Outriders

 Xbox Series X
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 375 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 249 out of 375
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 375
  3. Negative: 84 out of 375
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  1. SgtComic
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Gears of destiny done poorly with mechanics that work against each other. It’s on gamepass and that’s still not enough to keep you interested. It’s like the levels were designed by people who never played a cover shooter while the shooting mechanics were made by Gears 5 personnel with some weird power system that is just thrown in for stupidities sake. Honestly this is an example of “Don’tGears of destiny done poorly with mechanics that work against each other. It’s on gamepass and that’s still not enough to keep you interested. It’s like the levels were designed by people who never played a cover shooter while the shooting mechanics were made by Gears 5 personnel with some weird power system that is just thrown in for stupidities sake. Honestly this is an example of “Don’t make a game like this”. The first borderlands is more “open world”, this actually makes Cyberjunk 1877 look like a better alternative.… Expand
  2. Vandrevyl
    Apr 7, 2021
    2
    overhyped game. Typical looter shooter with mediocre Gameplay and a boring story.
    The graphics are last gen with framedrops.
    I uninstalled this garbage from my storage
  3. crsx2511
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    Very boring game, very repetitive gameplay which looks like this: conversation, teleport to a closed location, shooting from behind cover at a chord of opponents, teleporting for another conversation and so on. The plot is boring and chaotic. It's good that the game is available on Game Pass, otherwise, if I bought it, I would regret all the money spent on this game
  4. Eastie_Beastie
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Its like a really cheap clone of Gears of War crossed over with a really cheap clone of destiny. It comes with faulty controls. Playing it on Your own is a pain, so it shouldnt be advertised as 1-3 players. After around 10 hours of play - lost potential, real shame....
  5. Thetype
    Apr 3, 2021
    2
    Game that seem to be made for old gen...
    Bad animation, gameplay, graphism.
  6. Steyraus
    Apr 4, 2021
    1
    Budget and repetative, feels like it a dated experience. Compleyely brocken and unplayable most of the time as its online . The gunplay is fun for a short time as they stole elements from other actual good games. But you soon realise they havent implemented the thing they stole well and it becomes boring and jenky.. Ugly characters, girl look like they need to lat off the testosteroneBudget and repetative, feels like it a dated experience. Compleyely brocken and unplayable most of the time as its online . The gunplay is fun for a short time as they stole elements from other actual good games. But you soon realise they havent implemented the thing they stole well and it becomes boring and jenky.. Ugly characters, girl look like they need to lat off the testosterone pills.. I might have given this below avetage mess a 5 , but its very ovbious xbot gamepass simps are review boosts , just cause this game is on game pass, so ill be as bad as they are.… Expand
  7. Alixa2s
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    What a boring game. I expected more. It has some gears elements but it fails to deliver a great experience. The graphics, mechanics and level design are so outdated for a game that is released on 2021
  8. RaptorNemesis
    Apr 3, 2021
    3
    This game is 100% old gen: dated gameplay and graphics. We are far from a destiny 2 or a Gears 5 ... fortunately it is on the GP otherwise it would have had less
  9. odubik
    Apr 10, 2021
    3
    Boring, clunky controls.
    really bad writing.
    interesting world and mechanics, but it just isn't fun to play.
    Overall gameplay strategy that is required by the looting system - put the game on hardest available setting and throw your head repeatedly against a wall until you successfully kill the board. If you fail, no worries, you are getting XP to level up.
  10. FouledAnchors
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Rendered unplayable. Game has frequent Server Connection Error issues that have resulted in a player’s inventory being completely wiped AND prevents the character from being used (can’t log in). Game is unplayable. Developers are trying to find a fix and no timeline is available. Thousands of players games rendered unplayable. This has happened to 2 of 3 players in my group (includingRendered unplayable. Game has frequent Server Connection Error issues that have resulted in a player’s inventory being completely wiped AND prevents the character from being used (can’t log in). Game is unplayable. Developers are trying to find a fix and no timeline is available. Thousands of players games rendered unplayable. This has happened to 2 of 3 players in my group (including myself) in 2 separate instances on different days. Absolutely the worst possible game.… Expand
  11. NoOutriders
    Apr 14, 2021
    0
    One of the worst games I've ever played. Would call it mediocre at best even without server crashes so constant completing a single mission isn't likely. Not to mention consistent bugs that wipe all the loot you've managed to get despite low legendary drop rates and an extremely boring legendary farming mechanic. Add in a non-functional in game map, bugged quest directions that often doOne of the worst games I've ever played. Would call it mediocre at best even without server crashes so constant completing a single mission isn't likely. Not to mention consistent bugs that wipe all the loot you've managed to get despite low legendary drop rates and an extremely boring legendary farming mechanic. Add in a non-functional in game map, bugged quest directions that often do nothing or lead you to the wrong areas, and the slowest menu scroll you've ever seen, and you've got a recipe for the single most frustrating game I've ever played.
    Here is a review ignoring all of the above: The story is bland, character development is nonexistent, and the plot is driven by nonsensical decisions of the main character and NPCs alike. You have no autonomy over how the game progresses, and side quests don't add much flavor. The skills and classes are decent and interesting to implement, and the world tier system is decent. The endgame is supposedly fun, but good luck getting there through the issues above.    … Expand
  12. AlienXenomorph
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Bugs, crashes, clown servers etc This Game is a complete mess. Added in GamePass because MS prefers quantity than quality
  13. TheoneWhoGuides
    Apr 3, 2021
    1
    There isn't a glimpse of hope for this game. I actually came from my pc to experience this on my XSX. And i was surprised to know that the boring atmosphere just stays there. While it being playable, doesn't mean it must be played
  14. wstmeta
    Apr 19, 2021
    4
    game is average - ok'ish, and when it runs it is really fun.. but I'm so sick of server disconnects (also in singleplayer ? why ?) and random crashes. And If they do not value my time, i do not value their game. I have kids, have few hours to play per week, paid 60 bucks for this and then i get this unfinished piece. Players should not accept as common sense that releaseing an unfinishedgame is average - ok'ish, and when it runs it is really fun.. but I'm so sick of server disconnects (also in singleplayer ? why ?) and random crashes. And If they do not value my time, i do not value their game. I have kids, have few hours to play per week, paid 60 bucks for this and then i get this unfinished piece. Players should not accept as common sense that releaseing an unfinished product is OK, nobody would accept a car which drives only sometimes.… Expand
  15. ferrit
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Single most important element in how good a game is? Being able to play it.
  16. MEGAVENOM
    Apr 15, 2021
    0
    04.01 - Servers down
    04.02 - Servers down
    04.03 - Servers down
    Okay wait a bit when developers can fix this problem
    04.15 - Servers down

