Biomutant

Nintendo Life

Echo Apsey·May 13, 2024

Critic60/100

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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 experience down. Pair all of this with the unpleasant visuals and low-quality textures, and we have to wonder if the game should have waited for Nintendo's next console. The actual gameplay experience is great, but instead of feeling like a polished handheld version of the game, Biomutant feels like it has been rushed out the door and left standing on the porch a bit dishevelled.

GameSpot

Richard Wakeling·May 24, 2021

Critic60/100

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

Eurogamer

Malindy Hetfeld·May 24, 2021

Critic75/100

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For the longest time, Biomutant has been my white whale. Like clockwork, a life sign would emerge, with the announcemen…

Kotaku

Zack Zwiezen·May 24, 2021

Critic—

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Some four years since open-world action RPG Biomutant was first revealed to the world with a cool trailer, it’s finally out. Although for those who’ve

PC Gamer

James Davenport·May 24, 2021

Critic60/100

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A boring, broken open world treads water with beauty and charm.

Game Informer

Marcus Stewart·May 24, 2021

Critic65/100

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Despite bursting at the seams with cool ideas, Biomutant is a largely hollow experience that only provides fleeting glimpses of greatness.

GamesRadar+

Sam Loveridge·May 24, 2021

Critic60/100

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Biomutant suffers from an abundance of problems that get in the way of great ideas.

Push Square

Liam Croft·May 24, 2021

Critic40/100

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Biomutant could have been something special, but the ambitious project fails to capitalise on what it does differently. Trapped in the clutches of an open world from a generation past, its own ideas are thwarted by an overload of other mechanics and overwhelming menus. By trying to do so much, Biomutant skipped the part where it built a solid basis to work from. While there's still potential here, Experiment 101's first attempt hasn't realised it.

IGN

Luke Reilly·May 24, 2021

Critic60/100

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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.

Pure Xbox

Daniel Hollis·May 24, 2021

Critic50/100

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Much like the character you create, Biomutant feels like a Frankenstein creation of various ideas. Some are good, some are bad, but the end result is a misshapen product which feels messy and buried in its own ideas. Areas of the game that should have received more attention - like it's quest design - feel relatively barebones, while others feel overly complex. The repetitive nature of looting, levelling up, and looting some more never truly evolve and make the beautiful world often feel lifeless. We really wish we loved Biomutant, but unfortunately, it's a game with many ambitious ideas, but lacks the conviction to fully utilise them.