrible online and servers that barely work, which is weird since it is an online only game. No apparent scaling for if you're playing with allies or not which makes some areas unnecessarily tedious when playing. Some of the clunkier gameplay I've experienced in years. It has a solid base but unless massiveFor the year and console it is made it has many problems it shouldn't. Terrible online and servers that barely work, which is weird since it is an online only game. No apparent scaling for if you're playing with allies or not which makes some areas unnecessarily tedious when playing. Some of the clunkier gameplay I've experienced in years. It has a solid base but unless massive improvements come from patches in struggles to be playable on times, especially when playing online.… Expand
  11. wimmer31
    Apr 13, 2021
    0
    Can't play the game after my characters inventory got wiped! Will only load in for 4 seconds and disconnects. Trash game. Would've been fun if it wasn't for constant game breaking bugs. Worst bugs I've seen in a game.
  12. Ironshell
    Apr 13, 2021
    4
    The story was **** All over the damn place. You have no idea who's who and why should you care for any of the characters with the exception of Jakub... I give this game a 4 out of 10. This game is better played by skipping the story.
  13. MegatrawnXXX
    Apr 6, 2021
    3
    problem with this game is they seem to be trying to copy from so many different games it has no identity ,yes it is fun but we're doing things we've done already in another game, there is nothing that makes it stand out. using adds and over-damage is not challenge, i would like to have seen more do this and do that over horde waves in arena levels.
  14. RiffMachine
    Apr 9, 2021
    2
    I can’t understand why people think this is so good. Below average, generic shooter that plays and feels like the division and gears of war had a child that utterly failed at everything. Controls and gameplay are clunky as hell. Enemies are so unbalanced it’s like you’re up against aim bots literally. When they can nail you from across the map with pinpoint accuracy with a sub machineI can’t understand why people think this is so good. Below average, generic shooter that plays and feels like the division and gears of war had a child that utterly failed at everything. Controls and gameplay are clunky as hell. Enemies are so unbalanced it’s like you’re up against aim bots literally. When they can nail you from across the map with pinpoint accuracy with a sub machine gun, yea. Unfair. For a game that claims to not be a live service game, you still need to be online to play. And the servers have been garbage since launch. the first patch a nerf on abilities with most… Expand
  15. DabliuJR
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    Outriders doesn't bring any breakthroughs in looter-shooter games, but that's not a bad thing. It gives a balanced experience and tight mechanics. Very enjoyable, specially in coop. It's a mix of the best things found in other shooters and RPGs, with a fresh take and a very interesting story, The potential for replayability is almost Diablo-like.
    EDIT: unfortuately, one week into the "not    Outriders doesn't bring any breakthroughs in looter-shooter games, but that's not a bad thing. It gives a balanced experience and tight mechanics. Very enjoyable, specially in coop. It's a mix of the best things found in other shooters and RPGs, with a fresh take and a very interesting story, The potential for replayability is almost Diablo-like.
    EDIT: unfortuately, one week into the "not live" game, the devs started nerfing and removing the alreeady scarce chance of loot, punishing honest players 'cause of a bunch of no-life streamers and cheaters.
    Once more, a good promise turned sour 'cause people were having too much fun.
    Shelved.    … Expand
  16. kstud1
    Apr 26, 2021
    2
    Could have been a fun game until the nerf, they nerfed it to stop PC users from using trainers but all they accomplished was shutting most console players out after Challenge tier 11 of the expeditions, you reach a bottle neck because you need drop pods to upgrade your weapons and armor, but the weapons and armor you already have is too weak to beat a ct12 expedition and you need way tooCould have been a fun game until the nerf, they nerfed it to stop PC users from using trainers but all they accomplished was shutting most console players out after Challenge tier 11 of the expeditions, you reach a bottle neck because you need drop pods to upgrade your weapons and armor, but the weapons and armor you already have is too weak to beat a ct12 expedition and you need way too many drop pod to upgrade anything, the main game was fun, expeditions are an unnecessary frustration and I bet not one of the developers can beat CT12 themselves, without cheating.… Expand
  17. huszarka
    May 8, 2021
    1
    More than 1 month after release, it quits because of ,,Outriders server problem". And you cannot play NOW (when I write this, 2021.05.08!) Oh, and I play it in single player mode, alone. So I cannot get it. But never buy this crap...
  18. k2natural
    May 4, 2021
    0
    Buggy and broken. Every time the developer releases a patch to "fix" one of many game-breaking bugs, they introduce 5 more game-breaking bugs. People Can Fly clearly have no idea what they are doing. Thought Cyberpunk 2077 was bad? This is worse. You are better of spending your time and money on ANYTHING else.
  19. verydima
    Apr 6, 2021
    0
    If you want to buy this game - STOP and read true negative reviews on steam first.
  20. SteveWithBeef
    Apr 11, 2021
    4
    By far the most fun and most motivating loot shooter that I´ve played. And finally a loot game with a good story.
  21. Goston
    Apr 10, 2021
    0
    Gear wipes
    Stuck at Login
    Crash Crash Crash
    If Cyberpunk 2077 score is 10, this game is 1.
  22. k4vendetta
    Apr 28, 2021
    4
    This could have been a decent game but it is lacking in content which sadly many looter shooters seemed to be really failing from Developers as of late & it quickly becomes a very repetitive game!
