You’ll be spending a lot of time with your character in Outriders, especially if you dive into the full campaign, optional side quests, endgame expeditions, or expansions like Worldslayer. So it’s worth making sure your character looks the part before you begin your chaotic journey across Enoch. Thankfully, the character customization system gives you plenty of tools to personalize your Outrider right from the start – and offers the flexibility to update your look later on.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how character creation works, what parts of your character are permanent, and how to change your appearance at any point during the game.
Creating Your Character in Outriders
After logging in and getting past the initial menus, Outriders prompts you to create your first character. You can have up to six characters on your account, allowing you to experiment with all four core classes – Pyromancer, Trickster, Devastator, and Technomancer – while leaving room to test out different builds or playstyles later.
One important note: the body type you choose at the beginning is permanent. This represents your character’s frame and voice style and cannot be changed later, so choose the one that fits your vision best.
From there, the character creator is split into three main sections:
1. Body
- Choose your head type, eye colour, and skin tone.
2. Hair
- Customize your hairstyle, facial hair (for Body Type 1), and hair color.
3. Markings
- Add scars, piercings, makeup, or war paint depending on the body type you’ve selected.
There’s no class-specific customization here—your Pyromancer won’t look any different from your Devastator outside of their gear—so feel free to get creative with your aesthetic choices.
Where Did My Face Go? (Helmet Toggle Tip)
Once you jump into the game and start looting gear, you’ll probably find your carefully sculpted face hidden under a bulky helmet. If you’d rather admire your character’s look, you can toggle helmet visibility in the settings:
- Go to Settings > Options > Gameplay
- Find the “Hide Helmet” option and switch it to ON
This allows you to enjoy cinematic moments and general exploration without hiding your character’s face – while still keeping your gear’s stats active.
How to Change Your Appearance Later
Don’t stress too much during your initial character creation. With the exception of your class and body type, you can revisit and revise your character’s appearance at any time during the campaign.
Here’s how:
- Travel to any established camp or hub area in the game (such as Rift Town or Trench Town).
- Look for the scissors icon on your minimap—this marks the appearance customization station.
- Interact with the station (prompt: “Hold X to Change Appearance” or equivalent on your platform).
- Customize your character’s hair, facial features, markings, and more.
- Save your changes and enjoy your new look immediately—even in cutscenes!
There’s no cost or in-game currency required to make these changes, so you can switch up your style as often as you’d like.
Class Choice: The One Thing You Can’t Change
While you can freely edit your appearance, your chosen class—which determines your abilities and playstyle—is locked in for that character. Each of the four classes offers a distinct combat role:
- Pyromancer – Mid-range, fire-wielding damage dealer
- Trickster – Agile, time-bending assassin with up-close burst potential
- Devastator – Tanky frontline brawler who manipulates the earth
- Technomancer – Long-range support and gadget master with healing abilities
If you’re unsure which to choose, it’s worth playing each class briefly before committing serious time to one. Thanks to the six available character slots, you can experiment freely without losing progress.
Outriders offers a satisfying level of customization without overwhelming new players. The freedom to adjust your appearance mid-game – without penalties or microtransactions – is a welcome feature, especially in a genre known for locking in early decisions.
Whether you’re building a fiery Pyromancer with bold war paint or a stylish Trickster with neon hair and battle scars, Outriders lets you create a character that feels uniquely yours. Just remember: pick a class you enjoy, and the rest is all cosmetic.
