BIOMUTANT

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Biomutant is an open-world, post-apocalyptic RPG that offers a unique martial arts combat system. Players can explore a vibrant world filled with mutated creatures and diverse landscapes. With a variety of customization options, Biomutant allows players to shape their character's abilities and appearance as they embark on a journey to save the world from destruction.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

+20

77%

Audience ScoreBased on 11,229 reviews

story1.1k positive mentions

stability209 negative mentions

story
5,346 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in "Biomutant" has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it simplistic and repetitive, often reduced to a series of fetch quests. The narration, delivered by a single voice actor, has been criticized for detracting from immersion and making the dialogue feel childish, though some appreciate its whimsical tone. Overall, while the game offers a vibrant world and engaging gameplay, the narrative lacks depth and emotional investment, leading to a less compelling experience for those seeking a rich story.
- “It's unique and weird visually and in storytelling.”
- “The story is a neat one where you go to kill world eaters and there's a faction system that you can choose to be a part of.”
- “The story is fun too; it's dependent on your style of games.”
- “Many people have criticized the plot as being thin and that your choices do not matter in the outcome of the game.”
- “The story's a mess, the narrator's trying his best but the writing is failing in places, the repetition is inevitable.”
- “The overall main plot felt shallow and pointless, and I find the writing to be quite bad.”
gameplay
1,994 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of "Biomutant" has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its vibrant world, crafting mechanics, and combat diversity, while others criticize its repetitiveness and clunky mechanics. The combat system, which combines melee, ranged, and special abilities, can be engaging but often feels simplistic and lacks depth, leading to a sense of monotony over time. Additionally, the frequent interruptions from the narrator and lengthy tutorials detract from the overall experience, making it essential for potential players to watch gameplay videos to gauge their interest before purchasing.
- “The game has a very nice crafting system and a fairly large set of different techniques that can diversify the gameplay.”
- “The combat is diverse between melee, guns, and three types of 'magic' and fast-paced but not 'souls-like'. The starting class only affects your skill bonuses, and you can competently use any weapon once you find or craft it.”
- “The gameplay is fun and easy to understand, but it feels like a grandfather is trying to instill propaganda about climate change and saving the environment on an extra-terrestrial scale towards his grandchild.”
- “The gameplay is repetitive and spammy, with little to no feedback from enemies, the weapons don't feel fun or dynamic, the world is somewhat straightforward and childish and not very unique.”
- “The gameplay feels very repetitive after just 2 hours.”
- “The mechanics are half ass.”
graphics
1,573 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of "Biomutant" have received mixed reviews, with many praising the vibrant art style and beautiful environments, often likening it to a colorful, cartoonish aesthetic reminiscent of titles like "Breath of the Wild." However, some players have reported performance issues, including frame rate drops and graphical glitches, which detract from the overall experience. While the visuals are generally considered a strong point, the game's optimization and consistency in graphical quality have been criticized, leading to a range of opinions on its visual appeal.
- “The graphics are stunning and the world feels alive, a very cool take on a post-apocalyptic setting.”
- “The visuals are absolutely stunning, and it runs really well.”
- “The graphics are beautiful, the world is loaded with outposts to explore, loot to gather, and objectives to finish.”
- “The graphics are bad on PC; I had to use 40% brightness to get the colors to look right; otherwise, the colors look washed out with no way to control the contrast.”
- “The graphics look outdated; animations are so bad it hurts the eyes, there are a lot of graphical glitches in the world, and drawing distance is a funny joke.”
- “Despite the modern hardware requirements, Biomutant's graphics are underwhelming and fail to impress.”
music
372 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some praising its orchestral quality and emotional immersion, while others criticize its repetitiveness and limited variety, leading to boredom over time. Many players appreciate the atmospheric and relaxing nature of the soundtrack, which complements the game's visuals, but note that the lack of diverse tracks can detract from the overall experience. Overall, while the music is often described as pleasant and fitting, it suffers from issues related to repetition and poor transitions, impacting player immersion.
- “The visuals, dialogue, and incredible orchestral music build a type of emotional immersion that you rarely see in video games.”
- “You can tell that careful thought went into each musical piece.”
- “The music and sounds are also well-chosen, supporting the atmosphere of the post-apocalyptic world.”
- “There are like 3 soundtracks in this, constantly on repeat.”
- “After a while the constant looping of the very limited tracks will have you turning the music off and switching to your personal music.”
- “The soundtrack is generic.”
humor
340 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is described as quirky and whimsical, often eliciting laughs through its unique character designs, funny dialogue, and absurd mechanics, such as marking fast travel points by peeing on posts. While many players appreciate the lighthearted tone and comedic elements, some feel that the humor can be hit-or-miss, with certain jokes falling flat or becoming repetitive over time. Overall, the game successfully blends humor with its gameplay, creating a fun and entertaining experience, though opinions on the effectiveness of the humor vary widely.
