Outer Terror

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Outer Terror is a single player and multiplayer survival role playing shooter game with horror, fantasy, mystery, dark fantasy and others themes. It was developed by VoxPop Games and was released on April 20, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Outer Terror is a horde shooter where you hold out against massive quantities of otherworldly cosmic creatures. Assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and blast apart seemingly endless waves of horrific creatures in this stylish roguelike that pays homage to the B-movies and Golden Age horror comics of the 80s and 90s. Don’t Die and stay alive for as long as you can while exploring overrun cit…

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84%

Audience ScoreBased on 49 reviews

story16 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game features a unique and well-executed grindhouse horror comic book aesthetic with excellent artwork and music.
Engaging gameplay with a variety of playable characters, each with distinct weapons and special attacks, combined with side missions and quests adds depth and replayability.
Local and online co-op modes offer fun multiplayer experiences, reminiscent of classic arcade and shooter games.

Progression and meta-upgrade systems are slow and grind-heavy, leading to a frustrating pacing in leveling up characters and unlocking content.
The user interface is clunky and unintuitive, with issues such as poor menu navigation, lack of clear objective indicators, and buggy settings that sometimes don't save.
Several bugs and performance issues persist, including soft locks, framerate drops, occasional lost progress, and lag in online co-op, which detract from the overall experience.

story
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in Outer Terror is praised for its compelling, comic book-style narrative and varied quests that add depth and replayability, with engaging lore and unique scenarios enhancing the experience. However, some players feel the storytelling could be more polished, noting occasional confusing or lazily implemented levels and quests that limit replay value once completed. Overall, the blend of pulpy 80’s vibes, distinct characters, and quest-driven gameplay is well-received, though improvements in quest clarity and progression would strengthen the narrative impact.
- “In addition to its exhilarating gameplay, Outer Terror also features a compelling storyline that adds an extra layer of depth to the experience.”
- “With its stunning visuals, gripping gameplay, and captivating storyline, it's an adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.”
- “The comic book intros and pixel monster graphics are stunning, and the game's storyline is well-crafted, making for an immersive and satisfying gameplay experience.”
- “There are some strange levels and quests that just feel lazily and quickly thrown in.”
- “Once you play through the story of one area, it loses all replay value because the maps don't change and the quests don't either, and the positions of collectibles also don't.”
- “I would work on the storytelling just a bit more, and some of the enemies do seem strange and like they don't really fit.”
graphics
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Outer Terror features a unique and striking graphic style that blends comic book visuals with retro 16-bit pixel art, evoking a grindhouse horror aesthetic reminiscent of 70s and 80s horror movies. While some users note minor issues like inconsistent outlines and occasional graphical clutter, the overall visuals are widely praised for their immersive, nostalgic, and well-executed design that significantly enhances the gameplay experience.
- “Outer Terror boasts some of the most breathtaking graphics I've ever seen in a game.”
- “The comic book intros and pixel monster graphics are stunning, and the game's storyline is well-crafted, making for an immersive and satisfying gameplay experience.”
- “Excellent graphics & pixel art, especially retro scanlines, and the upgrades are a bonus for new kinds of sessions.”
- “Some of the in-game graphics are crusty, a bit too crusty, but the gameplay itself is not affected, and it's still satisfying to fight hordes in all the cool settings.”
- “I would polish up some of the graphics, having a thin black outline around everything, and strange transparency makes the game look not as good. Also, you could improve readability by removing blood splats during explosions that don't hurt the player.”
- “Looks like there may have been some graphical update?”
gameplay
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers a satisfying, arcade-style experience with simple yet engaging combat focused on fighting hordes and boss battles across multiple story-driven episodes. While the core loop is enjoyable and enhanced by unique art and comic book flair, some minor bugs and visual inconsistencies slightly detract from the overall polish. The game is well-suited for short bursts and fans of bullet-hell and arcade shooters, though it may benefit from further refinement and additional content.
- “With its stunning visuals, gripping gameplay, and captivating storyline, it's an adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.”
- “Gameplay is simple with you rampaging around looking for the bosses and progressing through multiple episodes with different storylines based on which character you pick.”
- “Killer comic flair, easy controller-friendly arcade gameplay, fantastic horror art, and lite lore.”
- “I advise you to check some gameplay before you buy it or wait for a patch or two.”
- “Initially the gameplay is fairly simple; you move around, your weapons kill enemies, you level up, get more weapons, and rinse and repeat until you inevitably get overwhelmed and killed.”
- “In under 2 hours of gameplay, I soft locked twice, losing two different 6000+ kill runs.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is widely praised for its fantastic, mood-setting soundtrack that enhances the overall vibe and aesthetics. While many find the music catchy and well-suited to the genre, a few users suggest more engaging tracks could improve repetitive areas. Overall, the updated soundtrack significantly enriches the gameplay experience.
- “Additionally, the game's soundtrack is fantastic, it was updated from the launch version and I feel the new updated tracks really put the whole package together, setting the mood for each level perfectly.”
- “I would pay someone $80 to make some catchier music during some of the more repetitive areas (labyrinth).”
- “Music and core gameplay loop all give off those bullet hell happy brain chemicals.”
- “The music and sounds are well put together for the genre.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is notably time-consuming, requiring many hours to achieve even minor level gains, and the gold accumulation for upgrades is especially tedious and repetitive.
- “It takes many hours grinding to level up even a small amount.”
- “The gold grind for upgrades is extremely grindy.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The character development is engaging and addictive, encouraging players to prioritize upgrading weapons, damage resistance, and super powers. Additionally, the game features impressive character design that players find appealing and memorable.
- “Fun and addictive character development kept making me detour from completing objectives to solely focus on enemy killing, allowing me better weapon upgrades, damage resistance, and super powers.”
- “Character design is awesome; I love my clown wife.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game currently experiences some bugs, particularly with online co-op, but performs well in local play and via Steam Remote Play, providing an enjoyable multiplayer experience despite stability issues.
- “The online co-op is kind of buggy at the moment, but the game works great locally and over Steam Remote Play.”
- “Pretty buggy at the time of writing this.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from noticeable optimization issues, resulting in subpar performance that is unexpected for this genre.
- “There's also some optimization issues, which is strange for this style of game.”
- “Optimization is pretty bad as well.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Replayability is low, as maps, quests, and collectible locations remain unchanged after the first playthrough, leading to a lack of incentive to revisit areas.
- “Once you play through the story of one area, it loses all replay value because the maps don't change and the quests don't either, and the positions of collectibles also don't.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is subtle and often emerges through quirky or amusing missions and quests that add interesting lore or unexpected, funny moments to the scenarios.