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Outcast - A New Beginning

Open-world third-person shooter with jetpack travel across an alien planet

Appeal Studios · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Mar 15, 2024

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 1,270
Recent reviews
Mixed
68% of 16 in 30 days
Players
7
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jun 4, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
8 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Outcast - A New Beginning?

In this single-player, third-person action adventure, you play Cutter Slade on the alien planet Adelpha, where invading robots have enslaved the Talans. You cross an open world by jetpack, help free villages, explore hidden temples, and fight robots with weapons customized using modules.

For you if...

  • +you like exploring alien landscapes at your own pace
  • +you enjoy customizing weapons and taking on side quests

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer linear missions over open-world objectives
  • −you want multiplayer rather than a solo adventure

What players say

78% of 1,270 reviews are positive · 68% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the alien landscapes, jetpack movement, and soundtrack. They criticize repetitive quests and combat, lengthy dialogue, and bugs.

How many players finish Outcast - A New Beginning?

17% of Steam players have unlocked «The Outcast», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Outcast - A New Beginning system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10, 64 Bit
Processor
Ryzen 3 1300X / Intel Core i3-7530K
Graphics
GeForce GTX 980 Ti / Radeon RX 5600 XT
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10, 64 Bit
Processor
Ryzen 5 5600X / Core i5-12400
Graphics
GeForce RTX 2070 Super / Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD recommended

Does Outcast - A New Beginning have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Outcast - A New Beginning run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
52
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian. Text only: Italian, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean.

Does Outcast - A New Beginning use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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