- Publisher: Kepler Interactive , Ironwood Studios
- Release Date: Feb 22, 2024
- Also On: PC, Xbox Series X
- Summary: Pacific Drive is a first-person driving survival game set in the pacific northwest region of the United States. With your car as your only companion, you'll travel deep into the Olympic Exclusion Zone - a surreal and mysterious place that's been abandoned for decades.
- Developer: Ironwood Studios
- Genre(s): Simulation, Vehicle, Civilian, Action Adventure, Survival
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 35
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Mixed: 7 out of 35
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Negative: 0 out of 35
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Feb 20, 2024Developer Ironwood Studios’ first go at the rogue-like genre has not only come out fresh as it gets but also put such a unique spin on a classic crafting/survival formula that I sincerely hope the term “road-lites” takes off. Hardly a pothole was hit riding along the anomalous, unstable ridgelines, with a perfectly-tuned balance of cautious material gathering, intense and atmospheric car treks, and wild sci-fi worldbuilding. I was absolutely enamored by the “car”-acterization of the humble station wagon that’s your mobile base, with the Quirk system being a highlight of the various gameplay mechanics that made Pacific Drive’s number one character stand out, just as it should.
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Feb 20, 2024After four years of development, the good people at Ironwood Studio join forces with Kepler Interactive to launch Pacific Drive. A very personal title with a brutal charisma that proves once again that small studios still have a lot to contribute to the videogame industry.
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Feb 28, 2024Despite a few technical hiccups, Pacific Drive is a thrilling experience that is unlike anything I've encountered. Beautifully atmospheric with a really well-done story design and more than enough mental stimuli to make your mind terrified of what it doesn't see. Pacific Drive is a game about you and a questionably reliable car, and it is a destination well worth the drive.
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Feb 20, 2024Pacific Drive is an ambitious and rewarding debut from Ironwood Studios. It's an unusual combination of factors that all coalesce; roguelike exploration, deep and challenging survival mechanics, an interesting narrative to follow, and a central vehicle that brings everything together. Fiddly controls and complex UI mean it's not free from annoyances, but the pleasure found in incrementally upgrading the car and throwing it into the unknown trumps the setbacks. It might be an arduous journey at times, but it's definitely worth the trip.
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Feb 23, 2024Pacific Drive cleverly combines roguelite elements with arcade driving gameplay that will delight all gamers who want to upgrade everything from tires to body panels on a virtual car. Despite the repetitive gameplay and sometimes frustrating difficulty, it is an atmospheric ride that can conjure up impressive scenery.
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Feb 20, 2024The journey is everything and our car is the absolute protagonist in Pacific Drive. The idea turned out to be very good, but the gameplay deserves more variety than collecting materials.
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Feb 20, 2024An intriguing set-up, with an impressively ominous atmosphere, is spoilt by overfamiliar roguelike elements that ruin the pacing and increase the repetition.
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