Outworlder wants you to find your own way in this brutal survival game, changing from a helpless survivor to a protector of a bustling colony. But will you have the right survivors to do it?
Being shipwrecked is one thing. Being shipwrecked on an alien planet with minimal knowledge of how anything works is worse.
You’ll start all on your lonesome with next to nothing. Depending on your environment, you may want to rush to find some firewood before you even think about food. Of course, it’s not a need that you can ignore for long. Food, shelter, water, warmth, and a strong defense against those who would want to take all of the above will be vital. As you get your feet on the ground, you’ll be able to think further ahead to crop yields and livestock – but you may need to enlist some help first.
One of the most compelling features is the focal point of community. You will need your citizens to help sustain your, and your colony’s, livelihood. This is because certain NPCs will have extremely valuable assets and skills. You may find an engineer or a doctor, but there are NPCs with more lackluster skills like video game reviewers (Hey!). These NPCs will have unique crafting skills as well that you will want to capitalize on. You can’t be a jack of all trades here and build everything on your own. Some people you may stumble upon, or some may even be enemies you have captured that you can convince to turn around. You’ll want to recruit as many people as you can to access all of their crafting abilities. You’ll need to rely on your fellow human to see you through to thrive and eventually take to other worlds and moons.
With a focus on the journey rather than the narrative, you are encouraged to enjoy the aspects of survival as much as you like – to the point where if you’re irritated by certain features, you can even turn them off. If you hate having your progress disturbed by invasions, you can turn them off completely to focus more on surviving the elements (rather than the hostiles). This nifty feature allows those who want more control of their difficulty in certain aspects to have as much as they please, making for a more enjoyable experience for those who want a more casual experience as well as those who want to feel the pain of pirates and raiders.
Outworlder will make you feel like you’re living in a world that doesn’t care if you live or die with its independent ecosystem testing your every strength. Why don’t you prove your worth and show it that you can conquer it?
A demo for Outworlder is available now on itch.io and the game’s site.
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