STAR OVERDRIVE REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company @JesusFabre @JFGamesPR Publisher Dear Villagers @DearVillagers Developer Caracal Games Studio @CaracalGames

This is released in the UK on the 19/6/2025 and in the UK is priced at £29.99.

INTRODUCTION

Star Overdrive is a high-speed action adventure set in an open world. Race across an alien planet on your Hoverboard, mastering tricks, battling enemies, solving puzzles, and using your powers to overcome challenges and shape your destiny!

FEATURES

A HIGH-SPEED ODYSSEY ACROSS THE STARS
Set off on a high-speed Hoverboard adventure in Star Overdrive, where thrilling action collides with the mysteries of a distant alien world.
After intercepting a cryptic distress signal, you, the protagonist Bios, find yourself stranded on an enigmatic planet called Cebete. Armed with your versatile Keytar and advanced Hoverboard, you’ll navigate diverse biomes, confront challenges, evolve your hidden powers, and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of your beloved Nous.
DYNAMIC HOVERBOARD EXPLORATION
Speed through vast worlds, pull off epic tricks, and use momentum to reach new places. Chain high-flying tricks and boost into battle with seamless, stylish movement.
PLAY YOUR WAY
Adapt, experiment, and combine powers with the environment to outsmart enemies, navigate the alien world, and shape your fighting style.
INNOVATIVE KEYTAR COMBAT & PUZZLES
Bend the environment to your will by combining abilities, unlocking skills as you clear ruins. Battle or explore at your pace, using powers to outsmart enemies.
A WORLD FULL OF SECRETS
Explore three distinct biomes, each with unique landscapes, creatures, and hidden challenges. No two rides feel the same.
EVOLVE YOUR POWERS & ABILITIES
Alter gravity’s effects, unleash kinetic energy, and combine abilities to defeat enemies.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR RIDE
Personalize your Hoverboard with vibrant colors and design upgrades, tailoring both appearance and experience to your playstyle.
UPGRADE HOVERBOARD PERFORMANCE
Gather resources to boost your Hoverboard’s speed, gravity, control, and more, pushing your skills to the limit in races, intense rides, and daring stunts
Race across breathtaking landscapes and uncover the truth behind your lover’s disappearance in this shattered world.
From the whispering dunes to the gravity bending ruins, every biome is a challenge, demanding speed, precision, and creative thinking.
Your journey is yours to shape!
Will you harness your abilities to defy physics, outmaneuver threats, or unlock the lost knowledge buried beneath the land?
A HEARTFELT TRIBUTE TO THE GENRE
Developed by a passionate indie team of 10, Star Overdrive combines the thrill of high-speed traversal with immersive storytelling, offering a fresh take on the action-adventure genre.
Prepare to dive into a world where music, momentum, and mystery intertwine.

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Controls are easy to learn and understand.

Enemies are nice as all own look and all have own attacks to learn.

Art style is nice and detailed.

Upgrades are cool as alot of different uses and can adjust to suit own playstyle.

Controls are stiff in terms of movement and especially jumping felt stiff and rigid.

Combat is basic and stiff such as swinging melee and stuff not as smooth as hoped for.

World is big however feels very barren and empty not feels alive.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall story is fun and interesting, controls easy learn, enemies own look, attacks and nice art style and cool upgrades to suit style. However for £29.99, controls are stiff in terms of movement, jumping and combat is basic, stiff and the world is kinda dull and not feels alive.

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Story is fun and interesting.
Controls are easy to learn.
Enemies own look, attacks.
Art style is nice, detailed.
Upgrades cool own uses suit playstyle.

Controls are stiff in terms movement, jumping.
Combat basic and stiff not as smooth as hoped for.
World feels kinda dull, empty not as fun to explore.