Outcast 1.1
Outcast 1.1 is an enhanced version of the critically acclaimed action-adventure game developed in 1999 by Appeal for the PC.
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Outcast – Second Contact is the complete remake of the cult title which sparked the open world, action-adventure genre. 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.
Outcast - Second Contact is a adventure, action and open world game
developed by Appeal Studios
and published by Nacon.
Released on November 14th 2017 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 934 reviews of which 726 were positive and 208 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.25€ on Eneba.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64bits or higher
- Processor: 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processors / AMD FX® 8300
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX670 / AMD Radeon® 7950
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
- Sound Card: Yes
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If you're looking for a "good" game don't play this… --- How can I say that and still recommend it? This game is a piece of gaming history preserved as a remake, along with its original audio and voice recordings. It's a very OK game, but it's not particularly good by modern standards. But it is an interesting look into early open world game development and a nostalgia trip for those who lived through the 1990's gaming era. It's by no means a terrible game, but its main claim to fame is having done a lot of things first. Unfortunately in the decades since than, everything that has learned from this game has mostly done it better. --- Open world? Yes, but a lot of it is empty and bland. NPC's that have interactive conversations? Sure, clunky dialogue and compressed audio quality. Story: Claptrap and nonsense. Controls: rudimentary. Stealth: You can pretend it has that, it will certainly claim there is. Gunplay: Minimal ammo, bullet sponge enemies. Camera: It hates you and your dreams. Just remember, this is a remake of a game that came out in 1999, and it preserves the original audio and gameplay, with all of its flaws. It's mainly a graphical improvement and even then it's not winning any awards. If none of that sounds appealing, maybe go read about it or watch a documentary and skip playing it. Compared to what came before it, this was a very ambitious game and broke a lot of ground in the industry. How ambitious was it ? Read the store page for more in depth claims such as: A world of possibility, 100's of quests, progress at your own pace. A living planet, 6 different continents, an entire world to explore, an entire alien culture to learn. The mission of your life, 50 hours of adventure and storyline, deliver freedom to the people from the yoke of oppression… and so on. Like I said, highly ambitious, and it is a pretty large scale. It's just not terribly fun to navigate and a lot of time will be spent finding any of those claims somewhere in the vast terrain of an entire planet. Compared to games that came after it, well… I'd like to say most of them are better. (emphasis on most, but not all) This is only barely recommended as a nostalgia trip to see what early open world games were like before the turn of the millennium, along with a little spit and polish to the graphics as a remake. Maybe a lot of spit… maybe too much spit… bring a napkin. --- Bottom line: The novelty of playing a mediocre game from 1999 decades after it's been surpassed by everything else. --- [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38232109/]While you are here, would you consider following my curator page? [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/kunovega/recommended/]Want to read all of my reviews and not just the curated ones?
Outcast presents a short, open world 3rd-person shooter with questing elements. I played the original in 1999 and was struck then by 5 aspects that stuck with me: voxel graphics, gunplay, voice acting, action-movie cliche story elements (especially the time-travel twists) and the music. Revisiting this game in 2026 via the 2017 remaster, it's a bit sobering to realize it's been 27 years since I first played the game and already 9 years since this remaster was created. The music still touches me and I enjoyed the prettier graphics. The gunplay, acting & story remain serviceable. If you're looking for a curious filler (17 hour to 97% main question completion and 77% side-quest completion) with an eye toward one of the first open-world 3rd person shooters, give it a try.
only recommended if you like REALLY basic games.. story is basic, graphics are basic.. where the intro is a set of broad brush painted static pictures that are 'animated'.. sure its an 'artistic' style.. but it comes across as very cheap.. interface is basic.. and combat is really basic.. thats the summary.. BASICALLY! but really this game is a complete mystery.. you're not told about anything other than whats in the 'tutorial'.. which is so basic, its a complete joke.. but all the alien things you pick up; you have no idea how to use them, yet the 'aliens' wont speak about them! but are happy to rave on about inconsequential things that dont matter whatsoever! at least you should be able to ask them about what the F-Link is (teleporter), etc.. how to use it is another matter.. so many questions.. sure you're in a new world and its all about discovery.. but its the way the devs made the interface thats the problem.. not the concept of 'discovery'.. moronic methods to deploy something doesnt make it 'good'.. how to use dynamite? oh just 'drop' (you click to 'use' it to drop it rather than PLACE it!) it on the ground and shoot it (from a distance!)... idiotic! sure there is a remote trigger.. but if you didnt find one! then there are the bugs/'features'... NPCs that are supposed to get something, stand around or have problems pathing to the item in question.. really poor...quests that leave you wondering where you're supposed to go and no way to get the NPC to repeat what they said (other than the reload.. but tough luck if that was hours of game play ago!).. then there is the 'blacksmiths'.. they say "give me some time"... if you go to another zone.. do something there and come back, they still say "give me some time".. you MUST spend your time in that zone for it to count! moronic devs... and the elite SEAL swims like an old grandma! could they have made him swim any slower?!? no.. he'd sink... absolute morons! there has been absolutely no thought in how the player is actually able to do or interact with something in this game.. brain dead devs...which is definitely reinforced with the actual 'story'... for the amount of terran technology strewn throughout the game, earth would have had to send truck loads of ammo, guns, etc in order to account for everything that you find.. its complete idioacy.. just a really bad game IMHO
I saw this game recommended on a video. It's a remake of a 1999 cult classic. The game never holds your hand and you have to talk to everyone to understand what to do and where to go. Even with all that you also may nee a guide. I played for a few hours before I decided to start using a guide. I'm not very patient but this game was something else. It made me want to go and explore and understand the world. In some ways it reminded me a 1960's show called "Lost in Space" that I saw re runs of as a kid. And a saw that there is a sequel. Hopefully it is just as good.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Outcast - Second Contact is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
No, Outcast - Second Contact is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Outcast - Second Contact received 726 positive votes out of a total of 934 achieving a rating of 7.42.
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Outcast - Second Contact was developed by Appeal Studios and published by Nacon.
Yes, Outcast - Second Contact is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Outcast - Second Contact is not playable on MacOS.
No, Outcast - Second Contact is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Outcast - Second Contact is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Outcast - Second Contact is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Outcast - Second Contact does not support VR.
Outcast - Second Contact is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Outcast - Second Contact. Explore additional content available for Outcast - Second Contact on Steam.
No, Outcast - Second Contact does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Outcast - Second Contact does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Outcast - Second Contact is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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