While it might once have been the Game of the Year, age and experience has robbed Outcast of its original magic. Luckily, most of that has been replaced by an exciting return to the old and an interesting look back at what the landscape of games used to be.
Outcast: Second Contact2017
Outcast: Second Contact
2017 Bigben Interactive58Mediocre
Playtime
ModerateTypically 20 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Included with
- PlayStation PlusPremium
Available on
- $14.99
- $14.99
- $14.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- September 29, 2017
- Developer
- Appeal Studios
- Publisher
- Bigben Interactive
Overview
Outcast: Second Contact is a complete remake of the action-adventure game developed in 1999 by Appeal for the PC. Take off on an exploration of Adelpha, an alien world as beautiful as it is dangerous, where your heroic journey places the fate of two worlds in your hands.
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Reception
Press65
Players57
WorthwhileMediocre- Metacritic61from 17 reviews
- OpenCritic68from 24 reviews
Outcast Second Contact is a good remake, but not for everyone. Despite some old-school mechanics could prevent someone from enjoying the game (gunplay and matted animations are the two main defendants), Outcast is still imbued with good exploration and an entertaining plot. Give it a chance.
Outcast: Second Contact is a classic adventure wrapped up in shiny new clothes, but which maintains everything it was born with underneath, for better or worse.
If, like us, you didn't play the first game, you should not miss this. But if you did it, this return to the world of Outcast will be satisfying.
Outcast: Second Contact is an eighteen year old game that's been given a makeover. This is absolutely fine if you're a fan of the original and want to play it again on modern hardware, but if you don't have the nostalgia quality there's absolutely nothing that you won't find here that's done far better elsewhere. For a steep price tag of £39.99 on PS4,...