Sunset Overdrive Reviews

A game ahead of its time, unfortunately it was exclusive to Xbox and the port to PC is bad, it has bugs that corrupt the save files.

I'd say Sunset Overdrive stands out among its peers for its fun traversal and combat system. The story is decent, although it can be all over the place at times. However, the game does face some issues with corrupted file saves that can set you way back into your checkpoint, impacting progression. But this game is super fun and I would recommend it. And yes, the game does work perfectly on the Steam Deck, though it says it's not supported.

This may be THE BEST game I have EVER played. And i dont mean that lightly. This game has so much going for it. The movement is superb, the gameplay is even better, and some parts of this game are actually really good. The fact that the game is self aware that it is, in fact a game just makes it better in my opinion. I could not recommend this game more to anyone reading this. Buy Sunset Overdrive. It is a masterpiece.

Very fun movement and combat, the comedy is funny, its got kinda that saints row 3'ish type comedy. i didnt expect this to look as fun as it did in the trailers, cause most games hype it up just a little to much, but nah, this is actually peak. id reccomend full price or on sale, cause even at a 20 dollar pricetag its still worth it. Def reccomend :)

great game, its a shame it corrupts your save file and completely throws all your progress and 7 hours of investment in the dumpster lol. I had a whole proper review planned but im not going to waste more of my time with this garbage of a port. I cannot recommend a game with a bug this game breaking that spoils the entire experience. I really wanted to finish this too man, unfortunate. before experiencing the bug i would've given this like a 8.4/10. 5/10

I played this game when it first came out on Xbox, and it still holds up today! This game has one of best movement systems in gaming. It's one of the only times I've actually ignored the fast travel system in a game due to just how fun it is to parkour around the city and collect items as you travel to the next mission. Additionally, the game has great stylized graphics, a thumping punk OST, and a surprisingly large amount of customization. The combat may feel a bit repetitive (especially near the end), but it's the movement you do during the fight that makes it fun. Definitely get this game, especially when it is dirt cheap on sale. This port has some issues, but as long as you tweak the settings before starting the game, you should be fine. Also, I recommend rushing through the main missions until you unlock the mid-air dash, as it allows you to travel around the city with amazing flow. Besides the port being a bit botched, I don't have many critiques about the game itself. The defense missions and the trap system associated with it is probably the weakest part of the game. It just feels dull compared to the rest of the game, and spending time to select and place down traps just for a 3 minute defense always feels boring. The only other critique I have is the 2nd DLC (which I didn't even know the game had until playing through it again on PC) felt very annoying due to the health-sponge enemies and the awful sniper robots that ruin the flow of combat. However I will say the final boss of the DLC is probably one of the funniest I've experienced in quite awhile.

The idea behind this game was a decent one - let's make fun of video games and have our game be extremely self-aware and be a lighthearted parody of other modern video games. The execution though.... ugh. It sadly feels generic. Ironically, by trying to make fun of how boring modern video games can be, this game falls into the pit of being boring itself by trying too hard to pop out. It borrows too many ideas and as such, none of them feel well developed or thought out and are more so just kinda in there because, "Hey. It's a funny joke." I feel this game would have worked a lot better if instead of trying to a be a super stylistic third person shooter and brawler in an open world if it was instead more self-contained. Maybe be a bit linear with missions or different levels. The open world despite all the colors and styles feels rather bland. I mean, if you were to desaturate the colors in the mutants and the overall world, nothing would be really changed as there is still just this overall lack of substance. Not to mention but the voice acting and character design is off-putting. I don't know how else to phrase it - the characters just look weird. And the voice-acting feels like the actors were, well, kinda umcomfortable with what they reading. I don't know - just feels like they didn't want to be there. The gameplay itself - it's okay. The shooting works. The rail sliding works. Everything works, but I can't say that it's fun to play. Nothing kept me grabbed and wanting to keep playing.

Fantastic and very unique! Enjoyed playing it originally on the XB1. Fun and addictive gameplay. Unfortunately, doesn’t support ultrawide and there is a very odd bug that involves a corrupted save file that isn’t mine. Game is still playable and I’ve not came across any major issues while playing. Overall solid PC port and is easily worth it especially when it’s on sale.

This game is great but I would not recommend anyone buy it due to game breaking bugs. Save files get corrupted and while the workarounds may work for some, this is not the case for everyone. I enjoyed this game when I played it a few years ago without any issues, but haven't been able to get around the save corruption since coming back to it. If you must buy it only do it on a steep sale, 75% at minimum

A great game but a terrible port that crashes alot and save files get corrupted alot If u dont mind doing some workarounds and relaunching the game often then its def worth, and goes on sale for really cheap too