Info about Drive Beyond Horizons:

Official game description:
Embark on an epic journey of exploration and adventure in Drive Beyond Horizons! Roam through expansive, procedurally generated landscapes in your customizable vehicle, from vast deserts to lush forests. Experience the thrill of discovery as you uncover hidden secrets and face unique challenges along the way.
With stunning visuals, dynamic weather, and a day-night cycle, immerse yourself in a realistic and immersive world. But beware of the dangers lurking in the wilderness – from treacherous terrain to unpredictable wildlife, every decision matters as you strive to push the limits of your vehicle and reach new horizons.
Whether you're a casual player seeking relaxation or a daring explorer craving excitement, Drive Beyond Horizons offers endless possibilities for adventure. So buckle up and prepare to drive beyond the horizon!

Release date: 24 Mar, 2025

Categories: Exploration, Vehicle Customization, Driving Simulation, Procedural Generation, Cooperative Multiplayer, Single-player, Survival, Resource Management


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Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Extensive car customization options (weight 0.86): The game features extensive car customization options, allowing players to build unique vehicles from salvaged parts. This includes engine swaps, cosmetic changes, and performance upgrades, contributing significantly to the gameplay loop and player enjoyment.
- Active, responsive development team (weight 0.81): The developers are very active and responsive, frequently releasing patches and updates to address bugs, improve performance, and add new content. This dedication to ongoing development and community feedback is a major positive.
- Fun, especially with friends (weight 0.56): Many reviewers highlight the game's fun and enjoyable nature, especially when playing with friends in multiplayer. Some even find the bugs to be humorous and part of the game's charm, contributing to memorable and laughter-filled experiences.
- Improved "The Long Drive" experience (weight 0.35): The game is frequently compared favorably to "The Long Drive", with reviewers noting superior graphics, stability, multiplayer functionality, and ongoing development support. It's seen as a more polished and complete experience.
- Game has great potential (weight 0.34): Many reviewers express that the game has a lot of potential, with some saying that the core concept is great. They are eager to see how the game develops further.
- Immersive and atmospheric experience (weight 0.27): The game creates an immersive and atmospheric experience through its detailed environments, dynamic weather, and overall sense of desolation and freedom. This contributes to a relaxing and engaging gameplay loop.
- Enjoyable, minimal game-breaking bugs (weight 0.14): Some reviewers report minimal bugs and express overall enjoyment of the game. They appreciate the game's simplicity and focus on core elements.
- Excellent radio and music (weight 0.14): The game features a well-implemented radio system with a diverse selection of music, humorous dialogue, and helpful gameplay tips. This enhances the road trip atmosphere and provides an enjoyable auditory experience.
- Full game better than demo (weight 0.11): Many reviewers indicate that the full game is better than the demo. This suggests that the developers have made significant improvements and additions since the demo's release.
- Visually appealing graphics (weight 0.1): The game features appealing graphics, with some reviewers noting improvements over similar titles. The visuals contribute positively to the overall immersive experience.
- Playable, content-rich Early Access (weight 0.1): The game is already playable and enjoyable in its early access state, with a functional multiplayer mode and a significant amount of content. This indicates a solid foundation and active development.
- Good multiplayer, controller support (weight 0.08): The game offers a smooth and enjoyable multiplayer experience for up to four players. The game also has controller support and multiple language options.
- Endless driving, constant discovery (weight 0.06): The game features an endless highway and procedurally generated world, providing a sense of constant discovery and replayability. This contributes to a relaxing and immersive driving experience.
- Complex, in-depth gameplay (weight 0.06): The game is complex and requires in-depth study to master. The game also offers a high number of possibilities and lots of secrets.

Common complaints:
- Game riddled with bugs/optimization issues (weight 0.96): The game is plagued with numerous bugs, glitches, and optimization issues that significantly hinder the gameplay experience. These issues range from minor annoyances to game-breaking problems, including crashes, FPS drops, and physics-related bugs. Many reviewers note that the game is unpolished and requires extensive fixes.
- Lacks content and world variety (weight 0.62): Reviewers consistently report a lack of engaging content, repetitive gameplay loops, and an empty game world with few points of interest. The limited variety in locations, scenarios, and objectives leads to a monotonous and unrewarding experience, especially after extended playtime.
- Unacceptable state for Early Access (weight 0.19): Many reviewers acknowledge that the game is in Early Access, which may excuse some of the flaws. However, some reviewers feel that the game's current state is unacceptable, even for an Early Access title, and that the price does not reflect the limited content and numerous bugs.
- Poor driving and physics (weight 0.18): The game's driving mechanics and physics are poorly implemented, leading to clunky handling, oversteering, and difficulty controlling vehicles, especially at high speeds. Hitbox issues and a lack of feedback further detract from the driving experience.
- Vehicles randomly fly away (weight 0.08): A recurring bug causes vehicles to fly uncontrollably into the air, often after installing parts or performing other actions. This physics glitch leads to lost progress and frustration, as vehicles become unrecoverable.
- Landmines cause frustrating restarts (weight 0.08): Landmines are placed in inconvenient locations, leading to instant vehicle destruction and forced restarts. This frustrating mechanic, combined with a lack of clear warnings, discourages exploration and punishes players unfairly.

