Striking art style and backgrounds
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Beautiful graphics, mesmerizing backgrounds and sceneries”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Outland
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Housemarque2014Platformer · Metroidvania · Action
The verdict
A stylish, short Ikaruga-style red/blue platformer with great art, music and bosses, but linear, repetitive and held back by stiff controls. Skip it if you want real Metroidvania exploration.
Great for
Controller players who like stylish platformers with bullet-hell color switching, especially in co-op
Main risk
Repetitive, linear levels and stiff controls with no key rebinding feel like a chore after a few hours
What players love
Clever red/blue color-switching mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Outland succeeds at introducing a mechanic (the color swapping) and fully realizing that mechanic as the game progresses, using it for everything.”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“soundtrack is one of the best ones I've ever heard”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Fluid, responsive movement and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Fun platformer, with fast and fluid controls.”
Steam review · 33 h played ↗
Epic, fun boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Plus the bosses are as epic as they come!”
Steam review · 16 h played ↗
Fun co-op mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“A wonderful co-op game; my friend and I got some of our most memorable experiences from it.”
Steam review · translated · 18.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive and boring gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Boring's the key word for this game. It's boring.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Stiff, laggy or slippery controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Every action you perform has a slight delay.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Samey environments and weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it's extremely boring after 3 hours of navigating through places that look the same”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Linear, not a real Metroidvania
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It says it's "Metroidvania", but it's extremely linear, giving you almost no options of where to go.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
No key rebinding, poor keyboard layout
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The keyboard layout is NOT customizable.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Unfair hitboxes and frustrating combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Enemies can damage you even though you haven't technically touched them yet (or vice-versa).”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support650 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512MB Nvidia GeForce GTX 460/550, AMD Radeon HD 5770
Storage650 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel/AMD Quad Core @ 2.3GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 560/640+, AMD Radeon HD 6850+
Storage650 MB available space
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512MB Nvidia GeForce GTX 460/550, AMD Radeon HD 5770
Storage650 MB available space
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