    The score only for this, this game is nearly unplayble even after 2 weeks, i have my schedule, but the game says **** off, play when i want it to".

    Get 41/43 achievements and **** just down again.
  17. Steff86
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    This is how mediocre Gamepass day one games are! This game was dead within a week.
  18. Alfredinik
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    I have some problems with Outriders on Stadia:
    The matchmaking time is too long and when I start a mission, the game crashes (crossplay is set off). When I activate the game, the first loading screen (the access) runs slowly and it often crashes. When I finally manage to play, the game stutters and freezes. To sum it up: I can’t play!!
  19. haide
    Apr 11, 2021
    4
    The Out is in Outriders real... the hardest Endboss is the Login Screen... und cant play the Game.
  20. StockportBlue
    Apr 6, 2021
    4
    Worst servers ever for a launch game. Terrible. People are already giving up on this game just days after purchase.
  21. Jonas-san
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Un jeu qui n'a rien de next gen, un gameplay dépassé, un visuel bien plus moche que les jeux de la gen précédente, ennuyeux a souhait ... Je comprends mieux pourquoi c'est offer day one sur le gamepass.
  22. JoelMiller19
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    I bought this game and can't even play it. The servers have been down since launch and when I can play it it's not fun. Nightmare!
  23. Tunisaiyan
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    The game is absolute sh** It's crashing/ there is so much pop in The story is **** I felt i played the game a hundred times before...

    The characters are bad the gunfights are always the same and boring ... It is not eye-catching on xbox series x, it's ugly i think I played a 10 years old game... This is why tgis game is day one on the gamepqss, because the devs and microsoft know that    The game is absolute sh** It's crashing/ there is so much pop in The story is **** I felt i played the game a hundred times before...

    The characters are bad the gunfights are always the same and boring ... It is not eye-catching on xbox series x, it's ugly i think I played a 10 years old game...

    This is why tgis game is day one on the gamepqss, because the devs and microsoft know that it will be a joke and a disapointment so they try to put the game in the gamepass in order to save him.
    But its not working...    … Expand
  24. Marcz3ra
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    Não dá nem pra loga nessa merda, muito ruim, padrão Microsoft................
  25. Beigin
    Apr 14, 2021
    0
    The Story is a mediocre combination between every other futuristic game, the servers are trash, and it’s a waste of money, even if it is rented on Gamepass
  26. srmatt
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is fun but the gun play is clunky at best. I'd give the game a better score if the loot was better and the servers weren't the worst I've seen in recent memory

    Loot is much improved at level 9 world tier and above.

