Review Analysis Pacific Drive | Review Thread

[admin]

Game Information

Game Title: Pacific Drive

Platforms:

• PlayStation 5 (Feb 22, 2024)
• PC (Feb 22, 2024)

Trailer:
Developer: Ironwood Studios
Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 84 average - 100% recommended - 9 reviews

Critic Reviews

Digitec Magazine - Philipp Rüegg - German - Unscored

Pacific Drive is an unforgettable ride that you should not miss out on.

---

IGN Spain - Rafa Del Río - Spanish - 9 / 10

After four years of development, the good people at Ironwood Studio join forces with Kepler Interactive to launch Pacific Drive. A very personal title with a brutal charisma that proves once again that small studios still have a lot to contribute to the videogame industry.

---

PC Gamer - Christopher Livingston - 86 / 100

A novel and challenging survival game that puts you in the driver's seat of one the best cars in videogames.

---

PSX Brasil - Portuguese - 80 / 100

Quote not yet available

---

Push Square - Stephen Tailby - 8 / 10

Pacific Drive is an ambitious and rewarding debut from Ironwood Studios. It's an unusual combination of factors that all coalesce; roguelike exploration, deep and challenging survival mechanics, an interesting narrative to follow, and a central vehicle that brings everything together. Fiddly controls and complex UI mean it's not free from annoyances, but the pleasure found in incrementally upgrading the car and throwing it into the unknown trumps the setbacks. It might be an arduous journey at times, but it's definitely worth the trip.

---

Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Unscored

There's much to admire in Ironwood's car-based survival sim, not least the detail that's gone into the old banger you pilot and the weird lands you have to explore, which force you to learn their quirks and keep your wits about you. As a crafting game, however, it's rather unforgiving and laborious, requiring a lot of thankless graft if you want to stay on the road and unlock more inventive equipment.

---

Shacknews - TJ Denzer - 9 / 10

Quote not yet available

---

Skill Up - Ralph Panebianco - Unscored

Video Review - Quote not available

---

Spaziogames - Italian - 7.5 / 10

Pacific Drive is an intriguing experience and, despite being way more complicated than it should in some of its choices, it's a compelling game that feels like a breath of fresh air for video games' lovers.

​

Videos:

​