Outriders developer People Can Fly has released a demo, allowing players to explore the upcoming looter-shooter and get a taste for the game. The demo offers players plenty of content, giving them missions to complete, NPCs to meet, and plenty of looting and shooting to do in a post-apocalyptic world. It's more than enough to get a good grasp on how the game will play, making it a great way to spend some time for anybody who is curious about the upcoming title.
As a roleplaying game, Outriders features everything players would expect, from increasingly valuable loot to skill trees and character levels. The demo's maximum character level is 7, allowing players to unlock four different abilities and two skill points. This can be done for all four classes in the game, and players can explore the Devastator, Pyromancer, Technomancer, and Trickster, bringing them all up to the level cap if they wish.
Any player who falls in love with a class and feels that they will be playing it when the game releases on April 1 can then spend some time farming legendary items. Any loot earned in the demo will move forward with players into the main game upon release, so there is no reason not to put some effort into giving characters the best possible start when Outriders releases.
While the maximum character level is 7 and the maximum World Tier is 5, it is a combination of both these that will dictate how tough enemies are. When it comes to dictating the potential value of drops, World Tier is the only consideration, and the higher the player goes, the better the drops will be. The difficulty will scale again depending on player count, but this will not impact the value or level of loot drops.
Players that are struggling with the greater difficulty of World Tier 5 can activate Outriders' crossplay feature, recruiting some friends from any platform to help them take on the demo's tougher challenges. It should be noted, while crossplay can be activated, the feature itself is still in beta, so players may need to exercise some patience when crossing brand lines for their cooperative sessions.
With some exciting powers on display, lots of Legendary armor to track down, and a full and expansive world to explore, Outriders is certainly aiming to carve out its own space in the packed looter-shooter market. Whether gamers embrace People Can Fly's gritty take on the genre remains to be seen, but the demo certainly hints at good things to come.
Outriders releases April 1, 2021, for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.