Rank 01Why this
Also Remake and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast.
- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2014
Games like Outcast - Second Contact
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Outcast - Second Contact also play
The closest matches to Outcast - Second Contact: Outcast 1.1, The Sinking City Remastered, STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™, Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut, and ELEX. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares fetch quests and resource management with Outcast.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Also Cult Classic and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2009
Rank 04 
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Outcast.
Rank 05 
ELEX
Why this: Shares resource management with Outcast.
Rank 06 
Anachronox
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Outcast.
Rank 07 
Resident Evil
Why this: Shares puzzle solving and resource management with Outcast.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Outcast - Second Contact
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Shares fetch quests and resource management with Outcast.
- 74% of 1,970 reviews
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Also Cult Classic and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast.
- 91% of 2,714 reviews
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Appeal Studios
- Price: $1.49−90%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 80% of 349 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Deliberate pacing rewards thoughtful players
- Humorous and mature dialogue
- Must talk to everyone to uncover quests
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Mysterious
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Outcast.
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Why this: Same immersive mood as Outcast.
More from Appeal Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Appeal Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Outcast.
About Outcast - Second Contact
The closest matches to Outcast - Second Contact: Outcast 1.1, The Sinking City Remastered, STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™, Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut, and ELEX. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Outcast - Second Contact is your kind of game, the closest matches are Outcast 1.1, The Sinking City Remastered and STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and mysterious, and single out its alien world building and clunky movement. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Outcast - Second Contact: Outcast – Second Contact is the complete remake of the cult title which sparked the open world, action-adventure genre. Take off on an exploration of Adelpha, an alien world as beautiful as it is dangerous, where your heroic journey places the fate of two worlds in your hands.
Is Outcast - Second Contact worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 80% of 349 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Deliberate pacing rewards thoughtful players
- Humorous and mature dialogue
- Must talk to everyone to uncover quests
- Vast world with unique alien cultures
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“there is a gamebreaking bug, where a certain chest on the ground wouldnt show up to be blown up by tnt, so i guess you will not experience the end of this game :(”
People who play it also play: Outcast 1.1, The Sinking City Remastered, STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™
Frequently asked about Outcast - Second Contact
Can I run it?
Does Outcast - Second Contact run on Steam Deck?
Outcast - Second Contact is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Outcast - Second Contact cost?
Outcast - Second Contact is listed on Steam at 1.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Outcast - Second Contact?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outcast - Second Contact are Outcast 1.1, The Sinking City Remastered, STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™.
Who developed Outcast - Second Contact?
Outcast - Second Contact was developed by Appeal Studios and published by Nacon.