Demo 2.0 is here - Ready for Steam Next Fext

I am excited to share that the demo for The Outer Islands is now available for download! Explore the stunning landscapes of Gondola Island and parts of Asylum Rock as you investigate the mysterious signal coming from the old radio tower. With adventure, puzzles, and peril around every corner, there’s plenty to discover.

Steam post imageCome try the demo NOW and gear up for more at the upcoming Steam Next Fest, where I will be participating this year!

Changelist (recent)

• Camera removed for performance reasons

• Deduction board system added to game

• Deduction board submenu added to make finding clues easier

• New monorail transportation system added to link islands more quickly

• AGx lighting implemented with "golden age" lighting system

• Greenhouse foliage heaviliy optimised for fps gains

• Gondola Island structural and visual upgrades (major) inc new cliffs and details

• Gondola Island monorail station and related animations added

• Puzzles on Gondola Island tuned for more general play levels

• Basement of keepers house now allows access to the underside of the Island correctly (fix)

• New posters and informational props to highlight clues and puzzle solutions.

• Secondary way to unlock upper island gate added to reduce doubling back for player

• Clockwork Lounge added

• Clockwork Ward 1 added

• Engineer Station added

• Monorail at Asylum Rock added

• LSpace treatment areas added

• Alternate route to Asylum added

• New main puzzle in Greenhouse added

• Storyline clues for Greenhouse implemented

• Bracelet programmer system added

• Patient Display Assistant (PDA) kiosks added

• Health system reworked

• Nurse system added

• Orderly system added

• AI pathing implemented and under test in main development branch (*)

• Quite a lot of other things.

This raises the size of the demo (and the base branch release at this time) to just under 9 gigs in size. I realise this is large and this is because it is not fully optimized for size yet. I will be working over the next two months to bring down file sizes on the game. Some users with low GPU memory may have issues. If you do I suggest that you play the game on lower settings and reduce screen percentate render size. I am currently not adding DLSS 4.5 support, although I may choose to in the future.

Withing you happy exploring! If you find the secret way to the Asylum that accidentally bypasses the demo limitations then please be aware that it does just stop (its not finished...) I reserve the right to remove the secret method of getting into the Asylum whenever I want to if too many people find it / share it's location. Cris R