Outcast: A New Beginning

Hardcore Gamer James Cunningham

Outcast - A New Beginning is an excellent sequel with a lot of great gameplay elements that go a long way to make up for its need for further polish. Bugs are common, from an outpost with the robots stuck in the floor to breakable helidium crystals floating several feet above the ground they should be poking out of, and the conversation trees are in desperate need of re-ordering. Despite this, though, it's almost impossible to resist seeing what the next villager is up to and their relation to the rest of the world, following the dialogue and fishing out quests as an excuse to see and do more....

eXputerMoiz Banoori

Outcast - A New Beginning didn't upset the fanbase despite its late arrival but its lack of innovation might feel underwhelming.

Steam Deck HQNoah Kupetsky

7/10

Outcast: A New Beginning has a fair amount of fun to offer, unfortunately, it just doesn't run well enough on the Steam Deck.

GameLusterJordan Dube

7/10

Appeal Studios really hit the nail on the head with this one. Outcast: A New Beginning is the reimagining of the old Outcast games, with smooth gameplay and sweet, sweet graphics. Explore the world of Adelpha and discover a dazzling place like you wouldn’t have imagined.

Impulse GamerGareth Newnham

I can still remember playing Outcast back in 1999, and it absolutely blew my tiny teenage brain away. With some seriously clever tricks, it created a

Checkpoint GamingVictor Tan

7/10

When you are suddenly thrust onto a foreign planet, what do you do? If you’re Cutter Slade, you become the planetary hero, living up to your role as the prophesied human saviour. Travel through a variety of exotic locales as you rally the local populace against other human invaders. It’s a story that’s been told several times before, but it isn’t this game’s strongest hook.

PC GamerRobert Jones

69/100

Outcast – A New Beginning rekindles the original game's epic scope and audio-visual magic, but delivers a largely unadventurous open world gaming experience

WayTooManyGamesKyle Nicol

6.5/10

I have never played the original Outcast, or its remake, in the past, but I do recognize its important influence in gaming as a whole, as it essentially paved the way for the modern approach to the open-world action-adventure genre, something so common and mainstream nowadays. I do find it a bring strange that such an important and fondly remembered franchise doesn’t get the love it seemingly deserves. Is Outcast: A New Beginning a chance for the franchise to start fresh and bring in a whol...

GamePressureGiancarlo Saldana

6.5/10

While there are things that work in its favor, Outcast: A New Beginning ultimately feels like any other open-world game you could play this year or have played years ago. It retains the charm of the original and further explores the world of the Talan in unique and odd ways, but how you go about doing that doesn’t feel as revolutionary as it did back in 1999.

TechRaptorWilliam Worrall

6/10

Repetitive gameplay and numerous bugs can make some of Outcast: A New Beginning a chore. Fun exploration mechanics might save it for returning fans.

Xbox AchievementsRichard Walker

58/100

Cutter Slade's long-awaited return has flashes of jetpack-fuelled brilliance, but tiresome missions and a story that fails to engage ensure that playing Outcast: A New Beginning quickly develops into something of a chore.

Game SkinnyAbby Smith

5/10

Unfortunately, the Jetpack can't make up for all the negatives in Outcast: A New Beginning.