- Publisher: Plug In Digital , Dear Villagers
- Release Date: Apr 10, 2025
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
- Summary: Explore a massive world on your Hoverboard at lightning speed, face multitudes of enemies and epic bosses. Use your powers in creative ways to overcome challenges, solve world puzzles and shape your destiny!
- Developer: Caracal Games, Dear Villagers
- Genre(s): Action Adventure, Open-World
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 30
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Mixed: 21 out of 30
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Negative: 1 out of 30
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Apr 14, 2025Star Horizon is an open-world thrill ride where rock and roll meets retro-futurism. Rip through alien dunes on your hoverboard, shred enemies with your keytar, and dive into synth-soaked dungeons that echo with the sound of rebellion. The familiarity of its gameplay mechanics mixed with inventive and dramatic play styles help define it as something exciting and fresh.
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Apr 24, 2025It may be quite lonely on Star Overdrive's planet but there's so much to see and do and its rockin' vibes help tie it all together.
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Apr 9, 2025It's an exciting journey that of Star Overdrive, a game that, with all its structural limitations, has proven capable of exciting and entertaining, despite the seemingly insurmountable goal that the Roman team of Caracal has placed at the base of the project. It's true, there are some naivety that do not allow it to rise to the level of other great productions of the large Switch software library but it is certainly an excellent starting point for future works, as well as an important spotlight on the crystalline talent of the company. If you are looking for a title that knows how to enhance the exploration of an alien planet, immersed in a sci-fi context inspired by rock and enriched by a series of well-made gameplay and content ideas, the story of Bios and Nous could be for you, especially by virtue of the competitive price at which it is offered.
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Apr 9, 2025An uneven, but ambitious adventure. Caracal has taken ingredients from some key titles and genres, added a brilliant traversal mechanic and cooked up a chilled-out, sci-fi wasteland odyssey. The game's mysterious, drip-fed narrative will keep you intrigued, and every moment spent on the grav board is undeniably enjoyable. Although Cebete may feel overly familiar, its vibrant landscapes and hidden secrets still make it worth exploring.
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Oct 15, 2025Star Overdrive is a simple and fun adventure that mixes well-known elements with its own spices. It's fun, but it still reminds you of a lot of other games — and that can be quite tiring.
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Apr 15, 2025Star Overdrive has a cool hoverboard, but the enemies are annoying and not fun to take on, and the repetition levels high.
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Apr 9, 2025Star Overdrive has a strong foundation with stylish hoverboard exploration and creative Keytar-based combat, but it falls short of its potential. The world feels empty, the protagonist lacks personality, and many creative ideas are confined to isolated segments. It’s a game with a great concept, but the execution doesn’t quite deliver.