Heading Out

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 721 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Serious Sim · Atmospheric · May 7, 2024

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$7.99−60%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
55
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Heading Out?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 155 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 721 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
155 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is truly a interesting and amazing game amazing voice acting, art style, story, diving feels nice but it has a MAJOR problem.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Has replayability value - I will run it again on higher difficulty, also to see some stories missed during the first playthrough.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
TLDR: An art style that echoes Sin City, Outrun-esque driving segments, Faster Than Light influence, a fantastic soundtrack, and a narrative that flips the traditional indie game ideas on its head all make for a more than satisfying experience, though the lack of an endless mode is a bit of a bummer.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the black-and-white art style is quite important to the general atmosphere of the game and works well to support its overall presentation, it also occasionally makes it difficult to predict road hazards.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is really captivating and you can really familiarise yourself with the main character, which just makes it so much more pleasurable.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story155 reviews
Gameplay107 reviews
Audio56 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Characters6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
71% still recommend
Interface
46% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Steam Deck
50% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.99$19.99−60%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

10 points recordedtoday · $7.99

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