- “The way you mark your quick travel is, get this, by peeing on specific posts, which is funny because you're an animal!”
- “But it's not just the variety that won me over: the subtle humor and whimsical situations peppered throughout the game often brought a smile to my face.”
- “The game is beautiful, and there's a lot to love here; hell, there's an Elvis in this game that had me laughing for 15 minutes.”
- “It's like playing The Stanley Parable but not funny.”
- “Like they tried to do this David Attenborough inner monologue that's supposed to be funny, or these completely out of left field flashbacks attributing to a Kung Fu Panda-esque origin story that completely break away from the initial immersion.”
- “Most of the times it tries to be funny it's just not; it's not funny to any age.”
optimization
266 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players reporting smooth performance and no significant issues, while others have experienced frequent frame drops, stuttering, and overall poor optimization, particularly in certain areas. Many users noted that despite the game's appealing graphics, it struggles to maintain consistent performance across various hardware setups, leading to a frustrating experience for some. Overall, while some players found the game well-optimized for their systems, a significant number highlighted the need for further patches and improvements to address the performance inconsistencies.
- “The game is pretty well optimized and isn't bloated in file size.”
- “Beautifully optimized and just a lot of fun to play... loads to do in this game with beautiful side quests and there's so much freedom in choosing your own path.”
- “It's an insanely well optimized game that runs like butter and it's so easy to get immersed into the environment for hours on end.”
- “One of the most glaring issues with Biomutant is its poorly optimized and buggy game engine.”
- “The game is poorly optimized; I have a 1660 and an i7, and at low settings, it gets 30-60 fps a lot of the time, often hovering around 40 fps.”
- “The optimization was garbage; max settings at 4k with resolution scaling enabled gives an average of 48 fps, my specs are: RTX 3070, Ryzen 5 5800X, 32GB RAM @3600MHz.”
stability
244 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The stability of the game has received mixed feedback from players, with many noting a variety of bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay, such as freezing, character clipping, and UI issues. While some players report a smooth experience with minimal issues, others describe significant performance problems that can lead to frustrating gameplay moments, particularly during combat and quest interactions. Overall, the game appears to be a mix of enjoyable elements overshadowed by its instability, with many hoping for future patches to address these concerns.
- “Runs great on Steam Deck.”
- “I did not experience any problems with the game, no glitches and not getting stuck.”
- “The game runs great, has a new feel to combat and its all fantasy characters and languages that's quirky.”
- “The game is also very buggy; you will often briefly get stuck, and if you die, you sometimes spawn back into impending danger, in some cases a death loop unless you find a quick smart way out of it.”
- “Players have reported numerous glitches, frame rate drops, and game-breaking bugs that severely impact the gameplay experience.”
- “This game is a buggy mess and is clearly not finished; it is optimized very poorly, and now the final straw is my puzzles just do not load properly so I cannot progress into the story.”
grinding
230 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly when pursuing 100% completion or engaging in side quests. Many reviews highlight the monotonous nature of combat, the excessive narration, and the lack of meaningful progression, which contribute to a frustrating experience. While some enjoy the grind and crafting elements, the consensus leans towards the gameplay becoming tiresome after extended play.
- “Overall it's amazing being kinda but not too grindy, and that's much better than most games out there.”
- “- not very grindy allows you to get good supplies very easily without hours of gameplay.”
- “Reminder that Valheim, the 5 million sale critically acclaimed game, has a gameplay loop of 'mine until your inventory is full, carry it back on a boat, then go and mine until it's full two more times to make your set of gear, then go and get food to kill the boss.' This game has no worse of a repetition, and in fact requires no grinding whatsoever from my experience.”
- “If you only play the main story it might be fine, but while going for 100% it felt extremely repetitive and generic and a little grindy.”
- “The game's mechanics feel outdated and lack refinement, making for a frustrating and tedious gameplay experience.”
- “The combat grew tedious within the first hour.”
character development
129 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development in the game has received mixed reviews, with many praising the unique and whimsical character designs while criticizing the lack of depth in character development and storytelling. Players noted that the reliance on a narrator for dialogue detracted from individual character identities, leading to a feeling of blandness despite the vibrant visuals. Overall, while the character designs are celebrated for their creativity, the narrative and character growth aspects are seen as underwhelming and lacking substance.
- “The character designs are delightful.”
- “Biomutant is a vibrant, beautiful open-world filled with some amazing character design and enemy variation.”
- “The landscapes and character designs are quirky and pleasant to look at.”
- “The story and character development is done rather poorly in this game.”
- “So far it seems pretty bad, there is absolutely no character development, all of the characters are voiced by the narrator and it gets pretty boring.”
