Outland (video game)

Outland
Original cover art depicting the nameless protagonist using both Light (blue) and Dark (red) energies.
Developer(s)Housemarque
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Composer(s)Ari Pulkkinen[4]
Platform(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
ReleaseXBLA
April 27, 2011[1][2]
PSN
  • AU: June 1, 2011
  • EU: June 2, 2011
  • NA: June 14, 2011
Windows
September 29, 2014
OS X
December 21, 2014
Linux
February 25, 2015[3]
Genre(s)Platform, Metroidvania[5]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Outland is a platform game developed by Housemarque and published by Ubisoft.[6] The game combines two-dimensional platforming with a polarity system similar to Treasure's Ikaruga[7] and Silhouette Mirage. Outland was released on April 27, 2011 for Xbox 360.[8] The PlayStation 3 version, which was supposed to be released the day before, was delayed because of the 2011 PlayStation Network outage then later released in June 2011. A Microsoft Windows version was released on September 29, 2014, followed by the Mac OS X version on December 21 of the same year, and the Linux version on February 25, 2015. The game was removed from sale on Steam and the Humble Store in December 2018;[9] it was made available on Steam again in October 2020,[10] before being removed again in April 2024.

  1. ^ Ubisoft (April 12, 2011). "Outland co-op trailer on Xbox Live Arcade! [UK]". YouTube. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Ludwig Kietzmann (April 13, 2011). "Outland coming to PSN on April 26, XBLA on April 27". Engadget (Joystiq). Oath Inc. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. ^ HMQ-Mikael (February 25, 2015). "Linux version is out!". Steam. Valve. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ^ GamePro staff (September 3, 2010). "Ubisoft announces action-adventure Outland". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  5. ^ Mark Brown (May 15, 2015). "The 14 best Metroidvania games on Steam". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved December 2, 2018. You'll be swapping between red and blue to make platforms appear, obstacles disappear, and to fight enemies and solve puzzles. All within that classic Metroidvania structure.
  6. ^ Justin McElroy (September 4, 2010). "Outland preview: When shmups grow legs". Engadget (Joystiq). Oath Inc. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Shaun McInnis (September 4, 2010). "Outland First Look". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Brad Nicholson (September 3, 2010). "Ubisoft's Outland To Combine Darkness, Traps, And Platforming". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  9. ^ @Housemarque (December 18, 2018). "Calling out to all platformer and action game fans!! Tomorrow is your last chance to get Outland from Steam or Humble Bundle!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @Housemarque (October 9, 2020). "Outland is back on Steam TODAY!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.