Outlier
Cancellation of further development of OUTLIER
In the spirit of transparency, we wanted to share that we’ve made the difficult decision to stop our new development work on OUTLIER.
Our plans for this project were ambitious, but unfortunately we overestimated the demand for this game. And underestimated the complexity of the roguelike genre. After the launch, we realized that the effort to implement our initial vision of this game would be too big compared to the relatively small audience we were targeting.
According to our calculations, we would have to involve a significant part of the developement team to work on this project over the next 8-12 months with a low probability that the project will ever achieve at least financial self-sufficiency.
The lesson has been learned, and we will reallocate human and financial resources to our other projects - STRIDE and AGAINST, in order to release updates for these games more often.
The title will shortly be removed from sale on Steam. Given that OUTLIER will no longer receive any updates, feel free to refund it. You can also contact Steam support if you need help with this. If you enjoyed the game, you can still play it, OUTLIER will remain in your library.
If you need any help from our side, please email us at community@joyway.games.
We treasure the help of dedicated players who helped us playtest the game and left detailed feedback, your impact was really valuable during the course of development. Your efforts and more than a year of hard work by our developers: all best practices from OUTLIER will find their application in our other existing games.
Thank you for giving the game a chance, and we hope you had some fun :)
Best,
Joy Way Team
OUTLIER - Hotfix #2
We added:
• New sound and visual effects.
We improved/changed:
• Improved some user interfaces;
• Improved game performance;
• Navigation has been slightly improved;
• Minor changes to game balance.
We fixed:
• Minor bug fixes.
Thank you for your feedback, we will continue to improve our game further!
For live discussions, join our Discord server.
OUTLIER - Hotfix #1
We added:
• New music;
• New upgrades and unlockables for the bow.
We improved/changed:
• Telekinesis and general comfort when throwing objects;
• The sequence of parts of the tutorial;
• The location of the character improvement panel has been changed (some players mentioned that it was positioned at an awkward angle);
• Rebalanced the buff that allows you to get less damage when falling into the abyss, it is now stronger.
We fixed:
• The bug that blocked enemies from spawning on the location;
• The bug that forced the player to enter a portal 2 times.
Thank you for your feedback, we will continue to improve our game further!
For live discussions, join our Discord server.
🪐 OUTLIER - Gameplay Stream
🪐 OUTLIER - Gameplay Stream
🪐 OUTLIER - now available in Early Access!
Focus on VR-centric guns, or create a spell-oriented build. OUTLIER offers multiple playstyles for every taste :)
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Opening up a development cycle early will help us figure out what aspects of the game players are really responding to, and continue developing the game with this feedback in mind.
We expect the EA period to take about 6 months of regular updates before the full 1.0 release.
Content-wise, the EA version of the game features:
5 types of enemies and a multi phase boss fight
5 unique VR-centric weapons
3 combinable gems (elemental powers), each with a stronger version of itself
25+ buffs and upgrades, varying from one run to another
25+ cross-run upgrades
Player hub
Bonus rooms
Story-driven tutorial
Narrative elements
Procedurally generated locations
Enjoy the game and join our Discord community, as your feedback is very important for us.
Cheers,
Joy Way Team ❤️
OUTLIER is coming to Steam VR this March!
After the first demo was released, we've been improving and expanding every aspect of the game: more weapons, more powers, more pickups, more everything. During development, we focus closely on quality, not just quantity. Every new artifact or power up is designed to create more viable and unique builds.
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We don't want to spill all the beans right away, so closer to the release date we will share more details about the player's hub, narrative, in-between-runs progression and other stuff important for a rogue-lite game :)
During the demo festival, we received a lot of extremely useful feedback and suggestions from you guys, and decided to stick to this model into further development.
Given that a good rogue-like/-lite game is a thoroughly calibrated mix of complex systems (combat, progression, narrative), Early Access has become the gold standard for developing such games. Risk of Rain, Dead Cells, Hades - the most notable representatives of the genre proved the sustainability of this approach.
Opening up a development cycle early will help us figure out what aspects of the game players are really responding to, and nip any design issues in the bud.
Stay tuned and feel free to share your opinion about the upcoming release.
Cheers,
Joy Way Team
OUTLIER Demo at the Steam Next Fest - 7 more days to play it
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596690/OUTLIER/
The demo fatures:
🔹 1 hour of gameplay (to utilize all the available arsenal)
🔹 2 gems (powers)
🔹 4 weapons
🔹 13 powerups
🔹 4 types of enemies
🔹 1 final boss
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You are a captain of one of the last human arks. Live, die, and repeat in your quest to conquer at least one of the worlds in the name of mankind.
Control and mix various abilities, utilize an array of weapons, and explore breathtaking worlds, making for a diverse and progressive gameplay experience.
✅ Compatible HMD:
Oculus Quest 1/2 + PC (Link/VD/Air Link)
Oculus Rift
Valve Index
HTC Vive
HTC Vive Pro
❌ HMD controllers, binds for which are not yet configured
(you can do it manually in SteamVR settings):
Windows Mixed Reality
HP Reverb G2
HTC Vive Cosmos
Feel free to share your opinion about the demo with us (click the banner on the store page).
Cheers,
Joy Way Team ❤️
OUTLIER VR - Developer Livestream and Q&A session
Meet Joy Way at the Steam Next Fest on October 1, at 17:00 UTC/GMT = 10:00 PDT = 13:00 EDT.
Take part in a live Q&A session and learn more about:
- core gameplay mechanics
- visual style
- developer's insights
... and more!
A playable demo is included!
OUTLIER VR - Demo now available!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596690/OUTLIER/
The demo fatures:
🔹 1.5 hours of gameplay
🔹 2 gems (powers)
🔹 4 weapons
🔹 13 powerups
🔹 4 types of enemies
🔹 1 final boss
[previewyoutube="-FJdTualDJY;full"]
You are a captain of one of the last human arks. Live, die, and repeat in your quest to conquer at least one of the worlds in the name of mankind.
Control and mix various abilities, utilize an array of weapons, and explore breathtaking worlds, making for a diverse and progressive gameplay experience.
✅ Compatible HMD:
Oculus Quest 1/2 + PC (Link/VD/Air Link)
Oculus Rift
Valve Index
HTC Vive
HTC Vive Pro
❌ HMD controllers, binds for which are not yet configured
(you can do it manually in SteamVR settings):
Windows Mixed Reality
HP Reverb G2
HTC Vive Cosmos
Feel free to share your opinion about the demo with us 👇
Cheers,
Joy Way Team ❤️