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Outcast - Second Contact cover art

Outcast - Second Contact

Appeal Studios · Nacon · 2017-11-14

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 28, 2017 (Xbox One), Nov 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 14, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

Outcast – Second Contact is the complete remake of the cult title which sparked the open world, action-adventure genre. Take off on an exploration of Adelpha, an alien world as beautiful as it is dangerous, where your heroic journey places the fate of two worlds in your hands.

4
playing now
78%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Take on the role of Cutter Slade, an elite soldier with a strong character, sent to an alien planet as Earth's last chance. Explore an awesome world that merges science and magic, explore exotic native cities, take on formidable enemies and try to uncover the secrets of an advanced civilisation. Make the right choices in a living world that has its own ecosystem, because the fate of two universes depends on your success.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 34% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 26k–62k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,031 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.49-90%
Humble Store$1.49-90%
IndieGala$1.49-90%
GOG$1.49-90%
GreenManGaming$1.50-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-11-19) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 174 of 180 observed days · $0.49 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1002026-08-11 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$35.27$1.002017-11-142026-08-302017-11-14 — best price $29.702018-05-17 — best price $34.992018-09-07 — best price $17.492018-12-14 — best price $14.002019-05-10 — best price $8.742019-09-24 — best price $34.992020-01-11 — best price $29.392020-03-09 — best price $5.992020-06-10 — best price $5.242020-08-15 — best price $34.992020-10-11 — best price $31.382020-12-16 — best price $5.242021-02-10 — best price $29.642021-04-08 — best price $34.992021-05-31 — best price $34.992021-09-02 — best price $34.992021-12-27 — best price $34.992022-03-28 — best price $14.992022-07-25 — best price $1.492022-10-24 — best price $1.392023-01-12 — best price $12.262023-04-19 — best price $14.992023-07-21 — best price $14.992023-11-01 — best price $1.192024-01-17 — best price $14.992024-04-08 — best price $1.192024-07-15 — best price $1.492024-10-28 — best price $14.992025-02-24 — best price $11.892025-07-16 — best price $11.892025-10-27 — best price $11.892026-01-15 — best price $1.502026-04-07 — best price $1.492026-06-15 — best price $1.502026-08-11 — best price $1.212026-08-30 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
52.3%
earned "Jan's stealth test!"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)5,7256%39
PS4 (PlayStation)2,56123%40
Steam (Steam)2,1477%41

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGFunnyActionRemakeSci-fiClassicAdventureOpen WorldStory RichExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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