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Out Zone cover art

Out Zone

Bitwave Games · Clear River Games · 2023-02-14

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 14, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 1990 (Arcade), Feb 14, 2023 (Linux), Feb 14, 2023 (Mac)

Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!

91%
positive of 75 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$7.99
steam price (US)
Out Zone is a run and gun arcade video game developed by Toaplan and published in Japan by Tecmo, North America by Romstar and Europe in August 1990. Set in a future where an alien race from the fictional planet Owagira are threatening to wipe out humanity after multiple failed attempts to defend Earth against their attacks, players assume the role of cyborg mercenaries recruited by the United Nations in a last-ditch effort to overthrow the invaders.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 69% of 12,170 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5k–3.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 75 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-08-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2D1980sCo-opRetro1990'sActionArcadeTop-DownControllerOld School

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