Look Outside
Turn-based survival horror RPG inside a monster-filled apartment building
Francis Coulombe · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Mar 21, 2025
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 15K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 467 in 30 days
- Players
- 269
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 months ago
- Apr 15, 2026
What is Look Outside?
This single-player, 2D survival horror RPG takes place in an apartment building after looking through a window begins turning people into monsters. You make expeditions through the building to scavenge food, supplies, and weapons, fight turn-based battles where distance matters, then return home to recover, cook, craft tools, and recruit neighbors.
For you if...
- +you enjoy body horror, pixel art, and strange characters
- +you want resource management and strategic turn-based combat
- +you like exploration with recruitable allies and multiple endings
Not for you if...
- −you dislike trial and error that can erase progress
- −you want frequent saving away from your home base
- −you prefer straightforward choices and easy ally recruitment
What players say
98% of 14,608 reviews are positive · 97% of 467 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the detailed creature art, body-horror atmosphere, writing, and unusual cast, with some also valuing the optional content across repeat playthroughs. The most common complaints concern a restrictive save system that can erase long stretches of progress, along with trial-and-error choices, unclear recruitment requirements, and uneven combat balance.
Players over time
▼ -43% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 609 players on Sep 21, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 269 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 207 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 238 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 277 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 293 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 295 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 332 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 316 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 249 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 209 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 247 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 411 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 514 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 477 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 443 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 480 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 492 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 483 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 572 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 538 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 506 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 503 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 537 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 569 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 589 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 511 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 527 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 504 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 493 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 506 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 581 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 524 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 395 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 426 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 439 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 438 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 522 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 504 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 506 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 479 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 266 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 603 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 599 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 609 |
How many players finish Look Outside?
12% of Steam players have unlocked «Open Your Eyes», 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
Look Outside system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 750, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Look Outside?
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- OS
- Windows 7 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2500 / AMD Phenom II X4 965
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 750 / Radeon RX 560X
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Look Outside have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Look Outside run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 152
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Look Outside 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- RPG
- Pixel Graphics
- Horror
- Survival Horror
- Lovecraftian
- Turn-Based Combat
- Adventure
- 2D
- Atmospheric
- Exploration
- Gore
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Dark
- Great Soundtrack
- Violent
Recent updates
- Dec 20, 2025 · Soundtrack update!
- Nov 18, 2025 · Patch 2.01 is out
- Sep 5, 2025 · Update 1.7
- Jun 19, 2025 · Look Outside 1.5 update!
- May 7, 2025 · Patch Notes 1.04
1 DLC available.