As one of 2022's biggest Xbox Game Pass titles, comedic FPS High on Life is a colorful action game from Squanch Games - the same developers that brought platforming fans Trover Saves the Universe. Fans of Rick and Morty will be pleased to know that its features the voice talent of Justin Roiland. As the co-creator of Rick and Morty and founder of Squanch Games, Roiland's unique brand of humor features heavily in High on Life.
How Long it Takes to Beat High on Life
Not a long game by most single-player game standards, High on Life is perfect for Game Pass. However, thanks to the Metroidvania-like level design, players can discover new secrets and side missions. According to an interview with the RadioTimes, developer Mikey Spano states that High on Life should take at least 10 hours to beat. However, players that want to find everything and explore the world in more detail can expect High on Life to last up to 20 to 25 hours.
High On Life Achievements
One of the best ways to get the most out of High on Life is by collecting achievements/trophies. Several of these are missable and related to all the collectibles in the game that completionists will want to look out for.
The Luglox Genocide trophy will require players to seek out and unlock all the Luglox Chests in High on Life. To obtain this, players must return to previously explored areas - like the Metroid series - and gain access to locked doors. The same applies to unlocking everything on the Bounty Hunter Forums.
- A Starfish is Born – Watch Globo’s rise to fame (45 Gamerscore)
- Are You Packin’? – Obtain the Jetpack (20 Gamerscore)
- Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight – Get Knifey (20 Gamerscore)
- Cold-Blooded Driller – Defeat Krubis (20 Gamerscore)
- Creature Feature – Obtain Creature (20 Gamerscore)
- Don’t Knife the Hand That Feeds – Take Knifey’s advice and stab Gene in the gut (20 Gamerscore)
- Eatin’ Good in the Neighborhood – Pay your bill at Applebee’s (20 Gamerscore)
- Epic Legendary Prize – Sit through the entirety of the really annoying countdown show on TV (40 Gamerscore)
- Eye Scream, You Scream – Pop 20 Grunt eyeballs (20 Gamerscore)
- Fallout Doesn’t Let You Do This – Kill Slumsley (20 Gamerscore)
- First Bounty Down – Defeat 9-Torg (20 Gamerscore)
- G3 Graduation – Defeat Douglas (20 Gamerscore)
- Gunning For Your Job – Use Sweezy to boss around the Office Moplets (20 Gamerscore)
- Hardest Battle in the Game – Defeat Dr. Giblets (45 Gamerscore)
- Legendary Bounty Hunter – Defeat Garmantuous and take down the G3 cartel (60 Gamerscore)
- Lezduit! – Obtain Lezduit (20 Gamerscore)
- Luglox Genocide – Find and open every Luglox chest (60 Gamerscore)
- Mods Please Ban – Unlock every post in the Bounty Hunter forums (60 Gamerscore)
- Playing Card to Get – Collect every trading card in the game (30 Gamerscore)
- RIP Davey Glutes – Obtain the Mag-Boots (20 Gamerscore)
- Satisfied Gus-tomer – Obtain Gus (20 Gamerscore)
- Seeing All the Sights – Unlock and explore every collectible warp base (45 Gamerscore)
- Self-Actualization – Defeat Nipulon (45 Gamerscore)
- Series Wrap on Suit-O – Say goodbye to Suit-O (20 Gamerscore)
- Spent 15 Hours at the Alien Strip Club – Spend 15 hours at the alien strip club (20 Gamerscore)
- Sweezy Like Sunday Morning – Obtain Sweezy (20 Gamerscore)
- We Paid for the Rights To Put a Whole Movie – Discover the movie theatre (45 Gamerscore)
- We’re All Very Impressed, Trust Me – Juggle an enemy in the air with at least five shots (20 Gamerscore)
- Who’s the Boss? – Defeat the Skrendel Brothers (45 Gamerscore)
Secret Achievements/Trophies
- Playing Favorites – Sacrifice a Gatlian other than Kenny during the fight against Garmantuous. (45 Gamerscore)
- Sequel-Bait – Discover Dr. Gurgula’s hideout in the Human Haven. (45 Gamerscore)
- Carried Stan’s Load To Completion – Complete the game with Stan’s product in your inventory. (30 Gamerscore)
As stated above, the best way to 100% complete High on Life is by following the achievements. The secret achievements are story-related and will unlock by playing through the game. Thankfully, the developers have confirmed that DLC is planned for High on Life. As a result, the playtime should be extended significantly.
High on Life is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.