Days Gone Reviews

Days Gone is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
No Recommendation / Blank
Apr 25, 2019

A frequently gorgeous, sadly generic open-world game that runs out of steam well before its extended play-time is over.

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IGN
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Fun in small bursts, but Days Gone's repetition, bland world, and meandering story make for an unremarkable ride.

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Andy Kelly
Top Critic
63 / 100
May 17, 2021

Riding and maintaining your bike is great-the boring world, dull missions, and overly serious tone, not so much.

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Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone is a keen and engaging open world zombie adventure despite some issues.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
6 / 10
Apr 25, 2019

A peculiarly constructed open world zombie game that sidelines its most unique features in favour of generic action and unengaging storytelling.

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7.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019
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7.8 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Surviving the zombie throngs can be a thrilling experience, but the story and open-world structure come in second

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5 / 10
Apr 26, 2019

Days Gone has its exciting moments, but it fails to say anything interesting or meaningful about its story and characters.

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Unscored
May 2, 2019

Instead of getting to the bottom of these questions, most communities prefer to send me crisscrossing the gorgeous Oregon countryside and rolling mountains of Days Gone's open world on my motorcycle as I hunt down bounties, recruit survivors, and raze entire camps of raiders. Completing missions builds trust within these communities, which in turn unlocks better gear, a reward I find much more compelling than the idea of helping each camp's one-note characters.

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Apr 25, 2019

The zombie apocalypse is well-trodden territory and the open-world spin of Days Gone can only differentiate it so much. There's a strong narrative focus, but Deacon St. John doesn't carry that weight as deftly as he could. There are highlights and fun tools available within, but the game doesn't push those forward first, leaving the players to deal with some tedium first. Days Gone is a great foundation for something better though, so hopefully Bend gets the chance to improve upon it.

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6 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone ups the open world survival ante but doesn't have enough cash to pay for the rest of the rounds of betting, making it one of the weirdest AAA releases in recent memory. If enough people buy it, its stronger moments will likely be immortalized in YouTube videos for years to come. Yet, most people will probably remember it as the open world zombie game that didn't bring much mechanically to the table. With some tweaks to the pacing, it could have reconciled its warm, frank look at humanity and been something special.

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Apr 25, 2019

The story is a slow-burn, but once you start getting into it, you’ll want to finish the ride.

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7.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Sadly, Days Gone ends up as a failure regarding the attempt of creating one of the best survival games in the market. Despite of the fact that it is a fun game, it has far too many errors to be considered a must-have title. The story is inconsistent, the missions tend to become repetitive and there are a lot of problems regarding stability as well as bugs that, all in all, make this one of the weakest exclusive game to be found on the PlayStation 4.

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87 / 100
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone might be one of the most entertaining survival games we've ever played. It presents a strong narrative and systems that make the game always unpredictable. It may not be a "must have", but it sure is a damn fun video game.

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6 / 10
Apr 25, 2019

There are glimmers of true excellence here; small stretches of Days Gone can be especially fun and polished. However, the assembly of these various parts suffers from the lack of an engaging story, compelling characters, or an open world that feels organic and worth exploring.

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Shacknews
Top Critic
7 / 10
Apr 30, 2019

Like a biker, though, Days Gone lacks a certain level of polish. It took me a long time to care about the story that was being told and the characters in it, and it always felt just a bit out of sync for me. I think that’s partly due to the world not feeling very welcoming, which may have been intentional, but robbed me of that precious exploration and downtime that open-world games should offer.

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Kirk McKeand
Top Critic
Unscored
Apr 25, 2019

While it’s still slightly better than most recent Xbox One exclusives, Days Gone just isn’t anywhere near the quality of the majority of PS4 first-party releases.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Luxurious environments and tons of contents make Days Gone a good choice for open world lovers. But the ambitious adventure crafted by Bend Studio has more than a few annoying issues and shortcomings under the hood.

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Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone offers a dangerous and desolate world full of bad things and bad people. if you're willing to put up with some shortcomings the reward is one of the best open-world zombie apocalypse games to date.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

Days Gone has some moments of brilliance, but there're far too may bugs. The hordes improve the game drastically, it's just a shame that a lot of the game suffers in other avenues.

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