History VideoGame / Outriders

** The large, titanic creatures seen in the demo (called Stormbringers) are feared by all on Enoch, as they tower over everything else and apparently have the ability to wipe out hundreds of people in seconds. The mere presence of one is enough to cause both the ECA and the Exiles to briefly stop fighting each other when it appears on the battlefield.

* ApocalypseHow: Planetary Total Extinction on Earth (seismic-related), and at least Regional Societal Collapse on Enoch due to the Anomaly.

** The large, titanic creatures seen in the demo are feared by all on Enoch, as they tower over everything else and apparently have the ability to wipe out hundreds of people in seconds. The mere presence of one is enough to cause both the ECA and the Exiles to briefly stop fighting each other when it appears on the battlefield.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: The Exiles as a faction are this. According to lore tabs within the demo, they initially posed only a minor threat to the ECA, as the ECA was better entrenched and had superior technology. However, the balance of power was massively upended when Altered began appearing amongst the Exiles' ranks, massively boosting their capabilities.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: the protagonist gets skewered with a piece of rebar in the opening of Chapter 1. [[UnexplainedRecovery He immediately gets better]] thanks to his newfound space magic powers.

** Some of the abilities the Altered possess can easily inflict this upon the regular people around them. A good example would be the Trickster's temporal blade, an ability that reduces regular mooks to skeletons mere seconds after being struck with it.

* HaveWeMet: [[spoiler: Upon rescuing Jakub from the Hounds, he doesn't immediately recognise his old friend and asks if he and the protagonist have met before after the latter makes it apparent that they know Jakub. Justified as he hasn't seen them in 31 years, the Outrider having been in cryosleep all that time and therefore still looking the same as they did when they first arrived on Enoch. When he finally realises who they are, he's ecstatic about seeing them again after so long.]]

* BrokenPedestal: A majority of the human population of Enoch, such as the Exiles, feel this way about the ECA and the Outriders. The Outriders promised to lead humanity to a new home on another world, a fresh start among the stars. What they got instead was a DeathWorld besieged by massive reality warping storms and vicious alien creatures, with humanity ending up no better than they were on Earth. As you can probably imagine, many people likely felt that they were lied to and blame the ECA and the Outriders for their current predicament.

* BrokenPedestal: A majority of the human population of Enoch feel this way about the ECA and the Outriders, especially the Exiles. The Outriders promised to lead humanity to a new home on another world, a fresh start among the stars. What they got instead was a DeathWorld besieged by massive reality warping storms and vicious alien creatures, with humanity ending up no better than they were on Earth. As you can probably imagine, many people likely felt that they were lied to and blame the ECA and the Outriders for their current predicament.

* BrokenPedastal: A majority of the human population of Enoch feel this way about the ECA and the Outriders, especially the Exiles. The Outriders promised to lead humanity to a new home on another world, a fresh start among the stars. What they got instead was a DeathWorld besieged by massive reality warping storms and vicious alien creatures, with humanity ending up no better than they were on Earth. As you can probably imagine, many people likely felt that they were lied to and blame the ECA and the Outriders for their current predicament.

%%no citation * ApocalypseHow: Planetary Total Extinction on Earth (seismic-related), and at least Regional Societal Collapse on Enoch due to the Anomaly.
%%no citation * BlackAndGreyMorality: The war between the ECA and the Exiles. The Exiles are clearly the bad guys, ruthlessly killing prisoners of war and considering DeadGuyOnDisplay a common decoration (as you pass hundreds of hanged, impaled and crucified corpses as you're carted out of the Exiles' base in the beginning of Chapter 1), the ECA isn't much better, blatantly ignoring the Hounds gang running contraband and killing people right under their noses.

%%ZCE, no citation * GunsAkimbo: The protagonist's basic handguns, with full-auto capability.

%%no citation * LiterallyShatteredLives: Enemies frozen with ice-related skills fall apart into chunks of ice.
%%no citation * LudicrousGibs: Human enemies tend to explode when killed. The superpower-wielding Captains go overboard with it, leaving [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank massive splatters over twenty feet in diameter]].
%%no citation * OffWithHisHead: A wounded soldier asks the protagonist to bring her the head of Captain Reiner. You can oblige, considering he's the one you encountered in the beginning of Chapter 1.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: After rescuing Jakub from the hounds, he doesn't immediately recognise his saviour as his the friend he hasn't seen in three decades and looks exactly the same as the day they last saw each other. Because who would?]]

