Biomutant

"Biomutant has an interesting setting and world but is held back by technical issues, an unintuitive combat system, lack of proper characterization, and very repetitive missions."

"Biomutant has ambition but at the end of the day, it just isn’t all that fun. Experiment 101 put together a strange chimera of ideas in their game that never quite connects in meaningful ways. Finding fun was hard because …"

"The Nintendo Switch version of Biomutant is a great adaptation that, even with its cuts, faithfully reproduces the experience of the rest of the platforms. It is a pity that this experience is still very irregular in all areas."

"This open-world rampage has lots of ways to customize the combat, traversal, and moral compass of your half-sized hero. Unfortunately, all of these modes and options could have used a little more time in the chop shop."

"BioMutant manages to check all of the boxes for an open-world RPG, but it never quite reaches the heights that it aspires to."

"Biomutant on the PS5 is, for better and for worse, the same game published a year ago on other platforms. Its enhanced graphics are a nice addition, but the flaws of this action RPG still reside in its outdated gameplay …"

"Biomutant is a solid debut from Experiment 101. Though a couple of the game’s concepts don’t feel entirely fleshed out, there’s still a lot to appreciate."

"Biomutant has a solid core. Unique enemy designs, a wide variety of weapons to use in combat, and flexible, fun combat are all highlights, but an arduous narrator and a monotone story filled with repetitive quests and tasks weigh the …"

"Despite biting off more than it can chew, Biomutant is a creative labor of love with strong RPG hooks."

"Biomutant really feels like it has so much heart behind it, and that’s more than enough of a pull to keep you coming back for more."

"Biomutant&s;s stunning world barely survives the painful narration, broken progression, and dearth of stuff to do."

"Certainly representing the definitive version of the flawed but ultimately enjoyable Biomutant on PlayStation consoles, Biomutant&s;s PS5 debut largely erases the performance issues and instability that plagued the PS4 version of the game, delivering a handsomely made open-world adventure that …"

"Biomutant’s feature list seems to include everything a successful open-world action RPG needs. But journey through its towns, fields and bunkers, and there’s no intrigue in its exploration or weight in its relationship building. Not even a worthy combat challenge …"

"At its core, Biomutant is a game that&s;s still evolving. Plenty of bugs need to be ironed out, its combat system could use another coat of paint, and it desperately needs new puzzles – they rarely move beyond a simple …"

"As satisfying its exploration is, the most striking take-away from Biomutant is just how astonishingly well it pulls off its intended tone."

"If the DNA of Biomutant sparks a re-evolution of some of the genre&s;s dull spots, perhaps we can forgive the dull spots present here."

"Biomutant has a lot of the building blocks of a top-drawer action RPG but its cookie-cutter approach to objectives and puzzles starts feeling very repetitive very early on."

"For all the weirdness and fun it promises, Biomutant ends up a deeply conventional open-world action game."

"Biomutant has fun moments, but it stumbles in too many significant ways to make it a wholly satisfying experience"

"Biomutant&s;s current-gen release boosts its visual presentation and technical performance, but the new coat of polish doesn&s;t do much to elevate the title&s;s average gameplay."

"There&s;s a lot to do in Biomutant on Nintendo Switch, and if you can get past the shoddy appearance, there&s;s a decent open world game in here."

"Considering Biomutant’s delayed and seemingly troubled road to release, I’m blindsided by just how good it is. Experiment 101 has clearly been afforded the time to see its vision through, something which is unfortunately far too rare in the cutthroat …"

"While this review may well make it sound like Biomutant is full of bugs, the one thing I might not have made clear is just how easy it is to lose hours to this game. With so much to do, …"

"Biomutant presents a different take on the post-apocalypse, but a forgettable story and uneven gameplay hold it back."

"Repetitive, formulaic, and downright strange, Biomutant suffers from an abundance of problems that get in the way of great ideas."

"Overall, there’s nothing inherently wrong with Biomutant, except for maybe the narration and item names. The game will definitely find a fanbase but it just doesn’t do enough to stand out, especially with the pre-launch promise the game showed."

"A little more variety, especially in mission design, wouldn&s;t have hurt, but Biomutant is still a fun game and a good debut for the Experiment 101 team."

"Overall, Biomutant on the Switch is a decent port of a decent game. There is a new learning curve with Nintendo Switch controls, especially in handheld mode, and the graphics are not much to write home about. The difference is …"

"‎Biomutant is a game that mimics the proposals of The Witcher 3 or the recent Assassin&s;s Creed, but with less budget. Despite having a truly interesting open world, Biomutant features flaws such as a wide variety of enemies, a repetitive …"

"Playing Biomutant made me think of simpler times, when I just turned my game console on and started playing without a care in this world, or in any world at all. It was me, my old-school 30" TV and the …"

"I had a lot of trouble tearing myself away from Biomutant, and a lot of my grievances didn&s;t really surface until I&s;d finished it and had time to digest. Before that, I was absorbed in exploring its well-designed world, plumbing …"