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Outland

Outland

Outland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos.

Released Sep 29, 2014 Developer Housemarque Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PlatformerActionMetroidvania2DCo-op
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.4%positive3,935 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Outland is a visually striking Metroidvania platformer that nails its core light/dark color-switching mechanic — toggling between red and blue to match or counter enemies adds a satisfying layer of complexity that evolves nicely throughout the game. The backgrounds are gorgeous,…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Wonderful puzzle gameplay. I greatly enjoy it. Really interested in the CO-OP option, so glad they included it!”

— a player, Steam review · 290 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I quit at the final boss. I really love the platforming and hate the combat, so the game goes from good to progressively worse and worse as combat becomes a bigger portion of the gameplay. I'm so frustrated and hate that I'm quitting right at the finish line but it's just not…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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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.

12achievements
3.8%median completion
2.0%rarest: Millionaire
15.9% of players 9.2% of players 7.2% of players 5.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 3.8% of players 3.3% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 15.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
15.9%That’s Teamwork — Destroy an enemy using a Kamikazer (General)
9.2%Enthusiast — Collect 10 Marks of the Gods (Single Player only)
7.2%Environmental Exterminator — Destroy a Spider using spikes (General)
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Millionaire — Collect 1,000,000 Doubloons (Single Player only)
2.2%Survivor — Kill 20 enemies in a row with only 1 health left (Individual)
2.3%Arcade Master — Complete any Arcade Chapter below the target time (General)

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.

Jun 20, 2017
Nex Machina from Housemarque is finally here!

Get Nex Machina here: http://nex.housemarque.com/steam_outland From the team that created Resogun and in collaboration with Eugene Jarvis (Robotron, Smash TV) comes an intense arcade shooter that blen

Jun 20, 2017
Nex Machina from Housemarque is finally here!

Get Nex Machina here: http://nex.housemarque.com/steam_outland From the team that created Resogun and in collaboration with Eugene Jarvis (Robotron, Smash TV) comes an intense arcade shooter that blen

Jun 12, 2017
Nex Machina Behind The Scenes Videos!

Hi There! We put together 3 behind the scenes videos that look a bit deeper into Nex Machina. More specifically about theFluid system and Tech, Humans and weapons & Level Design. https://www.youtube.c

Jun 12, 2017
Nex Machina Behind The Scenes Videos!

Hi There! We put together 3 behind the scenes videos that look a bit deeper into Nex Machina. More specifically about theFluid system and Tech, Humans and weapons & Level Design. https://www.youtube.c

Jun 08, 2017
Own Outland on Steam? Receive an additional 10% off on Nex Machina!

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6830596/5be327dac4da39bb6f4c5cdc428260381b58fe78.jpg Hi there! We ran a free campaign for Outland during last 48h and so many of yo

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsPlatformer · Action · Metroidvania · 2D · Co-op · Adventure · Indie · Bullet Hell · Singleplayer · Controller · Multiplayer · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain *
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.housemarque.com/games/outland/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB Nvidia GeForce GTX 460/550, AMD Radeon HD 5770 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 650 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible