Outbuddies
Enter Bahlam, a sunken city of the old gods, located deep in the South Atlantic ocean. After a shipwreck, adventurer and marine archaeologist Nikolay Bernstein regains consciousness 36,000 feet below the surface of the sea. He is badly injured and bound to a supernatural spirit-colleague. Searching for answers about its displacement, our main character delves deep into the dark suburb, gradually becoming aware of an ominous presence carved into the shadows of the caves.
On your way home, you’ll share your fate with a friendly tribe of mining creatures, the Wozan, who fear the old gods and seek to return to the surface because their ancestors were enslaved 5,000 years ago. Some of them were able to escape and establish secret colonies deep in the sunken ruins, others are still exploited by hostile creatures that overtook the city because the Old Gods suddenly disappeared.
Experience true non-linear Metroidvania gameplay and explore five different areas, all with unusual puzzles, environmental hazards, epic boss encounters, and the capture of Wozan to the sky. Your Buddha unit will procedurally map the area and function as a handy quality of life tool that can be controlled at will to manipulate its surroundings using a variety of skills such as hacking, scanning, and telekinesis.
Explore Bahlam with a lot of freedom of movement, like climbing, crawling and diving right from the start. As you progress, your set of options will expand, revealing ancient weapon systems, suit upgrades, and hacker protocols for your droid. All equipment will be carefully balanced in terms of combat skills and must be used selectively to overcome specific threats and puzzles.
The local Co-Op option invites a second player to explore and experience this adventure together by taking control of Buddy’s invincible unit. Support each other on your way home, solve puzzles, and navigate Bahlam’s hostile labyrinths. It will also be an opportunity to ride at team speed as a very unique take on stage.
Outbuddies is a modest budget project, but that doesn’t mean it will perform poorly or not have high-quality vital signs. All pixel art will scale sharp and distortion-free artifacts to the native resolution of the screen. The game runs at 60 FPS. The hybrid physics engine delivers realistic accelerations and object movements while maintaining excellent pixel control over old classics. The enemy and the AI boss are carefully crafted and will kick your ass in a soul-like manner! Outbuddies also supports a variety of mappable devices such as a keyboard, mouse, and multiple gamepads to ensure that you are able to play with your preferred setting. We listen to feedback, so shoot us up in the mail anytime!
Discover an open, living fantasy world.
Real Metroidvania gameplay with lots of equipment, puzzles and Easter eggs.
A unique system for two heroes with local support in operational cooperation
Epic boss battles and believable hostile AI
Intriguing narrative and memorable characters
High freedom of movement @ 60 FPS
Handcrafted pixel art with noise-free upscaling to the display’s native resolution
Support for various input devices and key rebinding
Original Soundtrack by OGRE music