The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos

Critic reviews

• NintendoLife

  PJ O'Reilly · Sep 10, 2021

  7.0

  Murder on Eridanos is an entertaining final slice of DLC that leans into the narrative elements of Obsidian's action RPG, delivering plenty of well-written dialogue and characters in the process. Yes, the combat is pretty much played out at this stage and the whole thing feels a little bit too linear, but this is still an enjoyable return to one of our favourite action RPGs of the past few years that's well worth picking up if you enjoyed the core campaign.

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• RPG Site

  Adam Vitale · Apr 03, 2021

  7.0

  The Outer Worlds - Murder on Eridanos is a sizable DLC offering that exhibits some fun murder-mystery hijinks with the same Outer Worlds flair you've come accustomed to in the rest of the game. With some niggling quest issues and an unsatisfying conclusion, I'm not sure if it is excellent enough to convince players to spend $15 and dust off a game they've already completed more than a year ago, but there's still fun to be had for those looking for more.

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• Twinfinite

  Keenan McCall · Apr 02, 2021

  6.0

  It’s really unfortunate, because it ensures most players will spend a substantial amount of time waiting for the game to get itself together and break them out of any immersion they’ve built.

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• COGconnected

  Alexander Thomas · Mar 29, 2021

  6.8

  The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos gives us an interesting and inspired tale to jump into with that loveable band of misfits you call a crew. It pays great homage to classic sci-fi and vintage serials when it comes to the main quest, but it doesn’t feel like it leans enough into that aspect for the rest of the DLC to make it stand out from its predecessor.

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• Push Square

  Robert Ramsey · Mar 23, 2021

  7.0

  As alluded, there's still enough to like about Murder on Eridanos for us to recommend it. There are a bunch of fun side quests to get stuck into and a number of secrets to discover — including some new endgame equipment that's cleverly hidden away — but it's hard to shake the feeling that this last hurrah could, and probably should, have hit a lot harder.

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• Gaming Trend

  David Flynn · Mar 23, 2021

  5.5

  While Murder on Eridanos has fun moments focusing on investigating and dialogue choices, it is actively undermined by shoving combat in your face and a twist that makes events leading up to that point feel pointless.

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