Outriders | Plus & Deluxe

People Can Fly set out to make a brutal, power-fantasy looter-shooter. They succeeded. It just took a few patches to get there.

To the developer’s credit, they fixed almost all of it. The 2022 "Worldslayer" expansion overhauled the endgame, removed timers from most expeditions, added a roguelite "Trial" mode, and introduced the PAX skill trees (which are bonkers powerful). Today, Outriders is a stable, complete experience. But first impressions matter, and that launch tainted the game’s reputation forever. Short answer: Yes, especially with friends. OUTRIDERS

Every piece of armor can slot a mod that fundamentally changes how a power works. For example: one mod makes your "Earthquake" ability hit twice. Another makes it apply Bleed. Another makes Bleeding enemies explode on death. Before you know it, one button press clears a room in a chain reaction of red mist. This is Outriders at its best—chaotic, loud, and deeply satisfying. The Loot Problem: Quantity over Quality Okay, let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the loot treadmill. People Can Fly set out to make a

When OUTRIDERS dropped in April 2021, the gaming world was skeptical. Developed by People Can Fly (the geniuses behind Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment ) and published by Square Enix, it arrived in the shadow of Destiny 2 ’s dominance and Outriders ’ own disastrous demo server issues. Most critics wrote it off as "that other looter-shooter" — a game trying to cash in on a trend three years too late. To the developer’s credit, they fixed almost all of it