Adventure · March 21, 2025
Look Outside (2025)
Look Outside (2025) scores 99% positive on Steam from 2.6k reviews, developed by Francis Coulombe.
Look Outside (2025) is a Adventure title from Francis Coulombe available on Windows. The title carries a 99% Steam positive rating across 2.6k reviews, 346 peak concurrent players, and 152 Steam achievements — making it a measurable reference point when comparing to peers in the Adventure category.
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters – human and otherwise. Survival Horror & Resource Management Plan tense expeditions outside your apartment as you fend off grotesque monsters dwelling in and around your building. Return to your home with gathered resources and partial answers to your questions to recuperate by playing games, making dinner, crafting tools, and getting to know your neighbors turned allies. Inventive Turn-Based Combat Clash with over 150 hand-crafted creatures in turn-based combat that accounts for space between you and your foes as you wield makeshift weapons and items you’ve gathered in the corridors of the building. Impeccable Body Horror Aesthetic Meet your macabre fate in a bizarre world teeming with an unconventional and occasionally psychotic cast of characters – some of which you can recruit and offer safe harbor in your apartment as the mystery unravels. Small, Experimental, and Unwaveringly Weird Offering 10 – 12 hours of playtime with a dozen boss encounters, friends to recruit, and visitors to invite back to your home, Look Outside offers different experiences for every player on their way to uncover several different endings.
Release & Availability
| Release date | Mar 21, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Francis Coulombe |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Base price | $6.99 -30% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Support |
Release timeline
Look Outside launched on Mar 21, 2025.
Studio and publishing
The title was developed by Francis Coulombe and published by Devolver Digital.
Platform support
Playable natively on Windows.
Packages & editions
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Content notes
This Game contains content inappropriate for all ages: Horror Scenes, Frequent Violence, and Gore are displayed during gameplay.
Reception & Reviews
Steam community score
Steam users rate Look Outside 99% positive across 2.6k reviews — categorised as Overwhelmingly Positive.
2.6k positive · 26 negative
Critic consensus
Critic reception data on Metacritic is limited for this post-2021 title — Steam user reviews are the primary reception signal.
Curator & community recommendations
Steam curators and players have issued 8.3k recommendations for this title.
Peak concurrent players
Peak concurrent Steam players reached 346 — a measurement of how active the playerbase got at launch or during a surge.
Press quotes
“Blends survival horror and turn-based RPG to perfection” Highly Reccomended – VICE “full of dread and morbid glee” 9/10 – Shacknews “Look Outside deserves to feature in conversations alongside gaming horror greats like Silent Hill 2 or Resident Evil.” 8/10 – GAMINGbible
Gameplay Profile
Genres
- Adventure
- RPG
Community tag consensus
- RPG · 107
- Survival Horror · 82
- Horror · 78
- Adventure · 71
- Pixel Graphics · 66
- Atmospheric · 46
- Turn-Based Combat · 46
- 2D · 41
- Exploration · 39
- Lovecraftian · 36
- RPGMaker · 36
- Dark · 35
Playtime profile
Community average playtime is 15 hours, with a median of 5 hours — a moderate (15–40 hours) commitment. Two-week average sits at 8 hours per active player.
Steam achievements
The title ships with 152 Steam achievements to unlock.
Languages supported
Interface / subtitles: English.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Look Outside released?
Look Outside was released on Mar 21, 2025 by Francis Coulombe.
Is Look Outside worth playing?
Based on 2.6k Steam reviews, Look Outside holds a 99% positive rating (Overwhelmingly Positive) — suggesting the game resonates with most players who try it.
What platforms does Look Outside support?
Look Outside runs natively on Windows.
How much does Look Outside cost?
Base price on Steam is $6.99 (before seasonal discounts).