Gameplay feedback:
- Drive, scavenge, customize, maintain vehicles (weight 0.29): The core gameplay loop revolves around driving, scavenging for parts, assembling/customizing vehicles, and managing resources. Players explore a procedurally generated world, encountering various locations and challenges while striving to build their dream car. The game emphasizes vehicle customization and maintenance.
- Manage character's basic survival needs (weight 0.26): Players must manage their character's basic needs such as hunger, thirst, and even bladder, adding a survival element to the driving and customization gameplay.  These mechanics function effectively and contribute to the overall difficulty.
- Zombies are weak and infrequent (weight 0.11): Zombies are present in the game, but they are generally not challenging and appear infrequently. Some reviewers suggest increasing the frequency and danger of zombie encounters to add more tension and challenge to the gameplay.
- Single-player, co-op, and endless modes (weight 0.1): The game features both single-player and cooperative multiplayer modes, as well as an endless mode. The cooperative mode allows up to 4 players to explore the world together, adding fun and strategy. The endless mode provides a mileage ranking system.
- Complex car assembly system (weight 0.08): The game features a detailed car assembly system with many individual parts that can be customized. Some reviewers find it difficult to figure out which parts go where and suggest adding item descriptions. Some parts, like pedals, can easily be lost in minor collisions.
- Easy to play, lacks story (weight 0.07): The game is easy to pick up and play, offering a relaxing experience. However, some reviewers note the lack of a compelling story or greater objective, with the gameplay being "just gameplay."
- Procedural generation, repetitive locations (weight 0.06): The game world is procedurally generated, offering a dynamic experience with new events and locations. However, some reviewers find the procedural generation repetitive, with the same cars and locations appearing frequently. Early Access version has more points of interest, but they are not original or different enough.
- Similar to "The Long Drive" (weight 0.06): The game shares similarities with "The Long Drive," but aims to improve upon it with modernized features and physics. Some reviewers feel it is a copy, while others appreciate the improvements.
- Wants more content and danger (weight 0.04): Reviewers suggest adding more content, such as additional enemy types, more frequent encounters, and sparsely scattered NPCs, to enhance the game's danger and engagement.
- AK reloading is unclear/broken (weight 0.02): The reloading mechanism for the Kalashnikov assault rifle (AK) is unclear and missing cartridges. The reload button does not function properly.
- Car corrosion requires maintenance (weight 0.02): Cars are subject to corrosion, requiring constant maintenance to prevent them from deteriorating. The cars are customizable, from the engine to accessories.
- Object collision makes packing hard (weight 0.02): Object collision issues can make packing a car difficult, as items tend to stick to the car's undercarriage or other parts upon contact.
- Handbrake issues on some cars (weight 0.02): The car can drift, and the handbrake functions correctly on some car models. However, the second car model lacks a working handbrake, similar to the Mustang.
- Repetitive gameplay, lackluster ending (weight 0.02): The Strange World mode, which involves reaching a set mileage goal, has a lackluster ending. The core gameplay loop becomes repetitive after the first 100 kilometers.
- Teleport/reset car using keys (weight 0.02): The player can teleport to their car using the 'M' key and reset the car and trailer using the 'N' key.

