# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Outcast 1.1](https://imho.run/games/336610/outcast-1-1) — Also Remake and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 279 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336610/)
2. [The Sinking City Remastered](https://imho.run/games/750130/the-sinking-city-remastered) — Shares fetch quests and resource management with Outcast. 1,970 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/)
3. [STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™](https://imho.run/games/6030/star-wars-jedi-knight-ii-jedi-outcast) — Also Cult Classic and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 2,714 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6030/)
4. [Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/247660/deadly-premonition-the-director-s-cut) — Also Cult Classic, like Outcast. 2,041 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247660/)
5. [ELEX](https://imho.run/games/411300/elex) — Shares resource management with Outcast. 5,121 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/)
6. [Anachronox](https://imho.run/games/242940/anachronox) — Shares puzzle solving with Outcast. 328 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242940/)
7. [Resident Evil](https://imho.run/games/304240/resident-evil) — Shares puzzle solving and resource management with Outcast. 12,437 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304240/)
8. [Beyond Good and Evil™](https://imho.run/games/15130/beyond-good-and-evil) — A frequent pick in Outcast players' libraries, and another Action. 1,735 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15130/)
9. [Destroy All Humans!](https://imho.run/games/803330/destroy-all-humans) — Also Cult Classic and Remake, like Outcast. 6,456 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803330/)
10. [Alpha Protocol™](https://imho.run/games/34010/alpha-protocol) — A frequent pick in Outcast players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,582 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/34010/)
11. [Tomb Raider Game of the Year](https://imho.run/games/203160/tomb-raider-game-of-the-year) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 51,545 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/)
12. [Mass Effect (2007)](https://imho.run/games/17460/mass-effect-2007) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 9,548 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17460/)
13. [Rebel Galaxy Outlaw](https://imho.run/games/910830/rebel-galaxy-outlaw) — Same atmospheric mood as Outcast. 717 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910830/)
14. [System Shock](https://imho.run/games/482400/system-shock) — Also Remake, like Outcast. 7,516 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/482400/)
15. [Mars: War Logs](https://imho.run/games/232750/mars-war-logs) — Shares resource management with Outcast. 1,336 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232750/)
16. [Black Mesa](https://imho.run/games/362890/black-mesa) — Shares puzzle solving with Outcast. 69,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/)
17. [Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/22370/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as Outcast. 31,079 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/)
18. [Mafia: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/1030840/mafia-definitive-edition) — Also Remake and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 27,996 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030840/)
19. [Recompile](https://imho.run/games/986310/recompile) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 104 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/986310/)
20. [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/6910/deus-ex-game-of-the-year-edition) — Also Cult Classic, like Outcast. 10,288 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6910/)
21. [Rogue Trooper Redux](https://imho.run/games/529490/rogue-trooper-redux) — Also Remake and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 234 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529490/)
22. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as Outcast. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
23. [GUN™](https://imho.run/games/2610/gun) — Also Cult Classic and Third-Person Shooter, like Outcast. 1,258 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610/)
24. [The Outer Worlds](https://imho.run/games/578650/the-outer-worlds) — Same atmospheric mood as Outcast. 16,855 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578650/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/618970
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## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 618970
- **Developer:** Appeal Studios
- **Publisher:** Nacon
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Stats, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 14, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/618970/)
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