In the year 2007, the US government successfully deploys a probe designed to prove the existence of a parallel universe.
Minutes into the mission, an intelligent life form damages the probe.
On Earth, an unforseen backlash of energy is created by this action and the result is the creation of an exponentially growing black hole which threatens the very existence of our planet.
You are Cutter Slade, US Navy SEAL Commander, charged with the safety of the three scientists who have been chosen to travel to his new world: Adelpha.
Your mission: face the dangers of a mysterious and hostile world in order to recover the probe and close the black hole.
The Earth's destiny is in your hands.
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Outcast is an action-adventure video game developed by Belgian developer Appeal and released by Infogrames (now Atari) for Windows in 1999.
It was Appeal's flagship production. After five years in development,
Outcast's release was met with a lot of enthusiasm, especially in Europe, being lauded by critics and receiving plenty of awards for its excellence. Game of the Year awards, Editor’s Choice awards, an E3 award and dozens of raving reviews promised Appeal a great future. Unfortunately, its actual commercial success disappointed publisher Infogrames, and any further
Outcast developments (such as a Dreamcast port in 2000) were cut short.
A sequel known as "Outcast 2: The Lost Paradise" was in the works, but development ceased when Appeal went bankrupt in 2001.
Outcast incorporated then-revolutionary features such as a full range of motion captured animations, voxel-based terrain, a fully orchestrated soundtrack, and various highly cinematic visual effects from depth of field to rippling water that would not become standard fare for videogames for years to come.
Despite being far ahead of its time, the game has remained largely obscure.
Global sales of
Outcast ultimately reached 400,000 units by 2002.
