Outriders – PS4

A complete, no-strings-attached shooter-RPG — Outriders combines cover-based gunplay with devastating elemental class powers, delivered as a one-time purchase with no live-service pressure.

Product Description

Outriders was developed by People Can Fly (the Polish studio behind Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment) and published by Square Enix, releasing in April 2021. It's set on the hostile, storm-ravaged planet of Enoch, where human colonists — including the player's Outrider protagonist — are exposed to a mysterious "Anomaly" energy that grants them supernatural abilities tied to one of four classes: Trickster, Devastator, Pyromancer, or Technomancer.

What distinguishes Outriders within the crowded looter-shooter space is a deliberate design choice: the game rewards aggression rather than hiding in cover. Taking damage and dealing damage both feed resource meters for your class abilities, actively discouraging passive, cover-crouching play in a genre often built around exactly that. It also launched as a complete, one-time purchase title with no ongoing microtransactions or live-service season structure — a point People Can Fly and Square Enix emphasized heavily in marketing at a time when many shooter-RPGs were moving toward subscription-like models.

Critical reception at launch was mixed-to-positive: reviewers praised the combat feel and the freedom to build aggressive character loadouts, while criticizing a rocky launch marred by server issues, some technical bugs, and a story that many found less memorable than the gameplay systems built around it. The game later received free content updates, including the Worldslayer expansion in 2022, which added a substantial new campaign chapter, endgame content, and further class customization (this expansion is sold separately from the base game).

Similar Games

If you enjoy Outriders' aggressive, ability-driven cover shooting, you'll also want to try Destiny 2, which offers a similarly deep loot-and-class system but leans into a persistent, live-service structure Outriders deliberately avoided; Borderlands 3, another cooperative looter-shooter with a more humor-forward tone and comparably massive weapon variety; and Anthem, which shares Outriders' focus on powered exosuit/class-based combat, albeit with a more traditional cover-based structure and a much rockier post-launch history.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is Outriders a live-service game with ongoing costs?

A: No — it was specifically designed and marketed as a complete, one-time purchase with no mandatory ongoing subscriptions or loot-box microtransactions.

Q: Can I play Outriders solo?

A: Yes, the full campaign and endgame content are playable solo, though it supports up to three-player online co-op.

Q: Which class should a newcomer pick?

A: Devastator is often recommended for newcomers due to its tanky, close-range playstyle that's forgiving of positioning mistakes, though all four classes are viable.

Q: Does this listing include the Worldslayer expansion?

A: No, this is the base game; Worldslayer is a separate expansion purchase.

Pros

Genuinely distinctive "no cover" aggressive combat philosophy

Complete game at launch with no live-service pressure

Deep, satisfying class-based elemental ability systems

Strong cooperative play for up to three players

Cons

Launch-era server and technical issues affected early reception

Story and characters are less memorable than the combat systems

Endgame content at launch was thinner than dedicated live-service looters