Worth as a solo game?

[Fabio]

Is it viable do play solo or nah?

[Chibbity]

It's viable, sure.

I know plenty of people who play solo exclusively and have a great time.

That said, it's definitely a co-op focused game.

[RENGOKU]

I played solo by myself for a very long time and it’s good, Bosco once you get around some of his quirks can be incredibly useful and once you’re comfortable enough on holding your own, you can switch to public and have no problems.

[Bookslayer10]

It's a good solo game, yeah, but definitely better with multiplayer. Friends are best, obviously, but playing with random people is also great.

[zverozvero]

Its very good solo. Enemies scale well and drone helper does its job alot less annoyingly than semisentient AI companions would. Plus caves are quite gorgeous so moving at slower pace than full 4-team has its merits too.

[Hellhounfd3223]

it would be very very very boring, especailly at low levels....i cannot stress how boring this game is your first couple hours..alone its gonna be way worse

[FAR SIGHTED]

no

[Meliy]

I've been playing it solo for months now and I personally find it more calming when I do things in this game on my own - you're your own boss at the end of the day. It does take me longer to complete some missions but I don't mind it that much. I do agree that it's funnier and easier to play with friends since more people can get more stuff done in lesser amount of time than doing it solo.

So, in conclusion: it can be a good solo game if you really like the game or if you prefer doing thing your way and in your own pace, but it is more entertaining and faster when you're playing it with your friends :)

[EricR]

Originally posted by Fabio:

Is it viable do play solo or nah?

Yeah it is pretty viable to play solo.
Mainly the reason I bought the game, aside it being playable offline.

That's also what everyone should do the first times IMO, to get a good idea of how the game works and the different classes and synergy between each of them.

It took me close to 150 hours before discovering mostly every enemies.

[Deku Scrub]

It's a case of Solo=Good
Multi=Better
But there's nothing wrong with playing it solo.

[Lord-Knight Fandragon]

You can definitely get er' done solo, especially once you learn to make better use of Bosco. Theres been times where I kinda wished people hadnt joined me cuz they were somehow worse than Bosco.

[myxlmynx]

Yes, it's also a great solo game. I'd rate this game at 90% for singleplayer (still better than most games on the market) and 95% (among the top of the top games of all time) for multiplayer.

[Grim]

yes. it can be more fun with a good group or even just a good partner but the single player experience is plenty fun. and honestly bosco, the single player assist bot, is basically a cheat. so its not one of those group games that suffers as a single player, bosco is ridiculous.

[FDR'sThinkTank]

I have heard people who prefer this game as Solo, because they find Bosco more reliable than 1-3 teammates.

The Key to Bosco is:
He gives you many utility functions, which are controlled through the Laser Pointer:
1. Mining hard to reach areas
2. Shining a light on distant areas
3. Targeting a key enemy
4. ROCKETS! (Everything Else is pretty easy, but I often forget this. He has infinite rockets, only limited by a recharge timer. This can save YOUR ammo for crunch time, when you can't get him positioned.)
5. Bosco doesn't increase the difficulty scaling of enemies. Bad Teammates can make a possible mission impossible. It really depends on your experience with people. I personally have had a pretty good time with people, rarely do I find a player who drags us down, but difficulty scaling affects that too. Some people can be great players, but if they bring the wrong loadout on a higher difficulty, they will constantly get downed.

[Grisu]

No.

[Random Sanity]

Solo play is absolutely viable. Bosco is unquestionably smarter than the average PUG and never friendly fires.