Days Gone

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Days Gone has a solid foundation, but the game sidelines its most unique features in favor of generic and repetitious gameplay, it has a ton of bugs, and its meandering, inconsistent story has nothing meaningful to say.

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Lucy O'Brien (IGN)

6.5/10

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

L:eon Hurley (GamesRadar+)

3.5/5 stars

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

Kallie Plagge (GameSpot)

5/10

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

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3DNews	Алексей Лихачев	6 / 10	04-27-2019	Despite all the bugs, the horrible optimization, the empty open world and the huge amount of fetch quests, Days Gone still is an enjoyable game. Not least thanks to all the great characters whose stories are interesting, even when they are asking you to find some flowers or to clear one more camp on another edge of the map..	Read review
ACG	Jeremy Penter	Not Recommended	04-25-2019	Video Review	Read review
AnaitGames	Víctor Manuel Martínez García	6 / 10	04-24-2019	Its ambition goes beyond the technical side —you can find a very honest type of ambition in its best moments, but there’s not many of those in the game, and they are not as important as they should be.	Read review
Areajugones	Juan Linares	7.5 / 10	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
Atomix	Alberto Desfassiaux	80 / 100	04-25-2019	A good game for the PS4. Nothing more. Days Gone dose not take any risk or propose something new.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	William Schwartz	4 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
AusGamers	Steve Farrelly	6.6 / 10	04-26-2019	Days Gone is contextually broken, its gunplay is deplorable, its ‘open-world’ premise is a joke and its narrative consistently overrides that open-world ‘design’ goal.	Read review
BaziCenter	Shervin Xaveh	7.5 / 10	05-02-2019	Although Days Gone is suffering from tons of technical issues and of course unbelievably weak AI, it still manages to make up for them by offering solid, diverse gameplay, wonderful atmosphere and world design, and great music and sound design. Let’s just hope that Sony gives Bend Studio another chance.	Read review
Bloody Disgusting	Neil Bolt	3 / 5 stars	05-09-2019	Days Gone doesn’t rip up the rulebook for open world games, brings very little new to the tired zombie genre, and while its story is enjoyable, it’s far from compelling. Yet that doesn’t mean you won’t have a good time with it. While the riding and horde dynamics elevate the dependable, yet humdrum, nature of the rest of the game, just remember that patience is definitely required for the stretches of repetition between the more interesting parts.	Read review
But Why Tho?	Nikko Soto	6 / 10	05-04-2019	I can say with full confidence that I’ve had a blast playing Days Gone. Whether it’s the main storyline, coming up with plans to get rid of hordes, or even the endless hours that one can put into exploring, this game offers diverse elements for all players to enjoy.	Read review
Cerealkillerz	Patrice Naderi	7.6 / 10	04-27-2019	With Days Gone Bend Studio delivers over long distances a well working survival game with an exciting open world, but unfortunately stand in its own way due to a dull storytelling, a clean, but simplified Gameplay and some technical issues. Nevertheless, fans of open world games and the fight for survival should give the exclusive a try.	Read review
CGMagazine	Preston Dozsa	6.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone is an above average open-world game that is brought down by a weak first act, poor shooting, and a lot of technical issues.	Read review
Cheat Code Central	Unknown	4.8 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone is a more thoughtful zombie game that offers people multiple approaches to solve problems.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Luke Mitchell	Recommended	05-05-2019	While it has some flaws and can get repetitive during long sessions, it’s still fun to try and survive in a violent world that is truly out to get you.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Estela Villa	Recommended	05-06-2019	Days Gone is a video game that will conquer you if you like the sandbox genre and survival, a bit long and repetitive, but it has original ingredients that can catch your attention.	Read review
COGconnected	Paul Sullivan	80 / 100	04-25-2019	Is it an excellent open world game? Not quite. Is it worth playing? Oh yeah. The gorgeous and well-built environment is a treat, and the mechanical twists on the Sony’s first party formula make Days Gone a nice spring surprise.	Read review
Critical Hit	Alessandro Barbosa	6.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone has moments where it reveals its brilliance, but they’re buried under a litany of uninteresting and repetitive missions and numerous technical issues.	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Jimmy Donnellan	8 / 10	05-02-2019	Sure, it’s clunky at points, has enough rough edges to cut someone, and is perhaps too slow in getting to the good stuff, but give Days Gone and Deacon a chance and they will win you over.	Read review
