This game is amazing. I am often searching for games with more in depth mechanics and things to keep the game-play on edge, and Outward is a game that has no lack of these. You are constantly being introduced to new challenges as you play, and forced to keep track of basic things such as your thirst, hunger and even sleep to keep your character alive. During long adventures you may decide to put up a tent and rest, make sure you pay attention to ambushes and dedicate time to guarding. In some regions it may snow, completely changing the game-play; now you have to find armour that gives you resistance to the cold, or you'll be in a constant cycle of getting sick and freezing to death. Making campfires every couple dozen steps just to warm yourself. In shorter terms, this game can be intense. It is a challenge, but once you finally beat that dungeon or kill that enemy you feel rewarded. There is a great sense of completion in such a challenging game, especially when you get an amazing drop.

My favourite element about this game is the freedom it gives the players. There is no stat system and no class system, you simply progress by getting better gear and by getting better yourself. You may buy abilities and spells for a certain class and later decide to switch to something different, this is a stress free process. As long as you have the silver for the gear, and for the new abilities it's easily do-able. I play this game with a friend, and the co-op experience is easy going. One of the biggest attractions is that this is a souls-like combat game but with an actual cooperative experience, where two people can progress in the same world, share gear and the like.

I recommend this game to anyone looking for a challenge, a game with a little more depth than just dying to a boss and respawning to immediately try again. If you die or get knocked in this game your max health and stamina are lowered until you sleep, punishing you for recklessness or your lack of preparation. If questing for hours on end through a linear progression to get better gear and exp to progress isn't enough for you anymore, then this is a game you should try. I would personally rate it a 9/10, as it gives me everything I have been looking for in a game. A general rating for the game may be something like a 7.5/10, as it is significantly challenging and the graphics are around average. I would also suggest not googling things as often as you usually would, the immersion of finding out things yourself is a lot more interesting and immersive.