Remember when getting through school meant worrying about homework, avoiding teachers and trying to look vaguely cool in front of your mates? Agefield High: Rock the School heads back to the early 2000s for a coming-of-age adventure where graduation is getting closer, friendships are forming and following the rules is very much optional.
The open-world adventure is now available for £22.49 on Xbox Series X|S, having previously launched on PC and PlayStation 5.
At A Glance
- Game: Agefield High: Rock the School
- Developer: Refugium Games
- Publisher: Perp Games
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
- Price: £22.49
- Genre: Coming-Of-Age Adventure / Open World
Welcome To Agefield
You play as Sam, a new arrival at Agefield High with only a few months of school left before graduation. Rather than quietly seeing out those final months, Sam gets pulled into Kale’s rather ambitious plan to make their mark on the school.
Axel, a self-proclaimed rockstar, is already on board. Now they need Sam.
That sets the scene for a story built around friendship, teenage rebellion, romance and the sort of questionable decisions that probably seemed like a good idea at the time. There are 30 main missions, 15 side missions and two possible endings, with the main story expected to run for around 8-10 hours.
School Isn’t Exactly Optional
Agefield High has a proper school and time system to contend with. Weekdays mean attending lessons until the afternoon, although there is nothing stopping Sam from deciding that education can wait.
Good grades can bring in some pocket money, while skipping class opens up other ways to make cash through side missions. The catch is that teachers and the police aren’t particularly keen on rule-breaking.
A Little Bit Of Early 2000s Freedom
Outside the school gates, Agefield opens up into a small world covering the school campus, two neighbourhoods, the town centre and surrounding countryside.
There are shops where Sam can spend those hard-earned pennies on bikes, clothes, hairstyles, tattoos and accessories. There are even some less wholesome purchases available, adding to the game’s deliberately cheeky take on teenage life.
The whole thing is backed by an early 2000s-inspired setting and pop-punk soundtrack, with the presentation aiming squarely at the teen comedies of that era.
Rocking The School On Xbox
We’ve already spent some time with Agefield High: Rock the School, albeit in its PC form. Our review awarded the game 1/5, describing the ambitious attempt to create a spiritual successor to Bully as a framework that needed a serious revamp.
The Xbox release now gives a wider audience the chance to step into Agefield and see what Sam’s final few months of school have in store.
For £22.49 from the Xbox Store, Agefield High: Rock the School certainly isn’t short on ambition. There are classes to attend, rules to break, friendships to make, money to earn and a rather questionable plan to pull off before graduation. Whether Sam leaves Agefield as a legend or simply gets caught by the teachers along the way is up to you.
You won’t find Agefield High on Game Pass at launch.
