Drive Beyond Horizons

Item: Drive Beyond Horizons
Rating: 67
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-20

Summary

Extensive car customization options are a highlight.
Active development team provides responsive updates.
Enjoyable gameplay experience, especially with friends.
Drive, scavenge, customize, and maintain vehicles.
Game riddled with bugs and optimization issues.
Lacks content and world variety currently.

Reviews (sample size): 1270
Helpful reviews: 73%
Unhelpful reviews: 26%
Protest reviews: 0%

67%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
33%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1373
Negative points: 1636
Gameplay points: 216
Perf. points: 174
Rec. points: 584
Misc points: 121

Point	Description	Importance
Extensive car customization options Description 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. Importance 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.	86%
Active, responsive development team Description 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. Importance 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.	81%
Fun, especially with friends Description 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. Importance 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.	56%
Improved "The Long Drive" experience Description 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. Importance 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.	35%
Game has great potential Description 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. Importance 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.	34%
Immersive and atmospheric experience Description 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. Importance 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.	27%
Enjoyable, minimal game-breaking bugs Description Some reviewers report minimal bugs and express overall enjoyment of the game. They appreciate the game's simplicity and focus on core elements. Importance 14%	Some reviewers report minimal bugs and express overall enjoyment of the game. They appreciate the game's simplicity and focus on core elements.	14%
Excellent radio and music Description 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. Importance 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.	14%
Full game better than demo Description 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. Importance 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.	11%
Visually appealing graphics Description The game features appealing graphics, with some reviewers noting improvements over similar titles. The visuals contribute positively to the overall immersive experience. Importance 10%	The game features appealing graphics, with some reviewers noting improvements over similar titles. The visuals contribute positively to the overall immersive experience.	10%
Playable, content-rich Early Access Description 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. Importance 10%	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.	10%
Good multiplayer, controller support Description The game offers a smooth and enjoyable multiplayer experience for up to four players. The game also has controller support and multiple language options. Importance 8%	The game offers a smooth and enjoyable multiplayer experience for up to four players. The game also has controller support and multiple language options.	8%
Endless driving, constant discovery Description 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. Importance 6%	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.	6%
Complex, in-depth gameplay Description The game is complex and requires in-depth study to master. The game also offers a high number of possibilities and lots of secrets. Importance 6%	The game is complex and requires in-depth study to master. The game also offers a high number of possibilities and lots of secrets.	6%