** The large, titanic creatures seen in the demo are feared by all on Enoch, as they tower over everything else and apparently have the ability to wipe out hundreds of people in seconds. Their mere presence is enough to briefly cause both the ECA and the Exiles to stop fighting each other when one of them appears on the battlefield.

** The large, titanic creatures seen in the demo are feared by all on Enoch, as they tower over everything else and apparently have the ability to wipe out hundreds of people in seconds. Their mere presence is enough to stop both the ECA and the Exiles from fighting their war when only one of them appears on the battlefield.

* TheDreaded: The Altered, specifically the more powerful ones, are both worshipped and feared by normal humans all across Enoch for their unstoppable abilities that allow them to do whatever they want knowing they can simply curb stomp anyone who gets in their way. Due to their godlike status, regular Mooks will sometimes run or beg for their lives as an opposed to actually fighting an Altered.

* TheDreaded: The Altered, specifically the more powerful ones, are both worshipped and feared by normal humans all across Enoch for their unstoppable abilities that allow them to do whatever they please knowing they can simply curb stomp anyone who gets in their way. Due to their godlike status, regular Mooks will sometimes run or beg for their lives as an opposed to actually fighting an Altered.

* TheDreaded: The Altered, specifically the more powerful ones, are both worshipped and feared by normal humans all across Enoch for their unstoppable abilities that allow them to curb stomp anyone they please. Due to their godlike status, regular Mooks will sometimes run or beg for their lives as an opposed to actually fighting an Altered.

* AfterTheEnd: The initial codex unlocks in the demo summarize the ApocalypseHow that forced humans to escape Earth and colonize Enoch: tectonic activity destroyed the Earth civilization, and 500000 settlers were put on the colony ship "Flores" and sent to Enoch.

* AnAdventurerIsYou: Players can choose between one of four classes. Each class has its own suite of abilities and recovers health in a slightly different way.
** Technomancer: AnIcePerson and {{Plaguemaster}}, relying on turrets, grenades and weapon buffs. The Technomancer recovers health by dealing damage to their opponents.
** Devastator: A short-range tank class that uses the [[DishingOutDirt power of earth]] to fortify themselves and deal damage to their enemies. The Devastator recovers health from the bodies of opponents in close proximity.
** Pyromancer: a medium-range class that harnesses the power of [[PlayingWithFire fire]] to burn and scorch their enemies. The Pyromancer recovers health whenever enemies marked by their abilities are killed.
** Trickster: a short-range agility-focused class that harnesses the power of space and time to move around the battlefield hit-and-run style. The Trickster recovers health by defeating enemies at close range. Close-range kills also extend the duration of their shield.
* ApocalypseHow: Planetary Total Extinction on Earth (seismic-related), and at least Regional Societal Collapse on Enoch due to the Anomaly.
* BigBad: In the conversation at the end of Chapter 1, Seth name-drops a powerful entity called Moloch, supposedly the most powerful and most evil Altered on the planet.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: The war between the ECA and the Exiles. The Exiles are clearly the bad guys, ruthlessly killing prisoners of war and considering DeadGuyOnDisplay a common decoration (as you pass hundreds of hanged, impaled and crucified corpses as you're carted out of the Exiles' base in the beginning of Chapter 1), the ECA isn't much better, blatantly ignoring the Hounds gang running contraband and killing people right under their noses.

* GunsAkimbo: The protagonist's basic handguns, with full-auto capability.
* HandCannon: The other sidearm option, a massive revolver with more damage and better critical modifier, but slower firing.

* LiterallyShatteredLives: Enemies frozen with ice-related skills fall apart into chunks of ice.
* LudicrousGibs: Human enemies tend to explode when killed. The superpower-wielding Captains go overboard with it, leaving [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank massive splatters over twenty feet in diameter]].
* OffWithHisHead: A wounded soldier asks the protagonist to bring her the head of Captain Reiner. You can oblige, considering he's the one you encountered in the beginning of Chapter 1.

* EvilBrit: Major Maxwell in the prologue. Not only he's a SmugSnake, but when the storm hits, he goes off the deep end, refusing medical help for the infected Skarstedt and killing captain Tanner.
* EyepatchOfPower: In Chapter 1, Shira has one made from the bandana she wore in the prologue. As befitting her new status as the Grand Marshal of the ECA.

