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Outriders Review
Posted: 2 years ago, last updated 14 months ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Outriders is shooting game with a focus on collecting loot and upgrades with a role-playing edge. You create a character and choose from four classes with unique abilities: Tricksters who can manipulate time, Pyromancers who can manipulate fire, Devastators who can use seismic attacks, Technomancers who control technology. This creates a loud brash game with a block buster story and gameplay that focuses on skill and character development.
The set-up is that humanity's efforts to colonize an alien planet has failed. A mysterious storm foiled efforts to tame the planet and granted colonists superpowers. As you explore you will find human and monsters enemies. Their difficulty increases as you progress and depends on the world level. Into this exploration and combat comes role-playing elements in hubs where you can talk to characters, complete side quests and decide the outcome of conversations.
The set-up is that humanity's efforts to colonize an alien planet has failed. A mysterious storm foiled efforts to tame the planet and granted colonists superpowers. As you explore you will find human and monsters enemies. Their difficulty increases as you progress and depends on the world level. Into this exploration and combat comes role-playing elements in hubs where you can talk to characters, complete side quests and decide the outcome of conversations.
Game Details
Release Date: 02/02/2021
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
Content Rating: PEGI 18
Players: 1 (3 online)
Genres: Role-Play, Shooting (Action, Adventure, Collecting and Open World)
Accessibility: 28 features
Developer: PCF People Can Fly (@PCFPeopleCanFly)
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Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 20 hours and 60 hours to complete. Although the story is around 20 hours, to see everything and develop your character fully could take things up to 60 hours.
Play Style
You can play this by yourself or as a 3-player online game. Play single-player or join up to two friends in drop-in drop-out co-op as you tackle the horrors of a hyper-evolved planet.
Cross-Platform: You can play with players across Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Stadia platforms.
Cross-Platform: You can play with players across Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Stadia platforms.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Account Rating
- You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5.
Costs
Outriders usually costs £32.99 to £59.99.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Outriders
 | Xbox One | £44.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
 | PS5 | £44.99 | – | – |
| PS4 | £59.99 | – | – |
| PS4 | £44.99 | – | – |
 | PC | £32.99 | – | – |
| Xbox Series X|S | Free | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
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Outriders: Standard Edition
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5.
- You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Accessibility
Our Outriders Accessibility Report documents 28 accessibility features:
You can set aiming and sprinting to a toggle rather than holding a button. You still need to hold down buttons for interactions and mining. There is a nice Auto Loot option where you can specify which rarity of item to automatically collect when you pass over it. You can also opt for a Double Press to Roll to make movement require fewer keys or buttons. Some Keybinds can't be changed as they are hard coded to specific events in the game.
You can customise what you see on the head up display extensively. This doesn't alter menus or inventory displays though. You can opt for Large Fonts although this doesn't make a very big difference. Damage on you and enemies is signified by audio and visual feedback. There are audio queues when you use your abilities, but there isn't a visual equivalent.
For an overview of these accessibility settings check out the DAGERSystem video by Kyle Abbate.
You can set aiming and sprinting to a toggle rather than holding a button. You still need to hold down buttons for interactions and mining. There is a nice Auto Loot option where you can specify which rarity of item to automatically collect when you pass over it. You can also opt for a Double Press to Roll to make movement require fewer keys or buttons. Some Keybinds can't be changed as they are hard coded to specific events in the game.
You can customise what you see on the head up display extensively. This doesn't alter menus or inventory displays though. You can opt for Large Fonts although this doesn't make a very big difference. Damage on you and enemies is signified by audio and visual feedback. There are audio queues when you use your abilities, but there isn't a visual equivalent.
For an overview of these accessibility settings check out the DAGERSystem video by Kyle Abbate.
Diversity and Inclusion
We haven't documented diversity and inclusion information for this game yet.
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