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. CaptainA7ProSX
    Apr 11, 2021
    8
    This is a great, gritty loot em up. The environments are unique, the gunplay is tight and the characters are all enjoyable. If you played the demo, you’ll really have a nice time with this one.
  2. HxH_UNKNWN
    Apr 3, 2021
    8
    Super dated graphics Connection issues
    Gunplay feels way too loose

    Yet the game is fun, especially in co-op. Some great battles, cool comedic moments in the story as well.
  3. Petrogan
    Apr 3, 2021
    8
    Wasn't expecting anything from this game, but it got me hooked in. Gameplay is addictive and smooth - one of the best looter shooters I've ever played. I even truly loved the story and characters, such a rare thing for this genre.
  4. okrop
    Apr 6, 2021
    8
    Great game. very good idea for si-fi setup and freas approach to fight thanks to health restore mechanic.
  5. Misterbiggun
    Apr 4, 2021
    8
    Overall gameplay is great. Almost too challenging to play without a team, but that is part of the appeal. There are a few glitches and aim seems a little off while using the sniper rifle but nothing that breaks the game.
  6. Mmanu24
    Apr 7, 2021
    8
    Es un juego muy divertido, una mezcla de Gears of War con un RPG
  7. tds0710
    Apr 9, 2021
    8
    Picked this up on Gamepass, and it's honestly a pretty awesome game so far. I've been playing solo, and it's also a difficult game. The way I'd characterize it, it's a blend of Gears of War gunplay, with Mass Effect 3s combat using powers. The only issue I have with the game so far is that the cover mechanics are a little spotty (snapping to a spot I don't want, getting out of a spot canPicked this up on Gamepass, and it's honestly a pretty awesome game so far. I've been playing solo, and it's also a difficult game. The way I'd characterize it, it's a blend of Gears of War gunplay, with Mass Effect 3s combat using powers. The only issue I have with the game so far is that the cover mechanics are a little spotty (snapping to a spot I don't want, getting out of a spot can be a chore too). All in though, a really great shooter looter, with a pretty paper thin story. I'm excited to check out what they have in store for this game, as well as the end game. Definitely my top game to play right now! If you have Gamepass, this is a no brainer.… Expand
  8. IamChris8
    Apr 10, 2021
    8
    Gutes und spaßiges Game. Spiele es mit meinem Kumpel im Coop. Hatten wenig Server-Probleme.

    Gameplay: 10/10
    Story: 6/10
    Welt: 10/10
    Charaktere: 6/10
    Waffen: 8/10
    Fähigkeiten: 9/10
    Rollen: 9/10
  9. Cloud181
    Apr 19, 2021
    8
    I play it with my xbox game pass and I really like it. Not the best game EVER, but a fun and entertaining game. It's challenging, the story is good so far and the gameplay is good. The gameplay feels like a mix of gears of war, the division and the powers feels like Destiny. For me, it's a good game.
  10. Elflamango
    Apr 20, 2021
    8
    Really enjoying my time playing outriders solo. After playing the XSX version and x1 version I can see most of the technical problems people have mentioned don’t happen in the new gen version. The biggest difference I noticed was aiming, on the last gen version the aiming is a bit rough and feels like it judders but the new gen it’s smooth and not at all an issue, guess the FPS boost onReally enjoying my time playing outriders solo. After playing the XSX version and x1 version I can see most of the technical problems people have mentioned don’t happen in the new gen version. The biggest difference I noticed was aiming, on the last gen version the aiming is a bit rough and feels like it judders but the new gen it’s smooth and not at all an issue, guess the FPS boost on new gen helps.… Expand
  11. iAtreyui
    Apr 29, 2021
    8
    i think this is a very fun game that can be enjoyed however you get it. whether it’s gamepass, buying outright. the story is interesting and the abilities are fun. the gameplay especially in co-op can be extremely enjoyable where you catch yourself spending hours in game without realizing it. the game does or did have some pretty bad bugs that makes you feel like things could’ve beeni think this is a very fun game that can be enjoyed however you get it. whether it’s gamepass, buying outright. the story is interesting and the abilities are fun. the gameplay especially in co-op can be extremely enjoyable where you catch yourself spending hours in game without realizing it. the game does or did have some pretty bad bugs that makes you feel like things could’ve been different to avoid them. i never experienced those bugs, fortunately. i did play it mostly solo and yes the game can get extremely difficult if done on your own. you can drop it but then you can miss out on sweet powerful loot. wait for a nice sale or play it now while on gamepass. it’s definitely a game picking up whenever and however you want to. done soo… Expand
  12. GameplayGirl
    Apr 26, 2021
    8
    El juego me encanta, me gusta cómo se mueve en Series x y, ya le tengo echado unas cuantas horas. El problema de los servidores ya casi no pasa como al principio, un juego que no puedes dejar pasar.
  13. LimitBreak
    May 10, 2021
    8
    The story's not great, the dialogue is terrible, and the graphics are mid-range.......but it is a lot of fun.

