Games

High on Life

Squanch Games

2022•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 11 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalteenfastunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agerags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, breakneck shooter: simple and glossy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

70 / 100

197 ratings

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About This Game

From the mind of Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites) comes High On Life. Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Summary: IGDB

Story

Fresh out of high school with no job and no ambition, you've really got nothing going for you until an alien cartel that wants to get high off humanity invades Earth. Now, you and a team of charismatic talking guns must answer the hero's call and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalTeenAll consuming questComing of ageRags to richesRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Where to play

Details

Developer: Squanch Games
Publisher: Squanch Games
Released: 13 December 2022
Series: High on Life
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 9h rushed, 11h normally
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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