* HotScientist: Shira Guttman in the prologue, being responsible for the scientific side of the expedition and just happening to be a gorgeous blonde.

* KnightInSourArmor: Jakub, even in the initially optimistic prologue. He's revealed to stay by Shira's side in Chapter 1, despite being openly cynical about everything, and shown to serve as the protagonist's driver in the demo's outro cinematic.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: The war between the ECA and the Exiles. The Exiles are clearly the bad guys, ruthlessly killing prisoners of war and considering DeadGuyOnDisplay a common decoration (as you pass hundreds of hanged, impaled and crucified corpses as you're carted out of the Exiles' base in the beginning of Act 1), the ECA isn't much better, blatantly ignoring the Hounds gang running contraband and killing people right under their noses.

* KnightInSourArmor: Jakub, even in the initially optimistic prologue. He's revealed to stay by Shira's side in Act 1, despite being openly cynical about everything, and shown to serve as the protagonist's driver in the demo's outro cinematic.

%%no citation * AfterTheEnd: By the time the story starts, all life on earth has died off, leaving Enoch as the last potential bastion for humanity.
%%no citation * AGodAmI: Many Altered on both sides of the conflict see themselves as gods, and the player encounters worshippers very early on in the game.
%%no citation * AnAdventurerIsYou: Players can choose between one of four classes. Each class has its own suite of abilities and recovers health in a slightly different way.
%%** Technomancer: a long-range support class focused on using their power to cobble together makeshift weapons The Technomancer recovers health by dealing damage to their opponents.
%%** Devastator: A short-range tank class that uses the [[DishingOutDirt power of earth]] to fortify themselves and deal damage to their enemies. The Devastator recovers health from the bodies of opponents in close proximity.
%%** Pyromancer: a medium-range class that harnesses the power of [[PlayingWithFire fire]] to burn and scorch their enemies. The Pyromancer recovers health whenever enemies marked by their abilities are killed.
%%** Trickster: a short-range agility-focused class that harnesses the power of space and time to move around the battlefield hit-and-run style. The Trickster recovers health by defeating enemies at close range. Close-range kills also extend the duration of their shield.
%%ZCE, no citation * BlackAndGreyMorality: The war between the ECA and the Exiles. The Exiles are clearly the bad guys, but the ECA aren't exactly shining pillars of morality either.
%%no citation * DeathWorld: Enoch, home to hostile wildlife and physics-defying storms.

Outriders is set to launch on April 1st, 2021. A gameplay demo was released to the public on February 25th, 2021.

* ActionGirl: Any female Outrider is this by default.
* AfterTheEnd: By the time the story starts, all life on earth has died off, leaving Enoch as the last potential bastion for humanity.
* AGodAmI: Many Altered on both sides of the conflict see themselves as gods, and the player encounters worshippers very early on in the game.
* AnAdventurerIsYou: Players can choose between one of four classes. Each class has its own suite of abilities and recovers health in a slightly different way.
** Technomancer: a long-range support class focused on using their power to cobble together makeshift weapons The Technomancer recovers health by dealing damage to their opponents.
** Devastator: A short-range tank class that uses the [[DishingOutDirt power of earth]] to fortify themselves and deal damage to their enemies. The Devastator recovers health from the bodies of opponents in close proximity.
** Pyromancer: a medium-range class that harnesses the power of [[PlayingWithFire fire]] to burn and scorch their enemies. The Pyromancer recovers health whenever enemies marked by their abilities are killed.
** Trickster: a short-range agility-focused class that harnesses the power of space and time to move around the battlefield hit-and-run style. The Trickster recovers health by defeating enemies at close range. Close-range kills also extend the duration of their shield.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: The war between the ECA and the Exiles. The Exiles are clearly the bad guys, but the ECA aren't exactly shining pillars of morality either.
* DeathWorld: Enoch, home to hostile wildlife and physics-defying storms.
* ProlongedPrologue: The game has a prologue that goes on for easily 30 minutes, where the action doesn't kick in until the end. However, you only have to play through it once, and then you have the option to skip it whenever you create a new character.

->''"We awoke... from one nightmare into another. Not on our [[CrapsackWorld Dying Earth]], but somewhere [[DeathWorld much worse]].