There’s an immense amount of RNG (Random Number Generator) mechanics at work in this game, so you’ll oftentimes feel as though luck is either with you, or quite against you. With a roguelike feel, if you perish you’ll start over again, with a randomized universe to traverse. Should any of these deplete entirely during your travels you’ll be in trouble and more often than not, as I found…done for. These are managed by probing planets for the resources needed to replenish these areas of your ship, and can also be acquired through other avenues. Managing your ship is all about maintaining three primarily segments: your fuel, oxygen, and hull. Gameplay is split into these two main areas, but overlap continuously. ![]() Playing Out There Ω The Alliance is all about managing your ship’s resources, while tempting fate with every encounter that confronts you. However, the journey is far from simple, and perils are at every corner. With a freak anomaly, you find yourself alone somewhere in the universe inside your spaceship with beacons lightyears away helping to guide you back home. Will Out There find its place in the galaxy as a solid game, or drift off into the darkness, never to be remembered? Out There: Ω The Alliance for the Nintendo Switch is a choose your own adventure styled game blended with survival resource management that precisely places you in this scenario of being lost “out there” in space with the odds of living not in your favor. It’s also one of the reasons I loved watching Star Trek Voyager, because it forced people to truly tackle the complete unknown in search of a way home. ![]() I’ve always had nightmares that some day I’d be able to travel into space, but a mishap would occur throwing me into the far reaches of the universe with no clear path back.
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