Set in 2027, Sunset Overdrive makes the contaminated-drink disaster in Sunset City the backdrop for a gleefully irreverent single-player adventure. Most residents have become toxic mutants, but the game casts the chaos as an opportunity to roam rather than a conventional end-of-the-world struggle. Its hyper-colorful post-apocalyptic setting and comic tone distinguish the premise from a more solemn survival story.
Movement is central to combat and exploration: players grind rails and power lines, vault obstacles, leap from buildings, and run along walls to attack from unexpected angles. An open world becomes a tactical playground, while an unconventional arsenal draws on items such as dynamite, fireworks, harpoons, and acid. The game also features customizable special abilities and weapons that can be collected and upgraded, giving its shooter action a deliberately exaggerated style.
The listed format is single-player, with a campaign accompanied by the Mystery of Mooil Rig and Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines expansions.
