Wild Bastards

"In an Autumn release schedule of sequels, hero shooters, and the latest slightly different iteration of a long-running franchise; the uniqueness of Wild Bastards resolutely stands out. This innovative, bonkers, daring, and entirely brilliant genre-hybrid absolutely demands your attention."

"Wild Bastards has a unique take on the roguelike FPS genre that prioritizes strategy. The wacky space cowboy theme is interesting and the visuals are fantastic, but the game is lacking with its story, sound and it struggles a bit …"

"While the characters and voice actors add a lot of life into the group of characters present in Wild Bastards, the gameplay falls short of making it a game I would want to return to."

"If you&s;re looking for a fun space western cowboy game or if you&s;re a fan of anything with a spaghetti western vibe, Wild Bastards will satisfy your hunger just like a good can of beans."

"Wild Bastards is a unique spin on the roguelike genre. Each character brings their own personality and fun to the game and the gameplay itself is incredibly addicting, refreshing and smooth. Fans of the roguelike genre as well as those …"

"Blue Manchu’s Wild Bastards offers a memorable mishmash with a unique setting and diverse characters, but suffers from underdeveloped elements and pacing issues that can detract from its otherwise entertaining gameplay loop."

"Cosmic western with collecting bandits brings an interesting combination of action with strategic progress. At first it is remarkable, but gradually the interest in the game declines. Without a proper story, it becomes too long and monotonous."

"A sort of successor to 2019&s;s Void Bastards, Blue Manchu&s;s Wild Bastards is a roguelike Wild West shooter that&s;s a tad too ambitious for its own good."

"Wild Bastards is more dastardly delicious gaming to come from right here in Australia. Blue Manchu Games have done some building upon their Bastards universe to create a thoroughly fun and explosive experience. Though the game can go on a …"

"Wild Bastards is a sequel that tries to mod some of the gameplay mechanics of the original, but loses steam along the way"

"The novelty of a 13-character cast is a solid hook for Wild Bastards, but a myriad of streamlined and sidelined elements compromise its potential to the point of becoming a trip to outer space that you won&s;t remember for long …"

"It has a lot going for it, including a fascinating premise, 13 unique playable characters, excellent moment-to-moment action, and outstanding production design. With a better story and more nuanced strategic and relationship-building gameplay, it would join its predecessor as a …"

"Bright colors and low-impact sound design keep Wild Bastards from ever feeling too chaotic. The action stays legible, without too many particle effects crowding your screen. With management, RPG, and unlocking mechanics, there’s a little something for everyone. Wild Bastards …"

"Wild Bastards adds strategic depth to the roguelite game but sacrifices depth in its shooting to do so. The result is a game that has fun characters and great strategy, but the shooting sections become stale over the course of …"

"Void Bastards is a title that I absolutely adored, so it set a lot of my expectations with what I wanted from Wild Bastards. The roster itself has a great deal of charm and personality, but the elements you engage …"

"The roguelike and FPS genres haven&s;t been spliced so successfully since Deathloop-and Wild Bastards deserves just as much acclaim."

"I certainly enjoyed my time with Wild Bastards. The blended Wild West and sci-fi settings, together with hybridised strategy and roguelike FPS approach, all make Wild Bastards feel a lot fresher than many of the shooters on the market right …"

"Wild Bastards is everything a Rougelite should be: challenging, fun, stylish and deeply engaging."

"I really ended up loving Wild Bastards, especially once I unlocked the procedural campaign mode. Every run is its own open-ended puzzle of clearly defined rules that you have to solve with both, strategic planning and real-time combat. Both aspects …"

"Get ready for some varied first-person action to enjoy in bursts with roguelike flair and a bit of strategy"

"A charming comic book aesthetic and a tight, satisfying gameplay loop make Wild Bastards a worthwhile FPS roguelike, provided you can bear its gratingly chatty cast and often underwhelming upgrades."

"Wild Bastards has a lot of charm and style, and that’s enough of a hook to want to dive in and see what the game has to offer. Using a sizable roster of characters who are the major differentiators for …"

"Blue Manchu&s;s spiritual successor to Void Bastards is every bit as complex, challenging, and rewarding as that earlier gem."

"Taking everything learnt from Void Bastards, Wild Bastards is an inventive spiritual sequel, blending strategy and shooter perfectly within its space cowboy antics. It&s;s a must play, no doubt."

"A fantastic roguelite with fast-paced action, light-hearted humour, and a great cast of characters. Though it may wear on you on a long play session, Wild Bastards has earned its place as Void Bastard&s;s successor."

"Playing Wild Bastards was a flawless experience. The presentation is top-notch, with a combination of great music, characters, gunplay, and voice acting. The strategy part of it is quite well done, though you might take some time to get used …"

"Wild Bastards is best described as a comic book story in video game form, where you take control of the action. It has gorgeous visuals, amazing characters, and some interesting world-building when it comes to the banter between the gang. …"

"Wild Bastards is the perfect game for those think-y roguelike fans who are ready to set aside the deckbuilding to slam some shells into a barrel, as well as for the shooter fan who is ready to think a bit …"

"Wild Bastards is a roguelite first-person shooter that presents itself to players in a superb and very pleasant way, while not innovating the formula and perhaps not deepening the bonds between the main protagonists too significantly. However, this allows you …"

"Blue Manchu delivered the goods with Void Bastards, but this follow-up is a disappointing effort that can&s;t match its predecessor&s;s atmosphere, charm, originality or strategic smarts. Instead, Wild Bastards is a strangely bland affair, melding boring top-down decision-making and dull …"

"Spiritual sequel to Void Bastards, Wild Bastards changes up the formula but isn&s;t necessarily the better for it. Its board game-like maps introduce some strategy, but its basic first-person shooter Showdowns disappoint, as do some of its other underdeveloped elements."

"Wild Bastards feels scaled back and lacks the immersion that its predecessor excelled at. Being a “spiritual successor to the award-winning game Void Bastards” sounds great, but tends to feel like an out-of-body experience. Thankfully, the new mechanics and systems …"

"Wild Bastards is good, but it didn’t quite hit as hard as we’d hoped. That said, the studio&s;s fantastic art direction and writing continue to shine through, enough to make this a title worth looking at."

"Wild Bastards&s; bite-sized first-person shooter showdowns were a treat, especially when I was able to put together pairs of characters who complemented each other and made for something more than a simple shootout. A traditional shooter it is not, but …"