- “And oh my god the character development is so cheesy and lame, I know it's meant to have like a 'family friendly' kind of vibe about it, but I feel like I'm in the middle of a Disney movie, when a lot of the dialogue consists of stuff like 'I love you mooma!', 'I'll follow you anywhere mooma!', and to have it all narrated by the one voice makes empathizing with characters difficult, it really takes away from their individuality.”
emotional
112 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the beautiful visuals and orchestral music that create a captivating atmosphere. However, the storytelling is often criticized for being boring and lacking depth, leading to a disconnect with characters and emotional moments that feel flat or overly narrated. While some find the game endearing and wholesome, others feel it fails to deliver a meaningful emotional experience, leaving them uninvested in the story and characters.
- “The visuals, dialogue, and incredible orchestral music build a type of emotional immersion that you rarely see in video games.”
- “I also think the developers took unique steps towards creating an engaging and emotional environment.”
- “It will also bring you from laughter to sadness and all through the emotional range with the storyline.”
- “I never got to finish the game, but honestly I can't bring myself to waste more time to be disappointed with the game mechanics and just boring storytelling.”
- “The visuals are gorgeous but the lackluster gameplay and boring story make the game so not worth it.”
- “What is this? So disappointed, the narration is so annoying, ranged guns are overpowered, you don’t even need to do melee, really generic boring story. The environment looks good and the game runs nice and smooth, but I don’t recommend this game.”
atmosphere
107 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its vibrant, colorful environments and unique post-apocalyptic setting, enhanced by a well-chosen soundtrack and detailed world design. Many players appreciate the immersive exploration and whimsical charm, although some criticize the repetitiveness and lack of depth in gameplay. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a standout feature, providing a relaxing and engaging experience despite mixed opinions on other game elements.
- “The world they have created offers a unique atmosphere through humanoid animal inhabitants in a post-apocalyptic setting ravaged by humans.”
- “Beautiful environments with incredible relaxing atmosphere and soundtrack.”
- “The developers have created a stunning world that, together with the soundtrack and aesthetics, create a wholesome, fantasy-like atmosphere.”
- “The atmosphere the game delivers is as bland as the story.”
- “I remember when the first ever gameplay came out, I was so excited, looked like it could be a fantastic open world adventure game, but the world is so empty and so dull, every place looks the same, and even though the crafting and looting are decent, they're shadowed by the weak combat and by the comical and childish atmosphere the whole game has.”
- “There's no atmosphere, I feel like I'm wandering around for the sake of wandering around.”
replayability
107 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's replayability is a mixed bag, with some players noting that while there are multiple endings and character customization options that can enhance replay value, many feel the overall experience lacks depth and variety, leading to a sense of repetitiveness. Some reviews highlight that choices can impact the narrative, providing a reason to replay, but others criticize the game for not offering enough new content or engaging gameplay to warrant multiple playthroughs. Overall, it seems that while there are elements that could encourage replay, many players find the game ultimately lacks significant replayability.
- “The choices I made along the way influenced the course of the narrative, adding an element of replayability that I can't wait to explore.”
- “Just a fun game to play, and customizable characters and builds allow for greater replayability, as well as multiple ending paths.”
- “Each region of the world feels unique and intriguing, and every aspect of the gameplay itself can be altered, creating a huge replayability value.”
- “On one hand, it's just plain fun to play and the premise is super interesting, but on the other, I don't think it has much, if any, replayability and ultimately will have you mourning the massive amount of wasted potential.”
- “The game was okay for the first playthrough, but that was it for me. No real replay value, no new content; it soon becomes a big, bright, empty world that's extremely predictable and very boring.”
- “This practically destroys any replayability the game has, since very little actually changes based on your decisions, relatively speaking.”
monetization
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has drawn significant criticism, with many players feeling it resembles a cash grab, particularly given its $60 price tag and misleading advertising regarding character customization. While some appreciate the absence of microtransactions, others express concern over the game's unfinished feel and the disparity between promotional materials and actual content. Overall, players are wary of the game's value, fearing it may not deliver on its promises without additional paid content in the future.
- “If no strings attached collectathons appeal to you then pick it up; if microtransactions piss you off, then pick this up.”
- “Some of the core systems could use some work, but I can see where they put a lot of time in, and games without microtransactions deserve support.”
- “Game feels like a cash grab when it could have been so much more.”
- “Do not buy this game; it's a cash grab. Nothing they promised is in this game. Complete waste of money and time.”
- “People are tired of spending 'full game price' on unfinished games with day one patches and day zero microtransactions, or games that are more extended betas than anything.”