{"id":57813,"date":"2025-09-07T17:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/outriders-delayed-to-april-free-demo-launching-in-february\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T17:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:58:43","slug":"outriders-delayed-to-april-free-demo-launching-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/outriders-delayed-to-april-free-demo-launching-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Outriders Delayed to April, Free Demo Launching In February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/outriders-delayed-to-april-free-demo-launching-in-february.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>Shooter\/RPG Outriders has been delayed to April 1, nearly two months after its original February 2 release date. Developer People Can Fly tempered the bad news by announcing that a free demo will be available on February 25 to give eager players a big taste of what\u2019s in store.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>In a message posted on the game\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outriders\/status\/1346856553786167297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter account<\/a>, People Can Fly explains it plans to spend the extra development time \u201cfine tuning the game and focusing on delivering a fantastic play experience at launch.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>For those bummed out about the wait, the February demo gives players the chance to play Outriders\u2019 opening hours and all four classes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-feature\/new-gameplay-today\/2020\/02\/25\/new-gameplay-today-outriders-trickster-class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trickster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-feature\/new-gameplay-today\/2020\/02\/27\/new-gameplay-today-outriders-pyromancer-class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pyromancer<\/a>, <\/span><\/span><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-feature\/new-gameplay-today\/2020\/08\/25\/new-gameplay-today-outriders-technomancer-class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technomancer<\/a>, and Devastator)\u00a0will be available. The demo can be experienced solo or with up to three players in co-op, and your progress and character can be transferred to the full release; the chef\u2019s kiss of any demo. As People Can Fly puts it:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>\u201cWe believe it\u2019s important that players get to experience a new IP like Outriders before release, so that you can decide for yourselves whether the game is something you wish to pre-order, purchase or play.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Outriders blends shooter gameplay with RPG and loot mechanics. Set on the hostile planet of Enoch, players control one of four classes of customizable, super-powered characters with abilities ranging from time manipulation to bullet reflection. An arsenal of over-the-top weaponry compliments these abilities. <\/span><\/span><span><span>As excited as we are to play it, it\u2019s always better in the long run to delay a game if it needs more time in the oven. Outriders is launching to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>You can check out Outriders\u2019 most recent trailer from the Game Awards <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/the-game-awards-2020\/2020\/12\/10\/outriders-new-trailer-teaches-you-how-to-survive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> as well as our entire <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/outriders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>hub of coverage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>, including our <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/feature\/outriders\/blazing-a-new-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>cover story<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/06\/outriders-delayed-to-april-free-demo-launching-in-february\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shooter\/RPG Outriders has been delayed to April 1, nearly two months after its original February 2 release date. Developer People Can Fly tempered the bad news by announcing that a free demo will be available on February 25 to give eager players a big taste of what\u2019s in store.\u00a0 In a message posted on the game\u2019s Twitter account, People Can Fly explains it plans to spend the extra development time \u201cfine tuning the game and focusing on delivering a fantastic play experience at launch.\u201d\u00a0 For those bummed out about the wait, the February demo gives players the chance to play Outriders\u2019 opening hours and all four classes (Trickster, Pyromancer, Technomancer, and Devastator)\u00a0will be available. The demo can be experienced solo or with up to three&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/outriders-delayed-to-april-free-demo-launching-in-february\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Outriders Delayed to April, Free Demo Launching In February | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shooter\/RPG Outriders has been delayed to April 1, nearly two months after its original February 2 release date. 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