Daily Dot	AJ Moser	2 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	The apocalypse has never been more aimless than in Days Gone	Read review
Daily Star	Rebecca Stow	5 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Post-apocalyptic Oregon is clearly a place developer Bend Studio have thought a lot about, and crafted with tremendous amounts of care and attention to detail.	Read review
Destructoid	Chris Carter	6 / 10	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Dillon Sweeney	6 / 10	04-25-2019	Running on a treadmill and Days Gone are very similar experiences. You put in time and effort, yet you remain in the same spot. Thrilling gameplay and crazed “freakers” cannot save this game from its LONG, uncompelling story. Ultimately, the amount of hours invested in Days Gone do not pay off. This is not a full throttle Sony exclusive that we’ve come to know and love, it’s miles away from that.	Read review
Digital Spy	Unknown	3 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone is definitely worth playing at some stage, but it’s certainly not a must-own game. However there’s a lot of fun to be had here, so let’s just hope SIE Bend Studio gives us another pop at finally taking down the Freaker horde one day.	Read review
Digital Trends	Steven Petite	2.5 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone is a generic open world zombie fest riddled with tedium and performance issues.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Harvard L.	4 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	For its strengths and its faults, I kept finding myself drawn back to the game’s evocative narrative all the way through.	Read review
DualShockers	Rachael Fiddis	8 / 10	05-07-2019	It’s been a long time coming, but is Days Gone by Bend Studio really worth the wait after all this time? After sixty plus hours of gameplay, I definitely think so.	Read review
Easy Allies	Brandon Jones	3.75 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Standing out from the ravenous zombie genre, Days Gone brings a lot of heart and massive open-world freaker hordes. It’s ambitious in the length of its campaign and the size of its map, but some things just don’t work as they should.	Read review
Echo Boomer	David Fialho	Recommended	04-25-2019	Despite a boring start with repetitive missions	Read review
EGM	Josh Harmon	5.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Derivative and beset by astounding technical problems, Days Gone is a rare misfire among Sony’s first-party efforts. While the core fantasy of surviving in a world overrun with infected occasionally shines through, Bend Studio doesn’t deliver nearly enough compelling moments to justify the long slog it takes to see this mediocre story through to its end.	Read review
Eurogamer	Malindy Hetfeld	Not Recommended	04-25-2019	A frequently gorgeous, sadly generic open-world game that runs out of steam well before its extended play-time is over.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Giuseppe Arace	8.2 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone therefore lives in ambivalence: it is a journey with some obstacles too much in the path, but so intense that it makes us appreciate every single kilometer spent riding our bike. And that is why we will hardly be able to forget all the days spent in the Nightmare.	Read review
Explosion Network	Dylan Blight	6 / 10	05-16-2019	Your first six-to-eight hours with Days Gone will be your worst. It’s a slow drag of ploddingly introduced mechanics, weapons and characters that eventually does open up to a much more varied and exciting experience.	Read review
Fextralife	Castielle	8 / 10	05-03-2019	Days Gone deserves your attention if you are a fan of the zombie “genre”. If you’ve ever watched I Am Legend or 28 Days Later and thought “I wish there was a game like that!”, then you definitely need to play this game. Days Gone is a nice blend of open world and story driven that few games offer, “zombie” or otherwise. For 60$ USD you get 30-60 hours of this type of gameplay, which I feel more than justifies the price tag.	Read review
Game Informer	Matthew Kato	7.8 / 10	04-25-2019	Surviving the zombie throngs can be a thrilling experience, but the story and open-world structure come in second	Read review
Game Rant	Anthony Taormina	4 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone offers a lot of excitement when facing off against its Freaker hordes as Deacon St. John, but some generic open world elements and gameplay hold it back.	Read review
Game Revolution	Jason Faulkner	4 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	The story is a slow-burn, but once you start getting into it, you’ll want to finish the ride.	Read review
