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2012 · Insomniac Games · Role-playing · Science

Outernauts

Outernauts was an Adobe Flash social role-playing video game for Facebook. Developed by Insomniac Games, it is the developer's first social video game, as well as their first game for a non-Sony platform. The game is published by Electronic Arts and was released as an open beta in July 2012. It was announced by Insomniac Games that the game would no longer be available on Facebook from January 31, 2014 and would be ported to iOS. The game was shut down on February 1, 2016.

Released
2012
Platforms
AndroidBrowseriOS
Genres
Role-playingScienceStrategy
Developers
Insomniac Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Themes
Science fiction
Engine
Adobe Flash
Country
United States

About

Outernauts was an Adobe Flash social role-playing video game for Facebook. Developed by Insomniac Games, it is the developer's first social video game, as well as their first game for a non-PlayStation platform. The game is published by Electronic Arts and was released as an open beta in July 2012. It was announced by Insomniac Games that the game would no longer be available on Facebook from January 31, 2014, and would be ported to iOS. The game was shut down on February 1, 2016.

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Gameplay

As Outernauts, players must explore alien planets to capture and nurture creatures with which to do battle, in gameplay similar to the Pokémon series. Player actions are limited by "energy", an in-game resource that accumulates over time, but which can also be purchased with real-world currency.

Reception

The game enjoyed a positive critical response, earning a score of 7/10 from GamesTM and 6/10 from Eurogamer, despite being described by the latter as an "utterly shameless" Pokémon clone.

Critics praised the game's presentation, with Eurogamer noting its "classy cartoon visuals, slick orchestral soundtrack and finely-tuned UI." Eurogamer commented on the size of the game's world, describing how even with a week of play, most of the galaxy map had yet to be unlocked. GamesTM too, praised the game world as "interesting to explore", the characters "providing a sense of unknown that continues to entice".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Browser24 July 2012Worldwide
iOS31 December 2014Worldwide
Android31 December 2014Worldwide

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