Outbound

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Square Glade Games · Cozy · May 11, 2026

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio1 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy Outbound?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 167 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
i like the art style of the fishes but kinda dislike the fact that every fish (or most of the stuff thats in the game) is just paper that turns around with you to give an illusion but thats kinda hard when you get an Aquarium and you see random paper fishes just floating around in the water- even some of them flying around on top of it.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Cruising around the first map and collecting resources was a chill, good time in co-op.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Also, it played well on Steamdeck once I limited it to 30fps.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like the progression of your learning curve, how one blueprint builds upon another.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics36 reviews
Co-op35 reviews
Steam Deck16 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
50% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
59% still recommend
Bugs
68% still recommend
Story
50% still recommend
Multiplayer
63% still recommend
Interface
28% still recommend
Monetization
20% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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