Game Volt	Ahmed Hassan	7 / 10	05-05-2019	It’s rare to feel bad towards a game that you feel that it didn’t get what it deserved but this how things are with Days Gone, As it delivers a fun world and a lot of good settings and options but it fails to utilize these options due to the fact that the current generation of consoles are not up to the challenge of running it well, also the AI in the game could have taken it to the class of unforgettable games but it was so weak it made look like boring unworthy journey, personally I would love to see a Remaster edition for this game on the next generation running the way it should have been.	Read review
Gameblog	Rami Bououd	6 / 10	04-25-2019	For sure, Days Gone have a good story and characters that are pleasant to follow. But missions and gameplay are too repetitive, AI is too silly, bugs and freezes too frequent (even on PS4 Pro) to have us considering it as a fully enjoyable game. Too bad.	Read review
GameCrate	David Jagneaux	6.8 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone seems like a classic case of a game that grew too big for its own good. The production values are excellent and it packs some tense gameplay and emotional stories, but the poor pacing, tedious open world, and padded length significantly drag it down overall.	Read review
Gamefa	Mohammad Aria Moghaddam	8.7 / 10	04-30-2019	Days Gone is a mixture of enjoyable fights with zombies. great visual design, a decent story and thrilling gameplay. If you want all of these in one game, then Days Gone is going to satisfy you. Don’t miss the newest PS4 exclusive game	Read review
GameGrin	Richard Shivdarsan	6 / 10	05-26-2019	I know there is a solid 10 to 15-hour game within Days Gone, but there is too much unnecessary stuff that has been piled onto it that makes it a forgettable and unenjoyable experience.	Read review
GameMAG	xtr	7 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone is, unfortunately, not a revolution and not a GOTY contender, but an artificially overextended project for those who like capture camps, craft weapons and traps, collect items and clean out nests of infected on a big map.	Read review
Gameplanet	Dan Grayson	7.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone is an ambitious new IP that borrows heavily from its influences. It still maintains its own identity and features some genuinely fun gameplay. It’s unfortunately held back by countless technical issues, but if you’re willing to tolerate these, the moment to moment gameplay is enjoyable. While there’s nothing revolutionary about the game, it’s worth a go if you’re a zombie fan	Read review
GamePro	Linda Sprenger	82 / 100	04-25-2019	Days Gone delivers gripping survival action in a merciless post-apocalyptic world despite its forgetful story.	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	7.2 / 10	05-14-2019	Days Gone is a generally solid experience that could have used a bit more polish.	Read review
Gamersky	不倒翁蜀黍	7.8 / 10	04-25-2019	The concept, atmosphere, and some parts of gameplay of Days Gone are very similar to The Last of Us. Considering it’s an open-world game, it’s even funnier than TLOS in terms of exploring. Dealing with thousands of zombies is both exciting and challenging. The story is just fine, but the ending makes me confused because it doesn’t tell everything clearly and make sense. What’s more, the frame rate is unstable, and it would be much more fluent if they can fix the problem..	Read review
GamesBeat	Dean Takahashi	75 / 100	05-10-2019	It had the potential to be as good as The Last of Us, but it lost its way. It’s worth playing, especially as Bend Studio stamps out the bugs.	Read review
GameSkinny	Joseph Ocasio	7 / 10	05-02-2019	Days Gone may not be game-changing like other PlayStation exclusives, but it’s still a well put together title.	Read review
GameSpew	Kim Snaith	9 / 10	04-25-2019	Don’t write Days Gone off as “just another generic open world game”; it’s so much more than that.	Read review
GameSpot	Kallie Plagge	5 / 10	04-26-2019	Days Gone has its exciting moments, but it fails to say anything interesting or meaningful about its story and characters.	Read review
GamesRadar+	Leon Hurley	3.5 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone is a keen and engaging open world zombie adventure despite some issues.	Read review
GameZone	Cade Onder	6.5 / 10	04-25-2019	As it stands, Days Gone isn’t some abomination but it’s not up to par with what we expect from a Sony first party game. It has significant redeemable qualities to be found in its story but still fails to deliver a tight, focused narrative without loads of extra fat or a compelling enough gameplay experience.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Randy Kalista	8 / 10	04-25-2019	It took a few hours to get under my skin. But now that I’ve gotten into a rhythm with its post-apocalyptic horror-survivalist aspects, Days Gone puts on a good little self-serious road drama.	Read review
GamingBolt	Pramath	7 / 10	04-27-2019	Despite being painfully generic, Days Gone is an engaging game thanks to its emergent gameplay.	Read review
