Hypnospace Outlaw

An amazingly fun game that deserved to have its sequel come to fruition. RIP Dreamsettler, I hardly knew ye.

Can I say this is one of my all-time favorite games? Genuinely? In the history of ever? The amount of detail is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane; Hypnospace Outlaw is one of -- if not *the* -- most intricate games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. It's a pain in the ass at times, yes, but I'd say the positives outweigh the negatives by a long shot. I didn't even know of GeoCities or anything relating to the old web before I saw this game (curse me, I'm too young!) and this game is much more than a love letter to those times, I'd say. I wish we could've got to see Dreamsettler, but this and Slayers X is more than enough for me.

This is a game that deserves a sequel in the same vein and yet it will never get that, and I think that's sad. And frankly, none of these other old internet exploration games scratch the itch because they all have to try and be subversive and have a horror twist which is lame and boring. Hypnospace Outlaw is still the best to ever do it. And frankly, it may as well be the only one to ever do it.

[h1] Что было бы, если бы вы стали модератором целой OS? [/h1] Тяжело что-то сказать без спойлеров, но игра затрагивает довольно важные темы развития технологий и мерзкой стороны людей. Игра напоминает чем-то Welcome to the Game (по крайней мере поиском по сайтам), но при этом наполняется атмосферой интернета 90-х годов, со всеми "кринжовыми" для современного человека баннерами и стилисткой, которая почему-то ощущается такой родной, если вы хотя бы росли на старых фильмах. Сюжет в игре подается просто, но он, по моему мнению, очень хорош, хоть может и выглядеть банально. Купил игру из-за стилистики, а по итогу получил интересное чтиво с хорошим сюжетом. Ставлю [b] 8/10 [/b]

This game is so good it doesn't even feel like a game. It feels like you're actually exploring ye olde internet and it's just as addictive. There's so much detail, and the gameplay of solving cases and tracking things down is so fun I love it this is a must play super unique experience. Edit: I've played the game more and the plot is also insanely good and could only be told through a game like this, it's amazing.

Absolutely incredible and immersive game. It is brimming with creativity and nostalgia which always makes me wanna come back and explore as many pages as possible. I am on my third playthrough at the moment and my intention is to complete the Archive Project. I have found soo many new pages I have never seen in previous playthroughs. There are so many easter eggs, so many layers, so many hidden puzzles you can miss just by going through the main story. I will always appreciate how this game rewards you for being willing to investigate and get to know the characters more closely. I love how there are different ways you can save characters or go about getting to the main ending of the game. I recommend this game to anyone who loves nostalgia, older computer aesthetics, was not alive to experience this era of the internet, love puzzles and love something with such raw creativity and love. I could ramble about this game forever, honestly JUST PLAY IT! You won't regret it. (Definitely buying the soundtrack next. These songs go crazy hard.)

i still play games that give you a simulated desktop trying to reach the high of this one. haven't really managed. this is really good, too bad the sequel didn't work out but this is absolutely worth the investment.

Hypnospace Outlaw is a game about moderating an online forum that people access in their dreams using cutting edge technology from the future world of 1990s. You are tasked with tracking down and reporting different types of content violations throughout Hypnospace. In the process, the different people using Hypnospace and communities they have formed become more familiar to you, and a storyline is delivered through the web pages. I bounced off Hypnospace Outlaw the first time I played it. I read many of the web pages, I closed a couple of the cases, and then dropped it. The game didn't grab me, it felt static. I'm glad I return to the game and restarted it because it has that dynamism I desired, it just came soon after the point I stopped playing the first time. You get a great sense of the people behind the web pages from how they present themselves, how other Hypnospace users talk about them, and how they respond to different events in the game. The subtle or explicit traits and flaws of the characters you pick up on throughout the game make them feel very human. The abstraction through the web pages surprisingly enhances this experience, because it allows you to fill in the gaps of what their offline lives look like. Hypnospace Outlaw delivers these short character narratives excellently. My only personal criticism would be with how much information the game front-loads before you can see the story start to develop, and before you can observe the reactions to your actions as a moderator. Perhaps the pace would have been improved by splitting the first in-game day into two. That mild criticism aside, Hypnospace Outlaw is definitely worth playing for its unique concept and experience. It's often absurd and funny; but also very human, beautiful, and sad.

Looooved the concept for this game, it was fun to play through and I enjoyed getting all the achievements

Zones.​ Places for people to feel the same.​ Places for people to feel different.​ All their own, on their own. Together.​ I have a place in the middle.​ Between the angry spaces that say I do not belong.​ I'm seen. I'm special. I am not alone.​ I belong every place, every where, just like you.​ We are all zones. Together.​