Hypnospace Outlaw stands out as one of the best Simulation titles in recent memory.
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Verdict
97%
Steam
84
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (97% positive from 5K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (84/100 critic average)
No significant drawbacks reported
Hypnospace Outlaw is a 2019 simulation video game developed by Tendershoot and published by No More Robots. Set in an alternate history 1999, the game takes place inside a parody of the early Internet and its culture that users visit in their sleep called Hypnospace. The player assumes the role of an "Enforcer" for the fictional company Merchantsoft—creator of Hypnospace—and seeks to police illegal content, copyright violations, viruses, and cyberbullying by users on the service. In the process, the player engages in detective work and puzzle-solving. Hypnospace Outlaw was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux in March 2019 and for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in August 2020.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 18d ago
An amazingly fun game that deserved to have its sequel come to fruition. RIP Dreamsettler, I hardly knew ye.
As a child of the 90s, I absolutely loved this game. Sometimes I scroll past it in my steam library, get excited, and then sadly remember I already finished it.
Can I say this is one of my all-time favorite games? Genuinely? In the history of ever? The amount of detail is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane; Hypnospace Outlaw is one of -- if not *the* -- most intricate games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. It's a pain in the ass at times, yes, but I'd say the positives outweigh the negatives by a long shot. I didn't even know of GeoCities or anything relating to the old web before I saw this game (curse me, I'm too young!) and this game is much more than a love letter to those times, I'd say. I wish we could've got to see Dreamsettler, but this and Slayers X is more than enough for me.
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