Outsider: After Life

The emotional journey of a robot with multiple puzzles to solve along the way. As a mobile game, it was a nice play, much more enjoyable on a bigger screen. 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. I enjoyed it.

A very thought provoking tale full of well designed puzzles that are fair, but challenging. Definitely worth a try if you enjoy the point and click genre!

Outsider: After Life is a neat indie puzzle game made in Portugal. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting, where you control HUD-ini, an android. The atmosphere is pretty cool, because graphics, animations and music are well done. It’s even emotional a few times. Gameplay consists of solving dozens of small, varied puzzles. And I think they are well-designed, because some of them can be challenging at first but never overwhelming. It’ll take you around 2-3 hours to complete the entire game. Oh, and all of that happens in one continuous camera shot, which is a cool touch as well. It’s sold cheaply and, most importantly, doesn’t waste your time. So, I can recommend it, even if you’re not a fan of puzzle games. Set aside a few hours and enjoy this gem.

Let's start this review by mentioning something important about this game: Outsider is a mobile game that the devs ported over to PC. This is particularly important not only because some people simply don't want to play phone game ports, but the pricing is different. The game is about 1.39 dollars Canadian in google & apple's stores. By contrast, it's 3.39 on steam. Not a whole lot of money either way, but still. Why would you buy this on steam when you can just buy it on your phone? So, first up is the story. The story takes place after humans are extinct. It seems somewhat interesting, but after you leave the planet you awaken on, the story gets nonsensical. In fact, it rapidly makes the initial part of the story irrelevant near the end and sort of just does it's own thing. You can read the spoilers below if you want, but without giving anything away, It's really dumb. Want to know how this story goes? [spoiler] You fix yourself/equipment and discover a signal coming from a faraway planet. Heading there, you fight off this giant robot with a virus and suddenly have to restart the universe. Then the game ends. That's it. The start of the game briefly hinted that something was screwing up the universe, but certainly didn't elaborate on it. [/spoiler] 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. The puzzles are ok I guess. They are pretty simple. Varied, but still simple. Also easy. That said there was a bit of challenge at times. You often have to do the same thing multiple times, which can get a bit old depending on how much you have to do it. More than a handful were not fun to get through too. They were a time waster. So yeah, wouldn't say the puzzles were good or interesting though. That's basically what's worth mentioning. There are better puzzle games to buy. Bad story, meh-ish puzzles.

'Outsider: After Life' is a science fiction, puzzle adventure game. Set after a cataclysmic event you have to rebuild a robot named Hud-ini and escape the planet. The game has a great range of puzzles all of which are framed within an intriguing story line. The music and artwork are at times breathtaking, truly creating an atmospheric and poignant experience.

Необычная разработка и подача

Cute game with fairly simple puzzles that move the story forward. Very chill and melancholic.

[b]Outsider: After Life[/b] is a compelling puzzle game and existential adventure with a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting. Players take control of a lonely android named HUD-ini as he embarks on a range of tasks in a bid to escape the now lifeless planet. Outsider uses dynamic storytelling to deliver the surprisingly moving narrative visually, through narration and cutscenes and also through the gameplay itself. This, alongside the themes and subject matter, make for an engaging and emotional experience. The narrative is progressed by solving a diverse series of puzzles, these relate to the tasks HUD-ini needs to complete such as aligning satellites or repairing different machines. All the puzzles are styled to fit the Outsider’s narrative and aesthetic and blend seamlessly with the other game elements. Outsider has a 2D art style that uses simple shapes to create detailed environments. It mixes muted tones and dark colours with much more vibrant shades for a high contrast look that adds to the lighting and overall atmosphere. The beautifully varied soundtrack is one of the game’s standout features. Tracks range from simple electronic background music to evocative, ethereal, sci-fi synth rock and melancholy piano tracks. Outsider: After Life can be played within a few hours and its linear narrative and single solution puzzles don’t allow for much replayability, at nearly half the Steam price the game is undoubtedly better value on mobile. Despite this, the game is an original and engaging adventure game with captivating and varied puzzles, clever narrative design and a moving story making it very easy to recommend on any platform. [b]WANT TO KNOW MORE?[/b] My full review of this game, where is discuss game play, narrative and styling in much more detail, can be found on [url=https://indie-hive.com/outsider/]Indie Hive[/url].

Para lo poco que cuesta, te hace pensar bastante. Ventajas: te ayuda a olvidar a tu ex. Desventajas: tienes que pensar en tu ex para olvidar el juego.

The game is short and easy, but incredibly cute. Puzzles are mostly basic, but original. Buy on sale to not regret about it's shortness. Totally worth it with 50% discount, but you can try demo first (like I did)