Outriders
Outriders came out this year. It did! Can you believe that? Despite continual efforts by the developers at People Can Fly to undermine their game in post-launch meta-balancing updates, Outriders remains a totally fine third-person shooter and a more than decent Diablo-style loot game. What it lacks in satisfying gun-feel it makes up for with gruesome mutant powers like impaling enemies on spikes and shooting energy beams out of your hands. The campaign lags in the second half and the story doesn’t stick the landing at all, but as you would expect from the studio behind Bulletstorm, the moment-to-moment action is very good, the open arena fights tend to be thrilling, and there’s just enough character build to customize without feeling completely overwhelmed. The game’s online has also improved since launch. Many of the bugs have been squashed, which is a big plus.
Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Stadia
