Today, June 30, the big expansion Outriders Worldslayer is available for everyone. But is it worth buying? In a brief check from MeinMMO, you can find out – no matter whether you’ve already dived into the base game or want to start fresh.
What is Outriders Worldslayer? Outriders Worldslayer is the big expansion of Outriders, a brutal loot shooter that was released about 1 year ago.
The base game initially struggled with damn annoying problems and bugs, and disappointed players in the endgame. Over the months, the developers from People Can Fly have steadily improved the game, and the latest big update New Horizon has addressed the community’s biggest issues.
For this reason, the game currently stands at a balanced rating on Steam (64% positive based on over 42,500 votes, as of June 30, 2022), but has received mostly positive reviews over the last 30 days (77% after over 500 votes, as of June 30, 2022).
With the big expansion Worldslayer, Outriders aims to take it even further, making the game overall bigger and offering new endgame content.
This video offers you a detailed look at everything Outriders Worldslayer has to offer:
These are the main features of the expansion:
- The story campaign continues, with the new villain Ereshkigal.
- The story lasts between 4 and 8 hours, plus the new endgame.
- New “apocalypse items” have an additional mod slot, making these weapons and armor even stronger.
- There are 2 new upgrade paths for your class that can significantly enhance your character.
- A new difficulty system: apocalypse ranks replace world tiers and go up to level 40.
- A new endgame activity that is clearly designed for 3-player teams.
- There are many new enemy types and a lot of new loot.
In our preview test, we found that while Worldslayer does not reinvent the wheel, it clearly improves the game. However, the standard price of nearly €40 seems a bit high for what is offered in our view:
Checklist – Should I play Outriders Worldslayer?
Is Outriders Worldslayer worth it for me? To help you make a quick decision, we have prepared 10 statements for you. If you can answer 8 of them with “Yes,” Outriders Worldslayer is definitely interesting for you. If you remain uncertain afterward or can only agree with a few statements, there is an overview below of what to expect in Outriders Worldslayer.
- I have played Outriders and really liked it, or I have never played it despite great interest.
- I love brutal shooters where I have to play aggressively.
- I enjoy loot shooters like Destiny, Borderlands, The Division.
- I have a lot of fun grinding for better gear – even if it means playing the same missions over and over.
- PvP isn’t important to me.
- I prefer to play endgame activities in a team rather than solo.
- I love it when games get progressively harder.
- The darker, more brutal, and meaner a story is, the more fun I have with it.
- I enjoy playing several different classes in my RPGs.
- As long as a game is fun, I don’t care how much it costs or how long it takes.
So, how does it look? How many of these statements apply to you? If you answered “Yes” at least 8 out of 10 times, you can safely go for Outriders Worldslayer.
If you want to learn more about the game, here is the detailed assessment from our colleagues at GameStar:
Outriders Worldslayer – How does it play?
How does Outriders Worldslayer play? Anyone who has played Outriders knows exactly what to expect. Because the expansion Worldslayer changes very little of the solid foundation of the base game:
- Outriders Worldslayer is a loot shooter played from a third-person perspective.
- You have a choice of 4 classes, each of which can equip 3 skills simultaneously. There is no new class with Worldslayer, nor new skills.
- The Pyromancer fights at medium range with fire spells and AoE attacks.
- The Assassin relies on sneaky melee combat, teleports, and invisibility while slowing down enemies.
- The Devastator is a melee tank who dives into the fray with shotguns, bleeding damage, and high defense.
- The Technomancer is the ranged fighter who focuses on turrets, poison, and ice damage.
- Each class heals by dealing damage in their own way. The Pyromancer must kill burning enemies, while the Technomancer heals from any damage dealt to enemies.
- This ensures that you have to play aggressively almost nonstop. There is “Gears of War”-style cover in battle arenas, but it is more intended for the enemies than for you.
- The game primarily focuses on cooperative play but can largely be played solo as well. The newest endgame can only be completed solo with the best builds.
- PvP is still not present in Outriders.
- With Worldslayer, you have even more options to perfect your build thanks to more mod slots and additional skill trees.
- The difficulty of the game scales continuously, depending on your world tier or apocalypse rank. Your enemies deal more damage and you take less, but the chance for god loot increases in turn.
