Riders Republic to Add BMXs, Rocket Powered Skis, and Seasonal Events

Bunny hop to it

by Sammy Barker Thu 7th Oct 2021

Riders Republic is a modern video game, which means even though it’s not out yet, Ubisoft is already flogging a Year 1 Pass. As such, here’s everything that the French firm is adding over the next 12 months (!!!) – including BMX bikes and a bunch of Exotic Kits, featuring rocket-powered skis. There are also a bunch of cosmetics and extras on offer for owners of the more expensive editions.

Don’t worry if you don’t want to pay extra, though, as there’ll be a bunch of seasonal modes and extras for everyone – including new arena-based multiplayer battles and a Winter Sports event. There’s a brief – if, honestly, quite complicated – overview in the trailer embedded above. The developers in the video seem hyped at least.

[source youtube.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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Mgene15
Thu 7th Oct 2021

rolling my eyes. til I have a headache. God bless those who enjoy ubisoft games.

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tomassi
Thu 7th Oct 2021

Kind of looks fun, but Steep is kind of fun and I never play it, so probably won't bother with this until it's sub £20.

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Anke
Thu 7th Oct 2021

I was all ready to dismiss this game to the point of actively disliking its presence.
That was until I watched the SkillUp video about it, now I think I'm going to dive in.

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SoulChimera
Thu 7th Oct 2021

I’ll be getting it, he says as he waits for his Ultimate Edition of Far Cry 6 to install.

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ApostateMage
Thu 7th Oct 2021

I enjoy Ubisoft games. God bless me.

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MetalGear_Yoshi
Thu 7th Oct 2021

It's weird to me that so many outlets are treating this as some new, unknown IP and barely ever mention that it's clearly just an iteration of Steep. You'd think it was some unknown commodity. Not saying that's happening here but I've seen it when outlets have talked about it elsewhere. Ubisoft clearly wants us to forget it's Steep 2.0 and the games media seems happy to oblige.

I'm not sure why anyone would be overly optimistic about this game. Steep was an aimless mess where you had to create your own fun and this new rebranded version looks the same. In typical Ubisoft fashion they make a mediocre game and their first reaction isn't to tighten it up and polish it into a really tight, focused game, it's to add more stuff and make it bigger. Quantity over quality should be their company motto.

It could be great, idk. I'd bet on it being a bloated mess with a bunch of events scattered in a massive open world sloppily presented to the player to complete at their leisure. Which will be never because it's all a bit of a chore and the game gives you no real motivation to do so. But it'll have tons of online randos in funny outfits everywhere though so... cool

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Bartig
Thu 7th Oct 2021

Well that wasn't COOLEST BADDEST MOST AWESOMEST RIDERS cringy at all.

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daveofduncan
Thu 7th Oct 2021

@MetalGear_Yoshi I can tell you haven't played it. The beta surprised a LOT of people. It may be a spiritual successor to Steep but it plays a lot better and there's way more to do and you certainly aren't making your own fun. Of course that's an option but as with most sports games, there's a whole career to play through first.