    I never thought I'd play for as long as I have but the the progression through looting is addictive enough and rapid enough to keep me coming back.
  14. Capergrant692
    May 1, 2021
    8
    Few server issues but gameplay was great and the story was weird but I really enjoyed something about it that I just can't put my finger on
  15. DANTESFENIX2
    Aug 1, 2021
    8
    Juego que desprecie cuando salió la beta, ahora que tengo series x lo jugué gracias al gamepass y quedé sorprendido , está bastante bien el juego, me gusto lo suficiente como para acabarlo, se merece un 8 entretiene tiene buen gameplay, nada del otro mundo pero tampoco es una basura, para jugarlo gratis me parece bastante divertido
  16. Hanakan
    Sep 8, 2021
    8
    Spend some time in this game.. can’t say it’s was something special , but it can give you some interesting content to play
  17. TheVezyrQ
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    Outriders was very good coop game and this game leaves a good impression. Cool gun play and end game but that's all. After all there was nothing to do. Story and music was great. Happy that it was in gamepass.
  18. Poiter_23
    May 17, 2021
    7
    I adore this game, for its amazing combat and build diversity. Anomaly powers are great. But my god the bugs and issues:
    Cant match make
    When I do match make its so large its unplayable
    Map is absolute trash
    Quests bug out
    Cant place map markers

    Ultimately the bugs and technical issues just seem inexcusable and have forced me to stop playing
  19. Phasmatis
    Apr 2, 2021
    7
    Initially, this game leaves a good impression. Not revolutionary by any measure, but a solid game. Dialog, voice acting, written lore, and most of the mechanics are well implemented, just not revolutionary. If you want a quick TLDR: Mixed, but worthwhile on sale. Grab it on game pass.

    Shooting is mainly responsive, but will occasionally not register a shot. Enemies' shots will always    Initially, this game leaves a good impression. Not revolutionary by any measure, but a solid game. Dialog, voice acting, written lore, and most of the mechanics are well implemented, just not revolutionary. If you want a quick TLDR: Mixed, but worthwhile on sale. Grab it on game pass.

    Shooting is mainly responsive, but will occasionally not register a shot. Enemies' shots will always register, even when they're not made or lack presence in the same area code in the case of melee. As funny as that sounds, it is less so when that is what forces you to redo the battle. There are instances where you're just left scratching your head as to what killed you. Not from a lack of options, rather you just drop dead.

    As annoying as that sounds, said occurrences are only frequent enough to be annoying, not game ruining.

    Let's get the cat out of the bag, this game is not an open world it is linear branching maps. Where your gameplay loop will involve walking to each subsequent battle, pick up lore items, and do some optional side quests which involve going somewhere, fighting through enemies, then killing a supped-up enemy.

    Gunplay is decent enough to make this enjoyable, but after a while the illusion of the game is an open world will fade and you will come to realize the exact nature of what you are playing. Which isn't that hard except when it is outright cheating. Enemies do ridiculous damage to the point I do not believe armor matters. Their health also levels up faster than your damage potential, leaving you launching super moves that leave grunts alive. Way to eat a rocket launcher to the face, pal.

    Spam is the order of the day and perhaps this is balance for squads, but if you like to play solo, most deaths will feel cheap, most challenge will feel forced, and overall the game will not impress that much.

    As for the story, the dialog is solid, lore is decent, and the overarching story is stupid. The Anomaly fries electronics with Electromagnetic frequencies, so why has no one built faraday cages and mesh? Dunno. Why did we colonize this far-flung world instead of our solar system leaving millions more to die that otherwise wouldn't have had to die? A damn fine question. Why did the initial landing on the planet not start with a standardized lunar base to coordinate operations from a safe, logistically controllable position? Only small brains planned this operation. How come no one bothered to use triangulation to locate the McMuffin signal (I know that's not how it's spelled)? Because the plot needed to happen. How would finding the magic signal make everyone stop murdering each other when the conflict is based on each side's behavior and treatment of the other? Didn't think that one through, did ya? Why has everyone forgotten quantum mechanics is a thing when studying the anomaly? Because that would involve reading a ton of scientific concepts and the writers definitely weren't getting paid for that.

    The story really doesn't say much of anything. For a science fiction story that is near sinful. There is no exploration of what you've become, what it means to be human, or anything. These are hinted at and then dropped as fast as they are brought up. Honestly, it is almost as if the game was forced to take on a science fiction narrative when the writers and developers wanted to focus on interactions and characters. Both of these are solid enough to carry the game where the story flounders with any amount of contemplation or big brained status on the player's part.

    In the end, the game is mediocre, but unless you want to play yet another battle royal or competitive multiplayer game, the current options for shooters is slim pickings. More than anything this is the game's saving grace. Not that it is special, but that it is what it is when it is.