GamingTrend	Bryan Lawver	60 / 100	04-25-2019	Days Gone features some potentially interesting community-building mechanics and the appeal of a bikers vs. zombies game is hard to ignore, but it never lets its best ideas take center stage. Instead, it focuses on lackluster combat and a repetitive set of missions. It moves along on the kind of momentum that exists almost by default in big open world packed with activities, but I could never get fully engaged, partly due to its dragging pace, scattershot story, off-putting protagonist, and frequent bugs.	Read review
GBAtemp	Krista Noren	6.7 / 10	05-09-2019	Days Gone sits at the cusp between good and bad. It exists as a wholly mediocre game, relying so much on its inspiration that it never feels unique. When compared to Sony’s recent first-party successes in the form of Spider-Man and God of War, it only makes Days Gone that much blander.	Read review
Geek Culture	Jake Su	8.1 / 10	04-24-2019	Days Gone creates a world that wants to eat you alive, and you will gladly stay and be back for seconds despite the problems.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	Damien Chambers	9 / 10	05-24-2019	Days Gone is a game that shouldn’t be as good as it is: a harsh and unforgiving world that is almost as difficult to endure as the roller-coaster of hype that surrounded the game since its first reveal three years ago.	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	6.5 / 10	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
GotGame	David Poole	7.5 / 10	06-07-2019	Days Gone is easily worth playing for fans of zombie games. Don’t let low scores fool you, this is still a gem.	Read review
GRYOnline.pl	Adam Zechenter	8 / 10	04-25-2019	In Days Gone I receive all features I like in video games – atmosphere, interesting characters, realism, well-made shooting, and cool stealth mechanics. Despite that Days Gone may be a real disappointment for fans of Ubisoft’s open world games – there’s a lot of content but it’s all based on the story-driven campaign. It’s a long storyline but there’s nothing else to do.	Read review
Guardian	Keith Stuart	3 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	This is a game of fun and fury – it’s thrilling at times, but it signifies nothing.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Kevin Dunsmore	4 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Like the winding roads of Farewell Wilderness that contain both serenity and danger, Days Gone is a journey with a winding range of emotions.	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Álvaro Alonso	87 / 100	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
Hynerd.it	Unknown	8 / 10	05-27-2019	Days Gone is a really great product, especially regarding the plot and the characters, that leaves a sour taste. It could be another excellent game made by Playstation if it wasn’t for those flaws we just discussed. Sadly cause of bugs, and textures loaded too slowly, low frame rate and transictions that break the game rhythm, everything gets less enjoyable, even frustrating. Sony missed the chance to make a masterpiece, but there is definitively some chance to reach the perfection with Days Gone 2. There is everything necessary to start a new successful saga. In the end, we suggest you to play Days Gone, even if that means facing some issue. (Ps4 Pro owners will have less problems with frame rate)	Read review
IGN	Lucy O’Brien	6.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Fun in small bursts, but Days Gone’s repetition, bland world, and meandering story make for an unremarkable ride.	Read review
IGN Italy	Mattia Ravanelli	8 / 10	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
IGN Middle East	Moustafa Gad	7.7 / 10	04-24-2019	There is a lot to be enjoyed in Days Gone – variety in gameplay, large arsenal of weapons, satisfying stealth mechanics, and riding a motorcycle through a vast open-world. But the game takes a beating when it comes to its story, which is an in-cohesive mess with bland storytelling and shallow characters that lack any sort of charisma or real motives.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Nathan Misa	4.2 / 5 stars	05-08-2019	Days Gone offers fun open-world exploration and survival-horror gameplay elevated by a compelling post apocalypse narrative and top-notch presentation.	Read review
INDIANTVCZ	Lukáš Lindner	8 / 10	04-24-2019	Days Gone may not be the most original and innovative title, but it’s still a very solid open-world story adventure that won’t give you anything for free. For about thirty hours of gameplay I was genuinely entertained.	Read review
Just Push Start	Mark Fajardo	3.5 / 5 stars	04-29-2019	The best way to describe Days Gone is good but not great. There is arguably nothing that hits a point where you absolutely must see it, something Horizon, God of War and a few other exclusives have, leading to a mixed reaction. Even if I come off rather critical of a number of elements, it’s the type of game where I might not tell people it’s a can’t miss experience, though it never hits the point where I’d actively discourage anyone from bothering. So, if you’re okay with a good game that has hints of something better or simply enjoy the genre, give it a go.	Read review
