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Outcast: A New Beginning

Outcast: A New Beginning

Released: 3/15/2024

20 years after the award-winning action adventure hit, Outcast, pioneered the genre of non-linear open-world games, the long-awaited sequel sees Cutter Slade return to the spectacular alien world of Adelpha. Resurrected by the almighty Yods, he has returned to find the Talans enslaved, the world stripped of its natural resources, and his own past intertwining with the invading robot forces. It's up to him to go on a mission and save the planet again. The original team behind Outcast 1 has reunited to create this fascinating world, full of dangerous creatures and home to the Talan people – an ancient culture whose fate has become inextricably linked with earth since the events of the first game. You play as Cutter Slade, ex-Navy SEAL, sporting the same dry wit he had back in the 90s – however, the world around him has changed and eventually, so will he. To save Adelpha, you will … use your jetpack to jump, air-dash, glide, and quickly traverse the fantastic in-game open world combine dozens of different modules to create your own personal weapon for taking down the robot invaders have total control to approach the story at your own pace in this non-linear world

20 years after the award-winning action adventure hit, Outcast, pioneered the genre of non-linear open-world games, the long-awaited sequel sees Cutter Slade return to the spectacular alien world of Adelpha. Resurrected by the almighty Yods, he has returned to find the Talans enslaved, the world stripped of its natural resources, and his own past intertwining with the invading robot forces. It's up to him to go on a mission and save the planet again. The original team behind Outcast 1 has reunited to create this fascinating world, full of dangerous creatures and home to the Talan people – an ancient culture whose fate has become inextricably linked with earth since the events of the first game. You play as Cutter Slade, ex-Navy SEAL, sporting the same dry wit he had back in the 90s – however, the world around him has changed and eventually, so will he. To save Adelpha, you will … use your jetpack to jump, air-dash, glide, and quickly traverse the fantastic in-game open world combine dozens of different modules to create your own personal weapon for taking down the robot invaders have total control to approach the story at your own pace in this non-linear world

20 years after the award-winning action adventure hit, Outcast, pioneered the genre of non-linear open-world games, the long-awaited sequel sees Cutter Slade return to the spectacular alien world of Adelpha. Resurrected by the almighty Yods, he has returned to find the Talans enslaved, the world stripped of its natural resources, and his own past intertwining with the invading robot forces. It's up to him to go on a mission and save the planet again. The original team behind Outcast 1 has reunited to create this fascinating world, full of dangerous creatures and home to the Talan people – an ancient culture whose fate has become inextricably linked with earth since the events of the first game. You play as Cutter Slade, ex-Navy SEAL, sporting the same dry wit he had back in the 90s – however, the world around him has changed and eventually, so will he. To save Adelpha, you will … use your jetpack to jump, air-dash, glide, and quickly traverse the fantastic in-game open world combine dozens of different modules to create your own personal weapon for taking down the robot invaders have total control to approach the story at your own pace in this non-linear world

Critics
69
Steam
79
Metacritic
73

Score Breakdown

68.8

Critic Average

59 reviews

79

Steam User Score

1,641 reviews

73

Metacritic User Score

99 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-10.0
Metacritic Disparity
-4.2
Combined Disparity
-7.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

33 early (56%)23 launch window (39%)3 late (5%)