OUTLIER
- March 17, 2022
- Joy Way
Get on SteamOUTLIER is a single-player action game in VR with roguelite, FPS, and RPG elements. As the captain of a human ark sucked into a black hole, you'll witness an alien race destroying a habitable solar system. Gain mysterious powers, explore diverse worlds, and utilize an array of weapons in this procedurally generated, compelling gameplay experience.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a unique combat system and enjoyable mechanics, particularly with telekinesis and movement.
- The visuals and art direction are praised, providing a stunning experience in VR.
- Despite its current state, many players find the gameplay fun and addictive, with potential for future improvements.
- The game is plagued with bugs and performance issues, making it difficult to enjoy the experience.
- Content is severely lacking, with limited enemy types and gameplay variety, leading to a short playtime.
- The developers have announced that they are abandoning the game, which raises concerns about its future and updates.
- gameplay20 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Outlier is characterized by its unique mechanics, including enjoyable parkour and dash features, but it suffers from repetitiveness and a lack of variety in enemies and environments. While the game offers a satisfying experience and shows potential, it is hindered by bugs, AI issues, and a need for deeper gameplay elements, making it feel incomplete in its current early access state. Overall, players find the core mechanics fun but believe the game requires significant polishing and additional content to fully realize its promise.
“The gameplay already seems worth the price, even in early access.”
“Great high-paced and skill-dependent gameplay.”
“The game feels like a great magic parkour FPS, that is using procedural levels and roguelike mechanics to bring a great action experience.”
“Outlier is a very unique game, the visuals are really good, gameplay is fun but repetitive, and the AI needs to be polished a little bit.”
“Sadly, this game contains too many bugs and gameplay issues to be ready for prime time.”
“Lots of potential but only about an hour of gameplay available at the moment.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics of Outlier are generally praised for their unique art style and excellent quality, though some users noted graphical bugs and a lack of optimization that affects performance. While the visuals contribute positively to the gameplay experience, the absence of adjustable graphic settings and a smooth spectator camera at 60 fps were mentioned as drawbacks. Overall, the game's graphics are considered a strong point, enhancing the fun despite some technical issues.
“The art style is fantastic in my opinion.”
“Excellent graphics, with a strong focus on mobility and novel weaponry, which does a good job of stretching out the value that's in there.”
“Outlier is a very unique game, the visuals are really good.”
“There is no option to change graphic settings or audio; the spectator cam is not 60 fps like most games. The game could use some optimizations to run smoother, and there is no way to exit the game natively; you have to quit via the Steam overlay.”
“While it had some graphical bugs and some of the gameplay aspects could be ironed out, this game is quite fun to play.”
- story5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The story in the game is intricately tied to its roguelite mechanics, with the plot deepening with each character death. However, some users feel that improvements in scriptwriting and voice acting could enhance emotional engagement for English-speaking players. Overall, the narrative has potential, especially if adapted for more story-focused gameplay in the future.
“This is amazing! 100% recommend, hope this comes to Quest so more people can play this.”
“I think some modifications to the scripts, and consultation with a native English voice actor would do wonders to make a native English speaker connect and feel more emotion with the story being presented.”
“Perhaps we will see the same or a similar combat system in the future if they'd be so inclined to bring it to a more story-focused game.”
“The plot thickens with every death, which supports the roguelite aspect of the game nicely.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has been reported to have significant stability issues, including a buggy tutorial and inaccessible settings that still appear in the menu. While players find the gameplay enjoyable, the overall experience is marred by these persistent bugs.
“In addition, the game's tutorial was quite buggy, and the game has settings that cannot be accessed but still appear on the menu.”
“As of right now, the game is incredibly fun but buggy and rough.”
“Buggy.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant performance issues, including frequent frame drops and stutters, particularly in VR, which detracts from the overall experience. While it has enjoyable elements, these optimization problems hinder recommendations until they are addressed.
“The only major thing holding it back is the performance issues that happen extremely frequently.”
“It comes up a bit short in the content and stability department, more deep than wide with a few bugs and performance issues that readily become apparent.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is considered satisfactory, but players are eager for an audio menu update that would allow them to turn off the in-game music. There is a desire for a more polished soundtrack, particularly for combat sequences, to enhance the overall experience.
“The music is good enough for now, but I'm very much anticipating the audio section in the menu to gain functionality so that I can turn the in-game music off.”
“All it needs is a little more time in the oven and a banger of an OST when fighting.”