JVL	L_sK	7.5 / 10	04-25-2019	With its beautiful graphics, living world, violent and exhilarating melee clashes or even those moments of calm alone on the road, Days Gone should satisfy survival action fans. Nevertheless, its defects do detract, and we hope that the series will have the opportunity to erase them in a sequel.	Read review
LevelUp	Thrash	9.4 / 10	04-25-2019	In summary, Days Gone is a very pleasant surprise from PlayStation, who continue to show that high-quality exclusives is a top priority.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Ahmet Özçilingir	77 / 100	04-24-2019	I played Days Gone, I thought that if Sony Bend Studio had more time to develop this game, it could be something way better than this product, even one of the best games of this generation.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	Unknown	6 / 10	04-25-2019	A peculiarly constructed open world zombie game that sidelines its most unique features in favour of generic action and unengaging storytelling.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	66 / 100	04-25-2019	Days Gone is a fairly typical open world post apocalyptic survival title that offers a few memorable mechanics and story beats, but is eventually consumed by genre clichés. Poor technical performance further hinders its chances of survival, but perhaps with time that wound will heal.	Read review
Next Gen Base	Ben Ward	8.5 / 10	04-24-2019	If you tore chunks out of Dying Light, Far Cry, The Last of Us, Sons of Anarchy and a bunch of other open-world titles then threw them all into a blender, you’d probably end up with something akin to Days Gone. It’s a game with lots to enjoy, a ton of world to explore and some sensational visuals to take in. As seemingly generic as much of it is on first glance, Days Gone opens up to prove that it’s capable of punching its weight in a crowded area of the gaming landscape. A slow start to the story might put some off, and there are still a few technical issues that raise their head on the odd occasion, but there is plenty in here that gives you cause to overlook them. Farewell, Oregon, I had a great time clearing you out of Freaks.	Read review
Nexus	Robert de Wit	8.8 / 10	04-24-2019	Overall, Days Gone is an absolutely brutal, rewarding, and phenomenal narrative experience, mixed with great action, and fun gameplay. It’s the perfect combination of survival mechanics to make the title more intense, with natural characters, a rewarding storyline, and addictive gameplay.	Read review
Niche Gamer	Sophia Narwitz	6 / 10	05-03-2019	Days Gone is ultimately a disappointing experience, that could have been much more. I didn’t hate my time with it, and there’s a lot of heart to the experience that I genuinely appreciated, but it falls into the same trappings of too many open world experiences.	Read review
NoesPaisparaFrikis	Oscar Garcia Mompean	8.6 / 10	05-12-2019	Sony can rest easy trusting Bend Studio to make great titles. “Days Gone” offers an adventure with an extraordinary setting, bringing a new element, “the hordes”, not seen before in the zombie genre for consoles and hours and hours of fun. The game has failures as we have seen but that do not cloud the excellent premiere of Bend Studios in the big leagues and make it clear that their “Days Gone” have come to stay.	Read review
NoobFeed	Adam Siddiqui	80 / 100	05-04-2019	After Sony’s extensive and highly acclaimed library of exclusives such as Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, God of War, and Spider-Man PS4 many expect Days Gone to provide an equally outstanding experience. Days Gone isn’t a spectacular game. The gameplay doesn’t provide anything revolutionary, with tedious tasks making up a bulk of the adventure. Where Days Gone does excel at is delivering a solid narrative of survivors attempting to find purpose in this destroyed world. Attempting to find a reason to wake up for another day of fending off humans, the infected, and their own mental destruction. But even the strong narrative is eventually weakened due to the myriad of technical problems. For every positive feature within Days Gone, there’s something that negatively hampers the experience.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Yasin İlgün	6.5 / 10	04-24-2019	Did I enjoy playing Days Gone? Yes, but not every minute. I would probably enjoy it much more if there were no technical difficulties that undermine the realism Days Gone was trying to create.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	John-Paul Jones	8 / 10	04-25-2019	Though a touch derivative and brought low on occasion by the odd technical issue, Days Gone is a sprawling and handsomely made open-world adventure that contains a surprising amount of heart and ample amounts of violence to match.	Read review
Polygon	Alyse Stanley	Recommended	05-02-2019	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.	Read review
