Pacific Drive

"Pacific Drive toes the line between "challenging fun take on the survival-horror genre" and "too complicated for its own good." The game is full of interesting lore, hardcore crafting mechanics, and a world of driving with plenty to explore. While …"

"For their first feature, my heartfelt applause for Ironwood Studios. Not only have they taken the roguelite formula to new ground, integrating driving, deep survival, and a captivating sci-fi story, which makes sense of their original world. Despite the bugs …"

"Pacific Drive is an imperfect but unique journey into the unknown. It is a good survival game in which the eerie atmosphere, the customization of one&s;s car, and the adrenaline rush of racing make one forget the flaws."

"The premise of Pacific Drive is unique and original in many ways, although in others it can be a bit tedious and tiresome. It is a game in which we must be patient and not go crazy, because it is …"

"Pacific Drive is a fantastic survival game with an addictive gameplay loop that involves forging deep connections to junctions, progressing deeper into an ever-changing Zone, upgrading a quirky vehicle, and navigating through challenges that appear on the road ahead."

"A punishing, exhasperating slog, or an off-beat love story between driver and car, human and the Zone? Pacific Drive is both and then some."

"A novel and challenging survival game that puts you in the driver&s;s seat of one the best cars in videogames."

"Pacific Drive is a punishing roguelike at times, but the thrill of each run provides plenty of variety and excitement in how you approach it."

"Pacific Drive is a game absolutely dripping in atmosphere and excellent spooky vibes, with an exploration-to-looting-to-tense extraction-to-crafting/upgrading and back again gameplay loop that doesn&s;t get old, and a story that is both emotional and intriguing. While pacing issues do hamper …"

"Just like the Daewoo Lanos I inherited from my sister when I eventually got my license, Pacific Drive is an imperfect but undeniably charming experience. It&s;s filled to the brim with sensational atmosphere, intriguing mystery and edge-of-your-seat cinematic adventure. If …"

"Courage should be rewarded, always. And Pacific Drive is a brave game, offering unique gameplay focused on the exploration of the Zone and the relationship between man and vehicle. We will feel helpless and powerless most of the time, banking …"

"Pacific Drive is a title that oozes passion from every exhaust pipe, and we can only be happy for Ironwood Studios and the love placed in their debut work."

"Pacific Drive is a strange and unique survival experience that should receive plaudits for pushing the boat out creatively, and inserting you into an unnerving climate with a battered old whale of a hooptie to tour about in. Where Pacific …"

"Pacific Drive is one of those amazing games that I’ve fallen in love with despite it doing so much I’m inclined to loathe. It’s brilliant in its externalization of survival gameplay with a car that acts perfectly in its dual …"

"Pacific Drive is an intriguing blend of science fiction storytelling and simulator gameplay mechanics. If you typically shy away from roguelikes, this might be the one that finally nestles its way into your psyche as you tell yourself "Just one …"

"Ironwood Studios&s; debut game accomplishes to be an immersive survival driving adventure. Its intense treks through mind-bending obstacles are balanced with humor and relaxing moments provided by crafting and upgrading useful tools and car components, along with Pacific Drive&s;s catchy …"

""A mix of Ghostbusters and Mad Max and Stalker""

"A love letter to Boris and Arkady that brings their anomalous horrors to the Pacific Northwest. Pacific Drive makes up for what it gets wrong in pacing with imaginative gameplay and exceptional design."

"No matter how careful you are, it only takes the slightest thing to bring everything crashing down."

"Ironwood Studio&s;s debut is a challenging roguelite caRPG rich in atmosphere, complexity, and fascinating lore."

"Pacific Drive is a unique RPG and survival crafting game in a landscape choked with unimaginative copycats and clones. That alone makes it worth checking out. Its story, atmosphere and basic loop are engaging and satisfying. At the default difficulty …"

"Pacific Drive is an extremely entertaining experience that encourages us to play it up until the end."

"Pacific Drive offers a road trip like no other, boasting immaculate sound design and a classic &s;90s conspiracy delivered through a compact survival-crafting roguelike loop."

"Pacific Drive is an intriguing experience and, despite being way more complicated than it should in some of its choices, it&s;s a compelling game that feels like a breath of fresh air for video games&s; lovers."

"After four years of development, the good people at Ironwood Studio join forces with Kepler Interactive to launch Pacific Drive. A very personal title with a brutal charisma that proves once again that small studios still have a lot to …"

"Pacific Drive can be broken down easily into other genres, but it&s;s unlike anything available in terms of tone, atmosphere and execution."

"Pacific Drive takes each genre it tackles in a bold new direction, and creates something that’s not necessarily unheard of, but feels entirely unique in its design, care, and the way in which it pulls you into its world. You’ll …"

"Balancing Pacific Drive’s scrappy systems can be punishing, but the riveting tension of each drive through its unnerving world was always enough to keep my hands placed firmly on the wheel."

"Pacific Drive is an ambitious and rewarding debut from Ironwood Studios. It&s;s an unusual combination of factors that all coalesce; roguelike exploration, deep and challenging survival mechanics, an interesting narrative to follow, and a central vehicle that brings everything together. …"

"Pacific Drive is a mystery that draws you in little by little and rewards you for staying dedicated with both a better vehicle and more ridiculous threats. Every excursion left me wondering just what I’d discover, both from survival and …"

"If you fight your way through, Pacific Drive is a solid survival game, but it can only really shine with the car upgrades."

"When you get down to it, Pacific Drive is a quietly brilliant game. There&s;s nothing that comes to mind that is like it, and it&s;s an outwardly simple concept that also has a variety of layers. While out on a …"

"There’s a lot here that feels great, but it’s the inconsistency that lets it down. All those great moments are padded by a framework that doesn’t do them enough justice. Too much emphasis on scrounging, an unfocused narrative, and a …"

"Pacific Drive captures the spirit of working on your car in a game that heavily leans into the crafting experience over its driving roguelike elements."