A fresh horror title is making a significant impact on Steam, receiving “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews that place it among the top entries in multiple genres.
“Easily one of the best Survival Horror RPGs ever made.”
“One of the best if not the best cosmic horror experiences that you can have in gaming.”
“Look Outside is quite simply put one of the best turn based RPGs made in the last years.”
“The Best $10 You’ll Ever Spend”
As I delved through player and critic reviews for the indie RPG Look Outside, I found myself intrigued by its unexpected ability to be likened to some of the greatest games across various genres. This curiosity compelled me to add the title to my Steam library, and I am looking forward to exploring it this weekend.
The storyline of Look Outside is both terrifying and straightforward: Set within a single apartment building, a bizarre plague transforms anyone who gazes out the window into one of 150 unique Lovecraft-inspired monstrosities, featuring unsettling appearances and joyous expressions that may hide serious injuries. As the audacious protagonist, you venture beyond the safety of your locked apartment to gather food, resources, weaponry, and hopefully, unravel the mystery of the unfolding horror.
Upon your return, you enter the safe haven where you can assess your collected items and “recuperate by engaging in games, cooking meals, crafting tools, and forming connections with your neighbors-turned-allies.”
Indeed, Look Outside offers players the ability to recruit some of the bizarre entities you encounter, allowing them to accompany you and assist in combat, akin to a grotesque version of Pokémon. Players can also utilize the items discovered to create makeshift weapons for turn-based encounters throughout the game’s estimated 10-12 hour duration, which strikes a balanced length amidst a sea of lengthy titles in today’s gaming landscape.
I am keen to see how a game can draw parallels to luminaries like Lovecraft, Undertale, Omori, Silent Hill, Fear & Hunger, Junji Ito, Lisa, and Earthbound, while maintaining coherence and not becoming a disorganized jumble. It feels like an early Halloween celebration in my household this time around.
The game is the initial offering from indie developer Francis Coulombe and is currently available exclusively on Steam.
Only time will reveal if it rightfully earns a place on our list of the best horror games.