Posted on: August 27, 2025
jasonkilanski
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4/5 Stars
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Outcast - A New Beginning
Description
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 …
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
- explore the world without boundaries, discover hidden temples and dangerous wildlife
- get familiar with the Talan culture while helping them free their villages and gain access to ancient Talan powers that use forces of nature to destroy your enemies
- experience a beautiful, hand-crafted world accompanied by an epic soundtrack by Outcast's original composer, Lennie Moore
© 2024 THQ Nordic AB, Sweden. Developed by Appeal Studios, published by THQ Nordic GmbH, Austria. THQ, THQ Nordic, Outcast, Appeal Studios and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Nordic AB. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are property of their respective owners.
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Where we're going, we don't need roads!
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How long were you alone with that dog?
You have cleared one Gork Eruption.
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Failure is not an option
You have neutralized one Outpost.
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If I'm not back in five minutes, wait longer
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You got the wrong guy. I’m the Dude, man
You have neutralized one Base.
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Say \"hello\" to my little friend
You have equipped a Module for the first time.
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A New Beginning
You have completed the Tutorial.
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This is my Rifle, this is my Gun
You have obtained the Rifle.
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Friendly wildlife
You have killed 200 creatures.
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Content warning: This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: General Mature Content
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19 hMain
24 h Main + Sides
30.5 h Completionist
25 h All Styles
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Critics reviews
IGN
7/10
Outcast: A New Beginning is an effective restart for this all-but-forgotten series. It's certainly rough around the edges, but outside of Just Cause you probably won't have more fun with movement in an open-world game than you will here.
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7/10
There's fun to be had in the shooting and gliding, but Outcast: A New Beginning is simply stretched a little too thin.
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8/10
Times like these I’m glad I get to blindly jump into games like Outcast - A New Beginning. I admit, I’d never give a game like this the time of day if I saw it on a shelf or in a Steam list or whatever. But I urge people out there who like retro sci-fi or classic games in that 90s PC style to give Outcast a shot. It’s charming and silly without being corny, and has a pitch-perfect game feel when it comes to flying around the world and fighting. The storytelling doesn’t hit any home runs, but the sum of the other parts hold the game up regardless. It’s a good time, and bigger, more expensive games could stand to learn a thing or two from it at the end of the day.
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Posted on: September 22, 2024
Delani
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 1
Some fun mechanics.
So you get upgrades to your gear, that allows you to fly. But compaired to other go there kill, fetch item, etc. for some reason. This got repetative for me very fast. Last game I found repetative this fast was the Mafia 3 game.
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Posted on: January 5, 2025
bakflipb
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Fun exploration
Tutorial beginning is a bit boring but there's a lot of movement mechanics that make exploration and combat fast-paced and fun.
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Posted on: February 14, 2025
WeeMadAggie
Verified ownerGames: 37 Reviews: 3
Pretty Solid
If you are in the mood for gorgeous, gorgeous nature graphics, and a basically Avatar type story this one's for you. It's a bit like a picture book story in some ways. There's some shooting and a lot of vertical travel and the gliding is really nice. If you are expecting a new Horizon Zero Dawn experience, however, you might be disappointed.
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Posted on: March 18, 2025
Joe_Biggs
Games: 16 Reviews: 2
Long awaited…
I played the original outcast when it was released on PC about 25 years ago. I fell in love with it and couldn’t play it enough. What I didn’t realize was that I was playing the first open world game ever made! Now I realize that was a reason why it was so enjoyable. When I heard a sequel was coming out I very much looked forward to it, especially on console. The experiences in the game are everything that a game should be. Blazing across the surface of the water with the Jetpack is great fun. The creatures that you inevitably run into across the game are original and a thrill to engage. A long enough experience to be remembered fondly.The difficulty is not such that you should get stuck and unable to complete the game. Extremely innovative and original! Highly recommended!
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