Outsider: After Life

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In "Outsider: After Life," play as a unique android who may be the only hope for the universe after humanity's disappearance. Solve logic-based puzzles woven into a compelling sci-fi narrative, all while experiencing an immersive world filled with stunning visuals and an alluring soundtrack. This story-focused adventure showcases an emotionally driven plot centered around HUD-ini's journey to save the universe.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

77%

Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews

atmosphere4 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features a beautiful art style and engaging atmosphere, enhanced by a great soundtrack.
Puzzles are varied and well-designed, providing a chill and enjoyable experience without being overly challenging.
The emotional journey of the robot character adds depth to the gameplay, making it a memorable experience.

The story becomes nonsensical towards the end, making the initial setup feel irrelevant.
Puzzles can become repetitive and tedious, with some requiring multiple iterations that may frustrate players.
As a mobile port, the pricing feels unjustified compared to its mobile version, leading to concerns about value for money.

story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story, set in a post-human world, starts off with potential but quickly becomes nonsensical and loses relevance as the gameplay progresses. While some players find the narrative intriguing and well-integrated with the puzzles, others feel it lacks depth and coherence, suggesting it needed more development to fully realize its potential. Overall, opinions are mixed, with some praising the atmosphere and puzzle integration, while others criticize the story's execution and brevity.
- “The game has a great range of puzzles, all of which are framed within an intriguing storyline.”
- “Additionally, the story is quite intriguing.”
- “Great story and atmosphere; every puzzle mechanic is unique.”
- “The story seems somewhat interesting, but after you leave the planet you awaken on, it gets nonsensical.”
- “In fact, it rapidly makes the initial part of the story irrelevant near the end and sort of just does its own thing.”
- “The story definitely seemed like it could've been quite interesting, but it probably needed a lot more than 2 hours worth of gameplay and/or a different, more story-friendly format.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its engaging soundtrack, beautiful graphical art style, and well-executed animations, which together create a captivating sci-fi world. Reviewers highlight the breathtaking music and artwork, contributing to a poignant experience that enhances the overall storytelling and puzzle mechanics.
- “The atmosphere and soundtrack were quite engaging, and I found the simple graphical art style used to depict the sci-fi world beautiful and very well done.”
- “The music and artwork are at times breathtaking, truly creating an atmospheric and poignant experience.”
- “Great story and atmosphere; every puzzle mechanic is unique.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are praised for their beautiful and simple art style, effectively depicting a sci-fi world that enhances the overall atmosphere. Users highlight the impressive animations and music, which together create a breathtaking and emotionally engaging experience.
- “The atmosphere is pretty cool, because the graphics, animations, and music are well done.”
- “The music and artwork are at times breathtaking, truly creating an atmospheric and poignant experience.”
- “The game is about 2 to 3 hours long and puzzles were relatively easy, but the atmosphere and soundtrack were quite engaging, and I found the simple graphical art style used to depict the sci-fi world beautiful and very well done.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised as its standout feature, contributing significantly to the engaging atmosphere alongside the beautiful graphics and animations. Reviewers highlight the soundtrack as breathtaking and atmospheric, enhancing the overall experience of the game.
- “The atmosphere and soundtrack were quite engaging, and I found the simple graphical art style used to depict the sci-fi world beautiful and very well-done.”
- “The atmosphere is pretty cool, because graphics, animations, and music are well done.”
- “The music and artwork are at times breathtaking, truly creating an atmospheric and poignant experience.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers an unexpectedly emotional journey centered around a robot navigating through various puzzles, complemented by great art style and engaging gameplay. Players highlight the emotional depth experienced at several points throughout the game.
- “The emotional journey of a robot with multiple puzzles to solve along the way.”
- “Great puzzles, great art style, and an unexpectedly emotional journey.”
- “It’s emotional at times.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features a variety of unique puzzles that contribute to an engaging atmosphere, but some users feel that the overall experience is limited by its short duration of just two hours, suggesting that a more extensive format could enhance the storytelling.
- “Great story and atmosphere; every puzzle mechanic is unique.”
- “The story definitely seemed like it could've been quite interesting, but it probably needed a lot more than 2 hours' worth of gameplay and/or a different, more story-friendly format.”
- “Gameplay consists of solving dozens of small, varied puzzles.”
- “Great story and atmosphere, but every puzzle mechanic feels repetitive.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received criticism for poor voice acting, with users noting that it is "completely and really badly voiced," while the robot character's performance stands out as the best, albeit created using text-to-speech technology.