    The game is buggy the Demo seemed to play better and the P2P servers they are using are terrible like they spent small cash on the setup.
    The company even nerfed the game even though there is    This could have been a decent game but it is lacking in content which sadly many looter shooters seemed to be really failing from Developers as of late & it quickly becomes a very repetitive game!
    The game is buggy the Demo seemed to play better and the P2P servers they are using are terrible like they spent small cash on the setup.
    The company even nerfed the game even though there is zero PVP which makes no sense & the Pod game timing missions to get loot is a massive looser.
    I had high hopes, for Outriders but it has failed in so many ways.
    One day maybe a developer will get it right for a true decent looter shooter, sadly this one is a letdown yet again in the genre!    … Expand
  23. Vict0ria
    Apr 12, 2021
    3
    I'm constantly getting thrown out of the game play and it topped yesterday with a full character corruption. I'm not concerned that I've lost all my items, but I'm more concerned that I've lost all my mods and character progression!
  24. Bosanac71
    Apr 10, 2021
    0
    This game is trash! The graphic looks like it was made for iPad, the story is so innovative that it is possible that 4 kids that are 13-14 years old had wrote this story as a group work in school in 2 hours, the level design of the world has no deepness at all, the dialogs are so cringe that it is a pain to listen to them, there are just a very dumb and bad try to bring something more intoThis game is trash! The graphic looks like it was made for iPad, the story is so innovative that it is possible that 4 kids that are 13-14 years old had wrote this story as a group work in school in 2 hours, the level design of the world has no deepness at all, the dialogs are so cringe that it is a pain to listen to them, there are just a very dumb and bad try to bring something more into this story, the handling and the weapons are just bad, the skills of the different outriders is just copy/pasted from other games that made this better and for even for free, with much more variations and with a deeper mod system - this game is so much overrated, one of the most boring things I try out and even Anthem had more potential and looks better then this.… Expand
  25. Boone9527
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    The level design is mediocre, the numerical design is chaotic, the boss design has no sense of existence, frequent disk reading during scene change,poor network performance.
  26. Jlrsn
    Apr 6, 2021
    1
    Not only are the servers and ability to play the game about 50%, then you need to deal with glitches like missing loot, closes doors you opened, crashes going to different maps.

    This game is straight up broken. I enjoy the gameplay, but I didn’t pay to sit at a loading screen only to get stuck going somewhere I unlocked but not can’t access. Uninstall or buy at your own risk. Maybe    Not only are the servers and ability to play the game about 50%, then you need to deal with glitches like missing loot, closes doors you opened, crashes going to different maps.

    This game is straight up broken. I enjoy the gameplay, but I didn’t pay to sit at a loading screen only to get stuck going somewhere I unlocked but not can’t access. Uninstall or buy at your own risk. Maybe they’ll fix things. It what can you expect from the people whom brought us AVENGERS. Fool me once...    … Expand
  27. GameFan8567
    Apr 21, 2021
    0
    The last time I buy an online only game at launch. Riddled with problems. The team had good communication at first but is now saying there are no issues. I had major hopes for this game but in the end it was full of lies. I will not be tricked again with "Online Only" when it doesn't need to be.
  28. Pretorian
    May 8, 2021
    4
    What a disappointment. Played it for free on GamePass and still don't think it was worth my time. Just get Division 2 or Destiny 2, much better games.
  29. Retrogamer961
    May 6, 2021
    3
    This is one of the most generic games I have ever seen , the story , character designs , levels and weapons all look like they could be in any space game and its uninteresting. Awful glued to war cover shooter mechanics mixed with bullet sponge enemies and loot you don't care about. The looters shooter genre become pretty generic but pretty much all others do it better.
  30. Gman1984
    Apr 22, 2021
    0
    Can't delete this. I want to delete this. Let me delete this. Your review must be at least 75 characters long.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 48
  3. Negative: 1 out of 48
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 15, 2022
    60
    We didn’t exactly see anything new in Outriders, to be honest. The game delivers a fair amount of content in terms of levels, weapons, or skills. However, from the gameplay point of view, it’s nothing more than meeting aliens, zombies and insurgents in paintball arenas for 15 straight hours, plus the expeditions.
  2. RPGamer
    Jun 10, 2021
    70
    In two highly competitive genres, this crossbreed may go unnoticed, but its difficulty system should be taken into account. It’s advisable to embark on the campaign of this shooting RPG since Outriders offers tons of hours of fun, invites players to play with friends, and has appealing visuals. Fans of both RPGs and shooters can get a lot out of it, but they shouldn’t expect a revolutionary game, for it is a mixed bag of interesting features and cliches. Even though the journey is enjoyable, Outriders is neither a strong contender in the RPG elite nor in the shooting universe.
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  3. Checkpoint Gaming
    May 29, 2021
    70
    Outriders is not a perfect game by any means. Its narrative, while containing some fun characters, feels somewhat underdeveloped. The conflict between the intended aggressive style of play and the omnipresent walls for cover lead to a strange kind of dissonance where the level design feels at odds with the most fun way of playing the game. The server issues are ongoing and can occasionally make the game inaccessible. The endgame is a lot of fun, but only if you’re playing in a group. When the experience is working well, it is a ton of fun shooting your way through hordes of enemies and marvelling at the latest rare gear. However, while the flaws do not ruin the experience, they are notable.
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