Oddworld: Soulstorm (2021)
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
2.34 from 61 ratings
703 members have it in their collection · 7 playing now · 456 backlogged · 107 wish listed
How long? · with extras 23h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Oddworld Inhabitants
- Publishers
- Oddworld Inhabitants
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform, Puzzle
- Themes
- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Series
- Oddworld
- Events
- Epic Games Store Spring Showcase 2021, The Game Awards 2020
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Apr 06, 2021 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Nov 30, 2021 (Worldwide) Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Nov 18, 2022 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
Also available on
- Oddworld: Soulstorm - Collector's Oddition (2021) · NSW, PS4, PS5
- Oddworld: Soulstorm - Day 1 Oddition (2021) · PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Oddworld: Soulstorm - Enhanced Edition (2021) · PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
- Oddworld: Soulstorm Oddtimized Edition (2022) · NSW
- Oddworld Soulstorm: Limited Oddition · NSW, PS4
Related
Bundled in
- Oddworld Anthology: The Unlikely Heroes Collection (Apr 2025) · NSW
Rating distribution
5 stars
1
4 stars
7
3 stars
18
2 stars
21
1 star
14
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status brewster1134 Sep 1, 2021
unplayable. design flaws and bugs keep getting me stuck in places and forcing me to restart levels. got frustrated and gave up, despite really wanting to finish it
Review ElectronicJourneys 3/5 · Apr 20, 2021
Bullet Point Review
PROS
- Long, ambitious, and full of ideas
- Navigating through the environments and solving puzzles is generally enjoyable
- Solid art direction
- Story mostly retains that classic Oddworld charm
CONS
- Poor controls make precise movements all but impossible (wtf is that floaty-ass double jump doing in an Abe game??)
- Bogged down with unnecessary systems like looting/crafting
- Level design pales in comparison to …
PROS
- Long, ambitious, and full of ideas
- Navigating through the environments and solving puzzles is generally enjoyable
- Solid art direction
- Story mostly retains that classic Oddworld charm
CONS
- Poor controls make precise movements all but impossible (wtf is that floaty-ass double jump doing in an Abe game??)
- Bogged down with unnecessary systems like looting/crafting
- Level design pales in comparison to the PS1 originals, the more linear approach here really hurts the feel of exploration
- Getting through most enemy encounters is slow, tedious, and beset by trial-and-error
Status gedrickdelfuego Apr 12, 2021
Just beat the second level. Man, this game controls just as shitty as the rest of the games in the series, and I've gotta say - it's pretty tedious! I've had to re-play several sections because the controls just feel that sloppy.
It's also weirdly inconsistent. For instance, why can I only sometimes tie up the bad guys? If I …
Just beat the second level. Man, this game controls just as shitty as the rest of the games in the series, and I've gotta say - it's pretty tedious! I've had to re-play several sections because the controls just feel that sloppy.
It's also weirdly inconsistent. For instance, why can I only sometimes tie up the bad guys? If I knock one unconscious, it lets me pickpocket them, but it's not always possible to tie them up. I just don't get why I can't tie up in this certain situation, and it requires so much waiting and trial and error before the enemy movement syncs up in such a way that I can pass by.
Kiiind of frustrating. I'm pressing onward because the game was free with my PS+ subscription. Which thank god for that, had I spent full price on this, I would have gotten pretty annoyed already.
This kind of thing doesn't bother me really, as I don't care about graphics, but it looks nowhere near as nice as it did in the ads.
Status gedrickdelfuego Apr 7, 2021
One of my most looked-forward to game this year. I adore the Oddworld universe, it's so bizarre (one might even say.... odd) and funny, and yet even on PS1-era graphics they somehow captured such a unique vibe around the characters.
I am probably alone in this camp but my favorite one so far has probably been Munch's Odyssey, but …
One of my most looked-forward to game this year. I adore the Oddworld universe, it's so bizarre (one might even say.... odd) and funny, and yet even on PS1-era graphics they somehow captured such a unique vibe around the characters.
I am probably alone in this camp but my favorite one so far has probably been Munch's Odyssey, but I had a lot of fun (despite never finishing) New n' Tasty and Stranger's Wrath. It's really amazing how they managed to make excellent games, all with completely different gameplay styles. Says a lot about the talents of the development team as well as the creativity of Lorne Lanning, the man behind the series.
Unfortunately the release date coincided with a family tragedy so I haven't had much time to play this yet, but I just scraped through the first level before work and I can already tell this is going to be a favorite of mine this year. Definitely check this one out if you have PS+!
Status maeday Apr 6, 2021
My life is garbage but at least the new Oddworld title has a release date. Course I won't be able to play it til it drops dramatically in price a few years from now, but at least it'll make me happy to know new Oddworld exists in this horrible existence of ours.