It received many nominations, including Best Xbox Game of the Year awards from many different gaming publications. However, the game was criticized for not having a good story or innovative quest design. People liked its visuals, movement system, combat system, and humor. The game received mostly positive reviews. As the game focus on movement and momentum, the game does not have any cover system. That mode is where players to complete missions with seven players. The game also has a cooperative multiplayer mode called Chaos Squad.

The player also has a lot of weapons they can use. The player character can wall-run, use zip-lines, and grind rails to easily move through Sunset City. OD is short for Overcharge Drinkers: people who have turned into monsters after drinking FizzCo's energy drink. The player controls an employee of FizzCo, who has to fight off the OD. The game happens in 2027, in a fictional metropolis called Sunset City. The Microsoft Windows version was published by THQ Nordic. It was released worldwide for Xbox One in October 2014 and for Microsoft Windows in November 2018. It was announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2013. Shooter video game created by Insomniac Games.

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