    Servers are better but still lag when playing with others.

    Final update.... had my level 30's gear wiped. Went from a 6 to 0 in my book.    … Expand
  27. yann54280
    Apr 3, 2021
    2
    Ce jeux a mes yeux ne mérite pas plus de 3 , car il est trop loin de ce qu'il ce fait en matière de graphisme ( énorme retard ) de gameplay , de narration etc. de nos jours . Quand tu passes apres les grosses licenses actuelles tu te dis que le cross gen parfois n'a pas que du bon ....
    1pt de moins que sur playstation car il y a qql lacunes mineurs
  28. Youngdonkeyy
    Apr 3, 2021
    1
    Tbh i really thought i would have a great time but nope. First the servers got **** then i had to wait for more!? Nahh f*ck off
  29. diakon1
    Apr 3, 2021
    0
    I paid 60 Euros, and this game is a total mess. Generic, uninspired, and boring. Plus this game is currently very buggy and unplayable. Worst spend money...
  30. SteffenE
    Apr 7, 2021
    1
    The games is broken and unplayable. Dont buy IT, since the Dev dont give a ****
  31. Mindkiller7522
    Jun 14, 2021
    4
    Outriders (XSX) 3/21/21-6/13/21 100% Main Story (Solo) 100% Side Quests (Solo) 4/10

    The positives of Outriders have been handled better in other games. I don't have any experience with the multiplayer, but the single player is ultimately a boring experience. You start the game as a soldier colonizing a new planet after Earth is destroyed. Pretty early on you get hit by an alien    Outriders (XSX) 3/21/21-6/13/21 100% Main Story (Solo) 100% Side Quests (Solo) 4/10

    The positives of Outriders have been handled better in other games. I don't have any experience with the multiplayer, but the single player is ultimately a boring experience.

    You start the game as a soldier colonizing a new planet after Earth is destroyed. Pretty early on you get hit by an alien storm and then put in to cryo sleep. You wake up in Mad Max-ville (although less cool) and find out you have God-like superpowers.

    Your unnamed protagonist will then proceed to grump and quip his way through a disjointed and convoluted story complete with several narrative dead ends and lots of exposition. It gets to a point at the end where you'll have very long radio conversations where the writers have to explain what's going on.

    Most of the important story moments wind up not landing in a dramatic way because you just don't get attached to the characters. Some seemingly cool story threads are dropped before they even get started.

    The repetitive aspect comes from the fact that every single area has you clearing out an arena full of enemies. They'll either be mutant monsters, humans, humans in different colored armor, or mutant monsters. You'll likely get real sick of the words “Clear the area”. The fights can be made pretty easy, but after a few encounters it just feels like a slog. Sometimes a certain gun will work well for a while, but you'll be changing gear too often to really get attached to anything or feel like upgrading.

    So with every mission (main or side) the flow is like this- watch cutscene-cringe inwardly-walk into a room full of enemies-kill every single one (the game won't let you move forward until you do)-interact with object-repeat from either step 3 or step 1 for 15 or so hours. Only to be interrupted by many graphical or sound glitches and game crashing.

    I didn't get to attached to building a character, but at least using the powers in combat was pretty cool. You can choose from several classes, but hearing that they were the easiest for a solo experience I went with the Trickster. Teleportation and slicing through enemies with a Temporal Blade was excellent and reminded me a bit of Mass Effect in a very positive way.

    In the end, this game needed a lot in order to be decent, but we can only judge it based on what was given to us-rather than what could have been. The same combat and class powers in a better story with less forced enemy encounters would have been great.    … Expand
  32. tdebug
    Apr 30, 2021
    0
    Not sure if whoever developed it, tried to play it on a console. I don't think they did - the game is literally unplayable with a controller. Aiming is so poor, you can't hit almost anything, because of huge aiming acceleration. Tried adjusting controller sensitivity to no avail, it's just broken. Even auto-aim doesn't seem to work at all, like no one ever checked if it did. ReleasingNot sure if whoever developed it, tried to play it on a console. I don't think they did - the game is literally unplayable with a controller. Aiming is so poor, you can't hit almost anything, because of huge aiming acceleration. Tried adjusting controller sensitivity to no avail, it's just broken. Even auto-aim doesn't seem to work at all, like no one ever checked if it did. Releasing broken products like that really need to stop.

