Have you ever had one of those days where you think, “You know what, I could go outside… but what if I just didn’t?” Well, Devolver Digital and indie dev Francis Coulombe are here to validate all your hermit gremlin instincts with their brand new nightmare-fuel survival horror RPG, Look Outside — out now on Steam, ready to haunt your every attempt at leaving the house.
The premise? Simple. There’s something seriously messed up happening beyond your apartment door. The TV’s blaring that it’ll be safe to venture out in checks notes… 15 days. Just one teeny catch: anyone who peeks at whatever chaos is unfolding outside turns into something not ideal. (Think less friendly neighbour, more Lovecraftian abomination.)
So, you’re stuck in your crumbling apartment building, scavenging supplies, avoiding your formerly-human neighbours-turned-monsters, trying to stay alive, and maybe… maybe making some mates along the way. Cook up a meal, craft some weapons, play a cheeky minigame or two, question your reality, y’know, regular Tuesday night vibes.
Every run gives a different flavour of doom, complete with multiple endings and choices that’ll keep your anxiety and curiosity in a headlock. But the golden rule? Whatever you do…
DON’T. LOOK. OUTSIDE.
What’s wild is that Look Outside actually kicked off as a tiny game jam project before spiralling into something much bigger — so big, in fact, that it caught Devolver’s chaotic eye and landed Francis Coulombe in the fabled Devolver penthouse. Not bad for something that started as a “let’s mess around for a month” idea.
If creeping dread, resource management, and socially awkward apocalyptic vibes sound like your jam, you can grab Look Outside now on Steam for €9.99 (that’s around $15 AUD-ish, depending on how the Aussie dollar’s feeling today).
Time to bunker down, folks. Outside’s overrated, anyway.
Stay unruly.
