Look Outside

Look Outside is a pixel-art survival horror RPG set entirely in an apartment building. A mysterious event turns people who look outside into bizarre creatures. Sam stays in his apartment and ventures into the building's hallways for food, tools and answers.

Francis Coulombe developed the game and Devolver Digital published it. Exploration, resource scarcity and turn-based combat intertwine while the story offers several endings.

Look Outside was released on March 21, 2025 for PC and on Oct 30, 2026 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. This makes the survival horror RPG by Francis Coulombe available on five native platforms.

The console versions followed roughly one and a half years after the PC launch. Devolver Digital released all four console versions on the same day.

Look Outside is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The PlayStation and Switch versions were each released for both mentioned console generations. The Switch 2 version is a separate release and not just the Switch version via backward compatibility.

On Steam, the PC version supports cloud saves and achievements. The horror RPG is designed as a single-player adventure.

You explore an increasingly dangerous apartment building and regularly return to Sam's apartment. In other people's rooms you find supplies and clues, run into transformed residents and decide which people to trust.

The game combines bird's-eye exploration with turn-based encounters. Equipment, ammo and resources are limited. If you stay out too long, you risk having to return to the safe retreat without enough supplies.

Look Outside requires at least 8 GB RAM and 1 GB free storage on PC. Steam lists an Intel Core i5-2500 or AMD Phenom II X4 965 as processors, and a GeForce GTX 750 or Radeon RX 560X as graphics cards.

The original minimum profile lists Windows 7 (64-bit). However, the current Steam client requires Windows 10 or later.

Your apartment is Sam's retreat. There you can cook, craft tools, rest and spend time with people who join you. The search for food and materials in neighboring apartments provides the basis for further expeditions.

The story revolves around a set time window of 15 days. Decisions in the building affect which encounters and endings you experience.

Combat is turn-based against more than 150 individually designed creatures. The position and distance of enemies determine when they can be attacked and how dangerous an encounter is. Improvised weapons, ammo and consumables therefore play a crucial role.

Enemies include monstrously transformed residents and especially resilient bosses. The graphic body horror depiction, with blood and violence, is an integral part of the game.

Not every resident of the building is an enemy. On your forays you meet characters with their own agendas. Some can join Sam and find refuge in the apartment. Other encounters call for caution and affect how the story unfolds.

Daily life with allies creates a contrast to the fights and the threatening environment outside the apartment.

The PC version supports English on-screen text and English subtitles. German is not listed as a supported language on Steam. Look Outside is designed as a single-player game.

Steam achievements and cloud saves are available for the PC version.

On Oct 30, 2026, Look Outside launched on four console platforms. PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 each received their own release.

The setting remains the residential house, where Sam searches for food, weapons and answers. The turn-based combat and survival between his excursions remain core to the game.

The pixel art deliberately depicts the grotesque transformations of the house's residents in a drastic way. Creatures that emerged from the house's original everyday life lurk behind doors and in hallways. The mix of human encounters and monstrous transformation shapes the tone of the story.

The game shows graphic violence and disturbing body changes. The threatening atmosphere comes from the confined space of the house and the question of whom Sam can still trust.

Look Outside's story offers multiple endings. Encounters with neighbors, how you treat survivors and the search for answers change Sam's path through the house.

The 15-day scenario combines exploration and resource scarcity with a story in which not every resident is an enemy.