    The game itself is really just consist of running through typical featureless environment and shooting typical enemies, which are pretty much just trying to overwhelm you. Could be fun as teamplay, but not so much fun in a single play. Playing on a console is just annoying because of huge aiming issues. For that reason, playing on a PC is a lot more fun with mouse and keyboard, but the game is not released on game pass for a PC. Speaking of which, I understand why they chose game pass for the XBOX release - to avoid mass refunds already on first days.    … Expand
  33. 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...
  34. 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.
  35. symmetriebruch
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    the worst parts of a very very poor mans version of gears mixed with destiny in bad bland and boring.
    this is what happens when you don´t have the first clue about gamedesign, these mechanics actively work against eachother. this is what happens when you design by committee and don´t actual play anything yourself. i´m about 2 hours in and already bored **** it´s like a shooting gallery    the worst parts of a very very poor mans version of gears mixed with destiny in bad bland and boring.
    this is what happens when you don´t have the first clue about gamedesign, these mechanics actively work against eachother. this is what happens when you design by committee and don´t actual play anything yourself. i´m about 2 hours in and already bored **** it´s like a shooting gallery mini game in other games that´s at best a slight diversion for a few minutes but would be an utter chore if that´s all you get. and this is all you get, lifeless soulless derivative garbage. and top top it off you can´t even pause the **** game when playing offline. i feel bad for the staff who had to work on this since technically it´s well made it looks good and runs welll on series x but that´s unfortunately completely irrelevant if its boring as **** and it feels more and more pointless and like biggest waste of time the longer you play.    … Expand
  36. Akira85
    Apr 4, 2021
    4
    Single most important element in how good a game is? Being able to play it.
  37. Koteevich
    Oct 8, 2021
    3
    Унылое, бесящее говнище. Не знаю кто в это играет и уж тем более получает удовольствие.
  38. AMEMB
    May 7, 2021
    2
    I usually don't rate games at all but I couldn't stay silent on this one. The game is horrible. If you've ever played Anthem and had to put up with what went on with that game, this game is it's sequel. The end game is terrible. You are encouraged to play with other people but because the scaling is so bad, you're better of playing by yourself. Getting stronger armor and leveling up isI usually don't rate games at all but I couldn't stay silent on this one. The game is horrible. If you've ever played Anthem and had to put up with what went on with that game, this game is it's sequel. The end game is terrible. You are encouraged to play with other people but because the scaling is so bad, you're better of playing by yourself. Getting stronger armor and leveling up is actually discouraged because of the scaling. The stronger you get the less likely chance you have at clearing certain fleets in the game. The percentage of loot drops is actually sad. out of 20 items, a certain mission guarantees you that the chance of those items being Legendary is 10%, the chance of it being Epic is 89%, and the chance of it being rare is 1%. I'm not a mathematician, but explain to me how in 5 runs of 20 items, i've gotten at least 75 rare items, 23, epic, and 2 legendary. if it weren't for the game being on my game pass, I would seriously seek a refund… Expand
  39. Brunoar16
    Jul 22, 2021
    4
    Gostei campanha incrível sem ser enjoativa otimos gráficos no Xbox séries x

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. ZTGD
    Apr 28, 2021
    75
    Visually the game looks good. We have not gotten a lot of titles to showcase these new consoles and Outriders does a good job with a rock-solid 60fps on Series X. The worlds are diverse, and the giant monsters are a sight to behold. The voice acting is atrocious and the story forgettable, but the actual world and shooting are simply outstanding. Outriders is a perfect storm. A shiny new game to show off these new consoles. The fact that it launched day and date onto Game Pass has definitely helped with its success, as has the fact that gamers are hungry for new experiences. I will likely be playing a bunch of Outriders in 2021, and that speaks volumes to its longevity. I hope the team continues to expand on the title as we move through the year, as I look forward to coming back to it for quite some time.
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  2. AusGamers
    Apr 26, 2021
    45
    All in all, Outriders falls short of Anthem in the launch-period stability stakes. Having to combat the game to be able to combat enemies and then combat the game to be able to combat enemies and then combat the… well, it’s just not worth it.
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  3. Telegraph
    Apr 26, 2021
    80
    It is a game that is interested in one thing and one thing only: turning enemies into bloody smears and hopefully finding some new shoes. And, thankfully, it is very good at it. If you are one of those people-who-like-this-kind-of thing, of course.
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