Oddworld: Soulstorm

Impulse GamerDaniel

Abe is back at it again! A more horrific retelling of Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus. Soulstorm is a world renewed, full of dangers ready to stop Abe at all cost.

Playstation LifestyleRebecca Smith

7/10

The original Oddworld quintology didn’t go to plan. The storyline ground to a halt after three games, although there was a fourth spinoff title. Now Oddworld Inhabitants is having another go. Following the success of Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty, which was a remake of Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, the team remade Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus. The result is Oddworld: Soulstorm, although it feels less of a remake and more like a completely different game altogether.

Gamer EscapeAaron Botts

7/10

I can’t say that what I played is a bad game, but saying that the audience for this isn’t somewhat narrow in scope would be doing it a disservice. Then again, Inhabitants just wanted to make something that’s serviceable, and I feel safe in saying that it succeeded on that front. It’s not very often you find yourself doing stealth in a 2.5D game these days, but it’s here and it’s doing its thing with reckless abandon. If you don’t mind the slow burn pace of the gameplay, you’re...

Checkpoint GamingLise Leitner

7/10

Oddworld: Soulstorm is an action-adventure game with heavy platformer, crafting, and stealth elements. The title comes to us from Oddworld Inhabitants Inc. Originally founded by Lorne Lanning and Sherry McKenna, the Oddworld franchise has been around since 1997. Its story, lore, and visuals have come a long way since then, but the quintessential Oddworld experience has remained steadfast. With its trademark mix of platformer and stealth mechanics, the Oddworld games offer challenging levels f...

VGChartzEvan Norris

7/10

Glukkon for punishment.The Oddworld games, specifically the side-scrolling cinematic platform games, are not for everyone. They cover dark subject matter, [...]

TheSixthAxisNic Bunce

7/10

Oddworld: Soulstorm clearly comes from a very passionate, dedicated group of developers. Although it is very rough in places, there are parts of it that really do stick out as excellent examples of both gameplay and storytelling. With more refinement this could have been a shining example of what ground-up remakes could be, but it just falls a little short of the high standards set elsewhere. It’s still charming and funny, just like the Mudokens you’re trying to save, but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating.

Press StartKieron Verbrugge

6.5/10

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a big, beautiful puzzle platformer with the spirit of Abe's adventures intact and some interesting new ideas, but it's all very quickly undone by imprecise controls, tedious level design and a shocking lack of polish. Oddworld fans will definitely want to check it out, but they may be better off waiting for a few more updates before investing their time, and even then might come away just a tad disappointed.

Nintendo World ReportZachary Miller

6.5/10

Overall, there were too many irritations in Soulstorm to win any of my enthusiasm. Every play session left me somewhat frustrated, and I often had to talk myself into booting it up. If you’re dying to revisit Abe’s Exoddus, this is certainly the best way to accomplish that. I just wish it was a little more fun and a little less janky.

Sirus GamingLexuzze Tablante

6.5/10

You better have to choose if it’s worth spending your spare cash, because it might not be the game for you and it might be for others.

VideogamerJosh Wise

6/10

In that image lies the appeal—and for some the off-putting twinge—of Oddworld: a bleak and black-hearted concoction, laced with snickering humour and shot through with hope.

Game RantDalton Cooper

6/10

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a free PlayStation Plus game on PS5 at the time of this writing, so PS Plus subscribers have no reason not to download it and give it a go for themselves. After all, there's still a lot to like about the game, like its dark story and engaging puzzle/platforming gameplay. However, those on other platforms who have to actually pay to play it may want to hold off until Oddworld Inhabitants fixes some of its more serious bugs.

KeenGamerMason Crystal

4.5/10

The second chapter in the Oddworld franchise just hit the Nintendo Switch. Oddworld: Soulstorm - Oddtimized Edition has a lot to live up to, with a pedigree of games that delighted previous console generations. Does this Switch port stand proudly and freely with its brethren or does it end up in the meat grinder?