Performance notes:
- Severe, frequent performance problems (weight 0.48): Numerous players report significant and persistent performance issues, including low FPS, stuttering, lag spikes, crashes, and freezes, even on high-end hardware. These issues are often triggered by specific in-game events like weather changes, autosaving, or loading new areas, and can worsen over extended play sessions. The game's optimization is a major concern.
- Some report stable performance (weight 0.12): Some players are reporting stable performance, especially in multiplayer, and acknowledge the developers' efforts to improve the game. However, these positive experiences are less frequent than reports of performance issues, and some may be related to earlier access or specific hardware configurations.
- Need V-Sync for tearing (weight 0.03): Some players are requesting V-Sync to address screen tearing, and report that frame locking is not solving the issue. This suggests a need for more comprehensive graphics options.
- Game requires fast PC (weight 0.02): The game requires a fast PC. This is a general statement about the game's performance requirements.
- Normal CPU/RAM usage (weight 0.01): CPU and RAM usage are within acceptable limits. This suggests that the game's performance issues are not due to excessive resource consumption.
- Draw distance impacts performance (weight 0.01): The game's draw distance and first-person perspective contribute to high GPU load. This is a specific observation about the game's design and its impact on performance.
- Cars slow at 100km (weight 0.01): Cars drive in slow motion at 100 km. This is a specific bug report.
- Stutters equipping items (weight 0.01): There are stutters when equipping items. This is a specific bug report.
- Runs on Unreal Engine 5 (weight 0.01): The game runs on Unreal Engine 5. This is a technical detail about the game's engine.

Recommendations:
- Needs polish and bug-fixing (weight 0.93): Many reviewers feel the game is currently unpolished and buggy, leading to an unsatisfactory experience.  They acknowledge the game's potential and hope for improvements through updates and bug fixes.  Some suggest waiting for a more stable version before purchasing, while others recommend it with the expectation of future improvements.
- Fun, promising, and recommended (weight 0.41): Many reviewers recommend the game, citing its fun gameplay, potential, and the active development team. Some reviewers give the game very high scores, while acknowledging its flaws, and recommend trying the demo before purchasing.
- Recommended for 'Long Drive' fans (weight 0.18): The game is frequently compared to "The Long Drive," with many reviewers recommending it to fans of that game or the road trip survival genre. Some reviewers even consider it a better alternative, praising its potential to surpass "The Long Drive" with continued development.
- Awaiting future updates/content (weight 0.18): Reviewers are looking forward to future updates, improvements, and content additions. They express a desire for the developers to continue working on the game and adding more content to enhance the experience.
- Better than 'The Long Drive' (weight 0.09): The game is compared to "The Long Drive", with some reviewers saying that the game is better than "The Long Drive". However, one reviewer now wants to play "The Long Drive" instead, as it is more enjoyable.
- Future depends on developers (weight 0.03): Reviewers express optimism about the game's future, but its success hinges on the developers' continued efforts. The game has the potential to become a major hit or remain a niche title depending on the level of support and development it receives.
- Developers did an amazing job (weight 0.02): The developers are praised for their work on the game, with reviewers describing it as gorgeous and impressive. The game is considered a great experience, and the developers are commended for their efforts.
- Variety, freedom, customization praised (weight 0.02): The game is praised for its variety of content, freedom of exploration, and extensive customization options, making it appealing to players who enjoy structured chaos and experimentation.
- Recommended, but with reservations (weight 0.01): One reviewer recommends the game, but with reservations, and initially did not recommend the game due to POI distance and pricing issues.
- Requesting refund, not recommended (weight 0.01): One reviewer is requesting a refund and does not recommend the game, especially given its price tag.
- Anticipation for official release (weight 0.01): There is high anticipation for the game's official release, and it is expected to be used by streamers to create content.

Other player notes:
- Desire for more content (weight 0.06): Reviewers are looking forward to more content being added to the game, such as new vehicles (motorcycles, quads, GAZelle model), explorable locations (maps, areas, buildings, villages), wild animals, NPCs, and car parts.
- Excessive memes and references (weight 0.02): The game contains a large number of references and memes, including video memes and references to the French community. This may detract from the core gameplay experience for some players.
- Atmosphere and driving focus (weight 0.02): The game's atmosphere blends post-apocalyptic road trip vibes with a sense of calm. Reviewers suggest focusing on driving, upgrading, repairing, and the overall atmosphere, potentially de-emphasizing elements like zombies and weapons.
- Incomplete controller support (weight 0.02): The game has partial controller support, but menu navigation and key remapping are not fully functional. Steering wheel integration is planned, with different steering wheels affecting vehicle behavior.
- Constant saving is problematic (weight 0.01): The game constantly saves, which can be frustrating if a bug causes an undesirable outcome, as players cannot easily revert to a previous state.
- High RAM consumption (weight 0.01): The game consumes a significant amount of RAM, potentially causing performance issues as the system uses drive space to compensate.
- Need car part descriptions (weight 0.01): The reviewer, lacking car expertise, suggests adding descriptions for car parts to improve understanding and engagement.
- Feels bland and soulless (weight 0.01): The game feels bland and soulless, almost like an asset flip. This is an emotional assessment without specific details, reducing the importance score.

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