Post Arcade (National Post)	Chad Sapieha	7.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Distinctive elements — including horrifying hordes of hundreds of infected ‘freaks’ — help salvage an otherwise average open-world post-apocalypse adventure	Read review
PowerUp!	Nathanael Peacock	Recommended	04-24-2019	There are a few rough edges, and I’ll be keen to see how the system handles larger and larger groups of the undead, but at the moment, I’m looking forward to seeing more of the Oregon wilderness.	Read review
Press Start	Brodie Gibbons	7 / 10	04-25-2019	Bend has delivered on a largely enjoyable open-world game with Days Gone. It has its fair share of hang-ups and though most are forgivable, some are not. Their depiction of Oregon, while bleak, is truly breathtaking and strikes me as the ideal mould for open-traversal. Its map isn’t as big as many in the genre, though it’s densely populated by things to do.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Bruno Henrique Vinhadel	89 / 100	04-25-2019	Days Gone may not bring so much originality into a theme already quite spent in the entertainment industry. The similarity with other games is remarkable, but does not overlap with the quality that the title presents. An interesting story, a lively and aggressive world, well-defined protagonist and excellent combat makes the Bend Studio title an excellent choice for owners of a PlayStation 4.	Read review
Push Square	Sammy Barker	7 / 10	04-25-2019	The story can drift, and the overall package isn’t quite as polished as its PS4 exclusive counterparts – but as far as gaming comfort food goes, you could feast on much worse snacks than this.	Read review
Rely On Horror	Destiny Maddox	8 / 10	05-10-2019	Days Gone brings unexpected depth and humanity to the post-apocalyptic wasteland courtesy of a cast of believable characters.	Read review
Saudi Gamer	سندس الخباز	5 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone is an optimistic start for Bend Studio as an open-world but it is a critical need for more polishing	Read review
Screen Rant	Ty Sheedlo	3 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone follows every post-apocalypse cue in the book. It does combat, level design, and bike riding well but struggles to overcome a basic story.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Tomáš Kuník	8 / 10	04-25-2019	Huge and fascinating open-world action-adventure with unique experience and some bugs.	Read review
Shacknews	Bill Lavoy	7 / 10	04-30-2019	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.	Read review
Slant Magazine	Steven Scaife	1.5 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	The game meets the baseline level of quality we might expect from a big-budgeted joint, yet it remains a tiresome, empty experience.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Martin Kubeš	85 / 100	04-25-2019	Days Gone is another great exclusive PlayStation 4 title that offers everything a modern survival game should and adds breathtaking zombie hordes on top. Although it’s not without its faults, Days Gone is still a must play game for everyone who owns the console. Don’t expect anything revolutionary or unprecedented, but as a start of a new franchise, it turned out very well.	Read review
SpazioGames	Domenico Musicò	8.8 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone has an astonishing and rich open world with great characters and a lot of quests to accomplish. Bend Studio is finally become great. Sony must be proud.	Read review
Stevivor	Steve Wright	6 / 10	04-25-2019	While patches may be able to salvage quite a few of its bugs, there are some questionable design decisions that certainly can’t be fixed as easily.	Read review
TechRaptor	Samuel Guglielmo	5.5 / 10	05-13-2019	While it tries a few unique things, Days Gone’s awful writing, abundance of glitches, and boring cookie cutter gameplay doesn’t really make it worth spending time on.	Read review
Telegraph	Tom Hoggins	5 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone is a game that is, at once, both so close and so far from being what it could have been. There are certainly things here to enjoy and sufficiently pass the time. Those dusty roads of Oregon being the most prominent, but when that world is so empty and its inhabitants so vacant, it starts to become a real challenge to care.	Read review
The Escapist	Riley Constantine	4 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	The zombie apocalypse isn’t worth surviving at first glance. Enduring a lifetime of horrible food, abysmal cellular reception, and the constant paranoia associated with living a day-to-death existence sounds overwhelming. Forget about whether or not we can strategically out-sprint an undead horde or can ruthlessly murder other survivors if necessary: the more important question is…	Read review
The Games Machine	Marco Ravetto	8.2 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone is a very nice game. It’s not original or perfect, but it’s really enjoyable from the title screen to the ending credits.	Read review