- The story in Worldslayer is, as in the base game, dark, brutal, and uncompromising.
Outriders Worldslayer – Is it worth it?
Why should I check out Outriders Worldslayer? If you enjoy uncompromising shooter action where you have to play aggressively nonstop, Outriders Worldslayer is a feast. Because whether in the story or gameplay: this game is brutally aggressive and uncompromising throughout.
The focus of Outriders, even with Worldslayer, is the “power fantasy” of stepping into the shoes of a godlike mega-destroyer. The developers at People Can Fly clearly understand what makes their loot shooter enjoyable: large magazines, bigger explosions, and gigantic damage values. If you enjoy this, you will be well served with Worldslayer.
When is Outriders Worldslayer not worth it? If you have already played the base game and were not really convinced, then the expansion will not convince you either. Because really, nothing has changed with Worldslayer – it’s more of the old, but bigger and better.
Solo players will be happy with the campaign, but the endgame is clearly designed for a full 3-player team. Only the very best gamers with the best gear can survive solo.
And even if the expansion is fun: with the short campaign and few fundamental changes, €40 is a steep price. If you are not already 100% convinced that you need more Outriders immediately, you should wait for a discount.
If you haven’t touched Outriders since its release, you should also know that the loot system has changed drastically. Here is what has happened:
Outriders radically changes loot to save the game – Did it help?
If you want to learn more about the game, here is the detailed assessment from our colleagues at GameStar:
Outriders Worldslayer – How does it play?
How does Outriders Worldslayer play? Anyone who has played Outriders knows exactly what to expect. Because the expansion Worldslayer changes very little of the solid foundation of the base game:
- Outriders Worldslayer is a loot shooter played from a third-person perspective.
- You have a choice of 4 classes, each of which can equip 3 skills simultaneously. There is no new class with Worldslayer, nor new skills.
- The Pyromancer fights at medium range with fire spells and AoE attacks.
- The Assassin relies on sneaky melee combat, teleports, and invisibility while slowing down enemies.
- The Devastator is a melee tank who dives into the fray with shotguns, bleeding damage, and high defense.
- The Technomancer is the ranged fighter who focuses on turrets, poison, and ice damage.
- Each class heals by dealing damage in their own way. The Pyromancer must kill burning enemies, while the Technomancer heals from any damage dealt to enemies.
- This ensures that you have to play aggressively almost nonstop. There is “Gears of War”-style cover in battle arenas, but it is more intended for the enemies than for you.
- The game primarily focuses on cooperative play but can largely be played solo as well. The newest endgame can only be completed solo with the best builds.
- PvP is still not present in Outriders.
- With Worldslayer, you have even more options to perfect your build thanks to more mod slots and additional skill trees.
- The difficulty of the game scales continuously, depending on your world tier or apocalypse rank. Your enemies deal more damage and you take less, but the chance for god loot increases in turn.
- The story in Worldslayer is, as in the base game, dark, brutal, and uncompromising.
Outriders Worldslayer – Is it worth it?
Why should I check out Outriders Worldslayer? If you enjoy uncompromising shooter action where you have to play aggressively nonstop, Outriders Worldslayer is a feast. Because whether in the story or gameplay: this game is brutally aggressive and uncompromising throughout.
The focus of Outriders, even with Worldslayer, is the “power fantasy” of stepping into the shoes of a godlike mega-destroyer. The developers at People Can Fly clearly understand what makes their loot shooter enjoyable: large magazines, bigger explosions, and gigantic damage values. If you enjoy this, you will be well served with Worldslayer.
When is Outriders Worldslayer not worth it? If you have already played the base game and were not really convinced, then the expansion will not convince you either. Because really, nothing has changed with Worldslayer – it’s more of the old, but bigger and better.
Solo players will be happy with the campaign, but the endgame is clearly designed for a full 3-player team. Only the very best gamers with the best gear can survive solo.
And even if the expansion is fun: with the short campaign and few fundamental changes, €40 is a steep price. If you are not already 100% convinced that you need more Outriders immediately, you should wait for a discount.
If you haven’t touched Outriders since its release, you should also know that the loot system has changed drastically. Here is what has happened:
Outriders radically changes loot to save the game – Did it help?
