Outcast - A New Beginning

Outcast - A New Beginning

Steam Deck Playable

Appeal Studios · Action · Mar 15, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 214 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I played the original Outcast back in 1999 and although I forgot a lot about the story, this felt like a worthy successor to me.
214 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I 100%ed this game, it's a standard open world game with lots of map markers to complete and I enjoy that type of gameplay.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Beautiful open world and good graphics.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
• Voice acting is mostly fine.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
If you can't stand open world streaming stutters don't buy this game, it's poorly optimized and no matter how good your computer is it will never run this game smooth.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It still has some bugs and cut scenes have some fps drops but still good enough to play on steam deck.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters214 reviews
Gameplay82 reviews
Graphics71 reviews
Audio43 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat95 reviews
73%
Performance33 reviews
70%
Interface21 reviews
71%
Difficulty19 reviews
74%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes38 reviews
68%
Bugs30 reviews
80%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
52
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.