The Outerhaven Productions	Diego Perez	2 / 5 stars	05-10-2019	Days Gone is so clearly inspired by other pillars of video game storytelling, but it fails to meet the standards set forth by those that came before it. While there are good ideas and a lot of heart in Days Gone, it ultimately stumbles in execution and is plagued by a number of technical issues, making it hard to recommend Bend’s post-apocalyptic biker adventure.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Jim Hargreaves	6 / 10	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
Too Much Gaming	Carlos Hernandez	8 / 10	04-24-2019	Days Gone has characters that make you smile, and a trusty bike ready to take you away. For while some irritations persisted during my playthrough – such as the technical irregularities that need to be patched – that its encounters provide a real sense of accomplishment makes it an open world worth exploring.	Read review
TrueGaming	عمر العمودي	7.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone offers a very good action game with its main gameplay and wide world, but it faces the same problems typical to open world game	Read review
TrustedReviews	Ryan Jones	3.5 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone has a couple of fantastic ideas, including the blockbuster horde battles that offer some of the most heart-pounding zombie spectacles I’ve seen yet.	Read review
Twinfinite	Zhiqing Wan	3 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone is an alright first step for Bend Studio. It’s a competent open world game with massive, diverse environments for you to explore, even if there aren’t actually a lot of interesting things to do. It’s also very vanilla, and there just isn’t much substance beneath its glossy surface.	Read review
Unboxholics	Λεωνίδας Στραβάκος	Recommended	04-25-2019	Days Gone in addition to being an exciting survival adventure, is also a journey into a new, tough world. A world where one’s death is the life of another, and the values that once constituted the civilized society have long since collapsed.	Read review
USgamer	Mike Williams	3.5 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
VG247	Kirk McKeand	Not Recommended	04-25-2019	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.	Read review
Video Chums	Tyler Hall	8.8 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone is an exceptionally refined and gorgeous open-world action adventure game.	Read review
VideoGamer	Joshua Wise	8 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone is a grim, beautiful B-movie; its action and writing are full of pulpy thrills, and by the end of it, I found myself liking a character called Deacon St. John – an achievement in itself.	Read review
Wccftech	Alessio Palumbo	8.4 / 10	04-25-2019	Days Gone puts Bend Studio once again on the map of all PlayStation gamers after many years of oblivion. While it doesn’t deliver any meaningful innovations in terms of open world and gameplay mechanics, it’s a fun game that sports gorgeous graphics and a surprisingly great story/cast of characters, easily paving the way for a sequel to the stories of Deacon ‘the Drifter’ St. John. The links above are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Wccftech.com may earn from qualifying purchases.	Read review
We Got This Covered	Todd Rigney	4 / 5 stars	04-25-2019	Days Gone overcomes loose controls, familiar mechanics and gameplay loops, and a well-worn setting to tell a very relatable story featuring one of my favorite characters in recent years.	Read review
WellPlayed	Zach Jackson	7 / 10	05-26-2019	Days Gone may not hit the heights of Sony’s previous first-party exclusives but it still has enough going for it to be worth your time	Read review
Worth Playing	Redmond Carolipio	8.5 / 10	04-25-2019	Even with all the promotion we’re seeing now, Days Gone still carries the aura of a title that could be miscast and possibly overlooked at a glance, like it was for me a few years ago. You don’t know until you play, and this stands as one the more pleasant and satisfying surprises of the year for me. It’s been a long road to this game, but the ride is worth it.	Read review
ZTGD	Anthony Mann	7.5 / 10	05-30-2019	I like Days Gone. I really like Deacon as a character. I think the world is interesting. I like all of this enough to look past the bugs and glitches that I don’t expect from Sony first party games.	Read review

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About Days Gone

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Days Gone is an open-world action-adventure game set in a harsh wilderness two years after a devastating global pandemic. Play as Deacon St. John, a Drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live. At its core, Days Gone is about survivors and what makes them human: desperation, loss, madness, betrayal, friendship, brotherhood, regret, love – and hope. It’s about how even when confronted with such enormous tragedy they find a reason to live. Hope never dies.

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