The Outpost Nine: Episode 1

The Outpost Nine: Episode 1

Steam Deck · unrated

Benjy Bates · Indie · Jul 27, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

At $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

74%
Mostly Positive
53 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 45 sampled reviews

Based on 53 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 45 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Now the story is you play as a captain of a ship on a rescue mission answering a destress call from a Freighter
27 of 45 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
if like me you played the Hobbit text game on the spectrum 48k and played point and click games since gaming began then this is the game for you it harkens back to old school text games with 80's style visuals and top notch atmosphere
8 of 45 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The sections with gameplay are far too easy while also feeling tedious.
8 of 45 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
First thing the player will notice is how the main menu, where the only real music track in the entire game plays, will remind them of Stranger Things.
6 of 45 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
the sound design is pretty good wearing headphones s a must
4 of 45 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 love5 themes
Story and characters27 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Gameplay8 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Full price

Currently $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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