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Blue Rider

While the core gameplay is at least somewhat solid, Blue Rider doesn’t have a lot of content or any particularly nifty features to help it stand out amongst its competitors.  Unless you love Twin stick shooters and are really, really itching for a challenge, give this one a pass.
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78%Game Brain Score
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87% User Score Based on 46 reviews
Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

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Blue Rider is a single player arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Ravegan and was released on October 12, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

Blue Rider is an action-packed game of the shoot-em-up genre, inspired by old classic arcades with awesome arts, sticky music, and a fresh gameplay

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graphics11 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Addictive and challenging arcade-style twin-stick shooter gameplay with varied bosses and enemy types.
  • Stunning and charming artwork with colorful, clean, and immersive 3D worlds.
  • Smooth and responsive controls, particularly with gamepad support, combined with solid sound design.
  • Limited content with only nine levels and no multiplayer or leaderboards, leading to reduced replay value.
  • Lack of configuration options including non-remappable controls, no difficulty settings, and absence of audio volume controls.
  • Frustrating difficulty curve with the requirement to replay entire levels upon death, compounded by occasional gameplay and camera control quirks.
  • graphics
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are praised for their distinctive, colorful, and cartoony art style that creates an immersive and nostalgic experience, complemented by solid gameplay. However, users note performance issues like framerate drops and a lack of advanced graphic settings, which hold back its full potential. Overall, the visuals are well-received, scoring around 4/5, and contribute positively to the game's appeal.

    • “There is something about the art style and gameplay that really hooks me in.”
    • “This creative artwork style is stellar and impressed me immensely, soon capturing my imagination with ease.”
    • “Beautiful graphics and gameplay that takes you back to games of old, the way we wish they had looked but with new and improved AI and controls.”
    • “This game needs work, the framerate keeps dipping which is astonishing when you look at the mediocre graphics.”
    • “The first is the lack of options on the menu screen like more graphic options, like anti-aliasing and some sound options would be great too.”
    • “There was one facet of this title which I found to be lacking however, and that was the very unsatisfying number of configuration options... which consisted of only 3 (resolution / graphics quality / mouse sensitivity).”
  • gameplay
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally solid and enjoyable, featuring addictive, challenging arcade-style shooting with strategic movement and impressive boss fights. While praised for its simplicity, control mechanics, and colorful visuals, some find it lacking in content and standout features compared to competitors. Overall, it offers a fun, accessible experience with good replayability.

    • “Good little shoot'em up game, nice cartoony visuals and pretty solid gameplay.”
    • “Addictive and very challenging arcade-style gameplay.”
    • “The gameplay is boring as well, no reason to waste time playing a mediocre game.”
    • “While the core gameplay is at least somewhat solid, Blue Rider doesn’t have a lot of content or any particularly nifty features to help it stand out among its competitors.”
    • “Now onto the actual gameplay... I felt that it was overall quite solid because it's imperative that you continue to strategically move about in most sections where enemies are present, since their bullets keep aiming in your general direction.”
  • story
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect is generally seen as lacking or minimal, with players desiring a basic introduction or backstory to provide context. The game focuses more on action and gameplay rather than narrative development, offering only a simple premise of a lone pilot fighting waves of enemies.

    • “I wish there was a story to it, even if there was just a basic intro in the beginning.”
    • “Missing a little back story though.”
    • “So maybe more areas to extend the story to.”
  • replayability
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers moderate replayability through achievement hunting and nostalgic, easy gameplay, but its limited nine-stage campaign, lack of multiplayer or leaderboards, and simple content reduce long-term engagement. Overall, it provides decent short-term enjoyment but may lack lasting appeal for many players.

    • “Going for the different achievements adds some good replay value if you're wanting to master the game.”
    • “Replay value rated 4 out of 5.”
    • “Wide range nostalgia, easy gameplay mechanics, fun environments, and good replayability.”
    • “Admittedly, I'm not sure if this game will have a whole lot of longevity or replayability as it only has 9 relatively simple stages and at $13 is a little overpriced (I definitely peg this as more of a $5-10 game).”
    • “Content is limited to just a nine-stage campaign with very little replay value, no leaderboards or multiplayer, audio is rather lackluster.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally well-received, with an appreciated soundtrack that complements the gameplay, though some users wished for more variety like metal or techno. However, a common criticism is the lack of volume controls for music and sound effects. Overall, the soundtrack adds positively to the experience despite some limitations.

    • “Even though I like the 'Blue Rider' soundtrack, I wish that Ravegan would have included some metal and techno music in the mix.”
    • “With a lot of fun and difficulty, the music and sound effects are really good too.”
    • “Nice graphics and soundtrack.”
    • “With this title, however, there doesn't seem to be any way to affect the volume of either the music or sound effects.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from noticeable stuttering and poor optimization, despite players' systems being capable of running more demanding titles smoothly at high settings. This indicates the performance issues are likely due to the game's own optimization rather than the user's hardware.

    • “I can easily play much nicer looking games than this with no problem at 4k, so this game shouldn't be stuttering at all.”
    • “It's not PC performance related.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game’s grinding aspect is slow and tedious, making repetitive tasks feel monotonous and dragging down the overall experience.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game, particularly when presented in unexpected places like game tips, was found to be awkward and not well-received by players.

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Blue Rider is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme.

Blue Rider is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

Blue Rider was released on October 12, 2016.

Blue Rider was developed by Ravegan.

Blue Rider has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Blue Rider is a single player game.

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