    Final Thoughts
    Balance the difficulty the developers must, stop spamming they should.    … Expand
  20. sityoazzdown
    Apr 7, 2021
    7
    This game sits somewhere between a ok and a good game. And as someone who platinumed borderlands 3 while playing solo, this game just isn't really that deep at all. It's a third person shooter looter, I've personally have never played division or destiny, so I'm basing this game off of borderlands. Gameplay-wise it's more than competent and satisfying, especially when "your build" wipesThis game sits somewhere between a ok and a good game. And as someone who platinumed borderlands 3 while playing solo, this game just isn't really that deep at all. It's a third person shooter looter, I've personally have never played division or destiny, so I'm basing this game off of borderlands. Gameplay-wise it's more than competent and satisfying, especially when "your build" wipes out droves of enemies. Slaying hordes of enemies gets repetitive, but it's still satisfying. The loot is a mixed bag for me. It's mostly just grinding for mods to suit your playstyle that will lower the time to kill (ttk). At the half way point, you'll probably see all the mods the game has to offer. Oh, and the legendary drop rates in this game is atrocious, I've gotten none from chests, and just 2 from boss drops, and 1 from a side quest.. did half of the side quest, wanted, and beast hunts, ended the final mission at lvl 29... how disappointing. Legendary weapons are also merely just nice skins from guns, imagine the dissapointment from me when the first legendary gun I found, was a shotgun that had the same bone explosion perk, as the same primary shotgun I was using, only it had twice as much ammo, and golem effect tier 3. Speaking of tiers.. imagine my dissapointment half way through, when I was expecting another wave of "new" perks to unlock after a certain point of the game only to realize they're reserved for legendary drops. The story which was also initially interesting, since it had interesting lore and world, evolved into a completely niche and predictable avatar-esque film. The enemy variety also seems like a lot, but they all have the same/similar movesets... aoe, long range, jumping/charge melee, some elemental, etc.

    To end, a lot of content, but not a lot of depth. Wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle? Killing enemies remains satisfying throughout, but there just isn't enough depth to the looting, story, and enemies/gameplay to fully recommend at full price. This is a buy when on sale, but only if you enjoy looters like borderlands... it's almost on par with borderlands, but it doesn't do anything better, and does a lot on par or worse.    … Expand
  21. Voodoo123
    Apr 11, 2021
    7
    +Solid gameplay
    +Impressive visuals on a 4k screen
    +Upgrade path that respects the players time -/+Massively hammy dialogue and cutscenes -Some game breaking bugs on launch week I never anticipated buying this so having it on game pass day one was incredible. The game felt great to play and the 3 player coop mode was alot of fun. For a game of this type/setting I had a lot more fun    +Solid gameplay
    +Impressive visuals on a 4k screen
    +Upgrade path that respects the players time
    -/+Massively hammy dialogue and cutscenes
    -Some game breaking bugs on launch week

    I never anticipated buying this so having it on game pass day one was incredible. The game felt great to play and the 3 player coop mode was alot of fun. For a game of this type/setting I had a lot more fun than I ever expected. Great job guys!    … Expand
  22. KettuF1N
    Apr 3, 2021
    7
    The game has its own problems. But this is also the case in many other games. I'm surprised how this game's addictive. The biggest problem with the game is the game servers. The game crashes on the xbox every 5-10 minutes. And you can't log in to the servers every 5-10 minutes.
  23. Bato
    Aug 2, 2021
    7
    Story: 6/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Graphics: 7/10
    Enjoyability: 8/10
    Overall: 7/10
  24. bohalaa
    May 3, 2021
    7
    the game is good but servers are broken, you spend your time on waiting more than playing. i spent hours in signing in and trying join players, and lose host connection, i restart my xbox sx and router to play. i waited almost month to be fixed but seem they don't know how to fix their game, i gave up on it.
  25. JohnyDB
    Apr 3, 2021
    7
    Nice game imo 7/10. But i cant play only single game coz servers s*ck. For me this game is better than division.
  26. panlos1113
    Apr 17, 2021
    7
    Przyjemna do grania i nic poza tym. Jak ktoś oczekuje gry z historia to nie ma co szukać.
  27. Daroku92
    May 2, 2021
    7
    Nice story line and graphics. But a lot of bugs, many times game crashes and go back go Dashboard. It’s hard to connect even to your Friends to play together. But the worst part is boring end game with few different expeditions.
  28. pdt1308
    Sep 22, 2021
    7
    This is a very good game. The lore, the world, the combat, it all drew me right in and was a lot of fun. That being said, there isn't a lot of reason to continue once you beat the game. You can keep doing the same stuff on more difficult settings and max your character, but that portion of the game is extremely repetitive. My wish for this game is that they make a second but, tryingThis is a very good game. The lore, the world, the combat, it all drew me right in and was a lot of fun. That being said, there isn't a lot of reason to continue once you beat the game. You can keep doing the same stuff on more difficult settings and max your character, but that portion of the game is extremely repetitive. My wish for this game is that they make a second but, trying not to get into spoiler territory, before the planet ends up as it is.… Expand
  29. kambing860210
    Jan 15, 2022
    6
    buggy, bad story and characters, low drop rates even with world tier 10, just brute force shooting like serious sam, but with 3 skills and loots
  30. MrMT
    May 18, 2021
    5
    When this game worked, it was tremendous fun, but unfortunately that experience was spoiled by a buggy launch, which got even worse over time, at one stage effectively wiping characters with all their progression. After a couple of months that issue was tackled, but matchmaking remained poor, and a game meant to be played co-op ended for the most part a lonely single player experience.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

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  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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