Why Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is Worth Trying in 2022

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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath had a real bad string of luck when it was originally released in 2005. It was released in the dumping ground month of January, its PS2 port was canceled, and publisher Electronic Arts failed to properly market the game. As a result, the game didn’t find an audience and was a failure at launch, only selling around 600,000 copies when it needed to sell 1.6 million just to break even. Luckily, the creators of the game have since remastered the game and re-released it in an HD port.

Over the last 10 years, the studio Just Add Water has constantly re-released the title and kept it widely available. It started with the PlayStation 3 and went on to get PC, Mac, OnLive, Ouya, iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita, and Switch versions. Needless to say, the re-releases have helped the title surpass 1.6 million copies sold. Just recently, the game was ported to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and despite being 17 years old, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath is still an interesting game to play in 2022.

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Switch Review

Despite so much time having passed, there’s no game that’s been made since that plays and is structured like Stranger’s Wrath. As the titular Stranger, the player hunts down outlaws and turns in their bounties. Money can then be used to upgrade weapons and purchase other useful items. Gameplay unfolds linearly but takes place in a world that connects at different junctions, not unlike Dark Souls. The game also consists of both third and first-person perspectives with the former meant for melee combat and platforming and the latter used for ranged combat. There are very few titles that consist of both third and first-person action, let alone this game technically being an