Outcast - Second Contact

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Appeal Studios · Adventure · Nov 14, 2017

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio3 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Outcast - Second Contact?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you aren't turned off by the issue list, then I would absolutely recommend this game to anyone who enjoys immersive open-world exploration and doing all the side quests.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
112 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's an old school open world fetch quest adventure so there's a lot of back and forth, which is not for everyone but they're wrapped in diverse enough story plots to not feel boring.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-The presentation is stellar, while not boasting extreme graphics tech, the Unity Engine does a good job of rendering the world of Adelpha from the swaying trees to the low hanging fog in some areas.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Although the sound is mostly re-used from the original, the voice acting and music steals the show with a great orchestral track making you feel like you're in an epic sci-fi adventure.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I did get stuck on one quest but the older gamefaqs guide was still viable here but the overall puzzle difficulty is adequate.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay118 reviews
Story112 reviews
Graphics110 reviews
Audio62 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
88% still recommend
Characters
40% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
69% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Bugs
70% still recommend
Crashes
80% still recommend
Performance
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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