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Look Outside
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This developer deserves the world. For my money, the best RPG Maker game that exists, with virtually no weak points. I think I could hit the character limit on this review and barely scratch the surface of the art direction, it is extremely difficult to convey just how…”
— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played“Can't believe I never wrote a review for this game, it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ great Ive been obsessed for months. Besides the art, story and music all being great, this game also has a lot of depth to it, and the harder difficulties are genuinely a challenge. Currently I'm trying to get all…”
— a player, Steam review · 102 hrs played“Demented, humorous and constantly surprising, Look Outside is a masterpiece of Lovecraftian storytelling. The game is simultaneously a rich and rewarding RPG and challenging survival horror. The creature designs are grotesque and morbid but can also be charming and comedic. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 72 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-26 14:58 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Look Outside 2.3 is OUT!
Big thanks to the Look Outside Miraheze wiki's contributors and editors for compiling and curating a very thorough list of known issues of all kinds, this has greatly simplified the process of trackin
Soundtrack update!
We are updating the soundtrack to include all of the new music!I have been working on an update with some fixes and balance tweaks, this will be going live sometime next week.Also, about the soundtrac
Patch 2.01 is out
Patch 2.01 is out!This patch is mainly bug fixes, balance tweaks, a few design improvements and a bit of polish.There are also a few little things added in that we couldn't quite fit on time for the 2
Look Outside gets new endings, monsters, and more
Just when you thought it was safe to open the door, Look Outside has mutated into something... meaner. The Final Vision update is out now, and it’s free for everyone who already owns the game. Congrat
Update 1.7
A quick new patch! This one is mostly bug fixes and a few tweaks from issues reported from the 1.6 update, wanted to get those in before going all in on the big 2.0 update work! Balance Tweaks:Xin Amo
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Survival Horror · Horror · Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Atmospheric · Turn-Based Combat · 2D · Exploration · Lovecraftian · RPGMaker · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 152 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 x64 Processor: Intel Core i5-2500 / AMD Phenom II X4 965 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 / Radeon RX 560X Storage: 1 GB available space