- Gameplay: 166 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 127 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 61 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 31k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The different messages and mechanics when you die are really nice, there is good ideas.
Give the game a shot and if you want to play in coop it's even better!
A part to this is also the difficulty, which makes every no-hit or clean combo feel satisfying, as most enemies outside of the random little animals on every map are still a challenge if you manage to mess up fighting them.
All in all, this game is recommended to couples, or parents and kids, who want to go for a walk on the telly without leaving their couch, with some nice jaunty music to listen to and some pretty graphics to look at.
Voice acting is solid, and the towns and NPCs are somewhat immersive (they do not follow any life routines like eating or sleeping, shops are always open, most NPCs are not interactive)
Speaking of having fun, one of the most important parts for me in terms of RPGs is satisfying character customization, which Outward definitely has, to some extent (will talk about its shortcomings later on).
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
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