I'm extremely critical of modern games for, basically, being a bit sh*t. Simple, boring, rehashes of existing games... Nothing unique... But Outpost: Infinity Siege bucks the trend and is not - in my opinion - deserving of the "mixed reviews" status it recently had.

It's a game for people who don't want their hand holding at every point. Like old-school RPGs that let you wander into areas filled with enemies that one hit kill you - you soon learn what you should and shouldn't do, without it making you feel like a toddler, stuck holding Mummy or Daddy's hand the entire time.

To be able to play, without the baby training wheels on, adds a level of risk to the game that, at times, has your mind and heart racing in ways most modern games could only dream of.

For clarity, when you die, you do not lose everything, (despite the inaccurate/poorly articulated reviews from others). You only lose the loot you've gained in the last "tour". One tour consists of playing roughly 3-4 maps, you finish then start another tour if you want. A tour can last 30m - 3 hours depending on how many maps you play (you can skip them and still get a little loot - if your base has enough energy).

People whinging about insurance... I don't know, I guess they aren't used to not having their hands held. Insurance isn't even an issue for me. It was a minor inconvenience, for like a few games, but you just sell some "gear" and it gives you a currency you can use to buy insurance, it's just not even something that's on my worry radar.

The game itself is extremely fun and virtually bug-free. Although it feels like an action RPG it really is more of what I'd call a very sophisticated, very fun, very good looking tower defense game. Some of the mechanics/gameplay elements can feel a little under-baked if you choose not to accept this.

At almost 200 hours in, I can tell you there's a fair amount of grind, but you feel compelled to go through it as and when bursts of energy build up within you, inspiring you to "just rebuild your base one more time..." to account for new turrets, upgrades and taller base builds.

It does suck when you put 2-3 hours in and you die, but exercising a little bit of self-restraint and common sense (child-level common sense) makes this extremely manageable. Basically, you choose to up the difficulty in return for more/better rewards. If your base dies, you lose a lot of the loot but can still recover a good chunk if you make it to the extraction ship. If the ship flies off without you, or you die before getting to it, yeah, you will lose everything from that tour - but everything gained from previous tours is safe.

There are a ton of different game modes and OIS does a great job of walking you through them, and the many game mechanics, one step at a time without overwhelming you.

I still have a lot of stuff to unlock but I do feel I'm reaching the "end game". Missions can be quite repetitive, you do end up playing many of the same maps over and over again; doing the same things over and over again.

Kill some dumb enemies then begin pack mule mode, where you just transfer loot from various buildings you've cleared, one dull trip at a time (you have limited backpack/carrying space) until you've got everything you want. Then collect energy so you can hopefully skip the next few locations - but this is incredibly boring, often requiring you to walk around the entire map to get enough energy to make any real difference.


I do wish more effort would go into making that part of the game more entertaining. It can feel like 2+ hours of grind just to get to the exciting "Recovery Day" where you have to fend off waves upon waves of enemies in what is often (but not always) frantic fun.

Some new enemy types would be good but really I think it needs the team to sit down and think hard (if they haven't already) about the question: How can we make exploring maps more fun by adding different mechanics and events that make players think on their feet a little more?

I would also REALLY love some gameplay that involved multiple bases. This could easily be a multiplayer mode, where you do not load in with your outpost, but a small basic "starter" outpost, that you upgrade during that session (progress resets with every new game).

I'd make it so you could reach "end game" tech within 2 or so hours, with multiple enemy locations choosing to attack player mini outposts sometimes at random - so players have to go and help each other. I still think OIS has some tricks to learn from old-school, multiplayer TD games in this respect.

Very rough ideas but balance-wise I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Thanks for the awesome game, devs!

Game feels unpolished as fk, the AI mobs's AI sucks, scavenging is extremely tedious, yet it's still a fun base design TD.
The dev should try to focus on the core gameplay, then this game could be a masterpiece, they have too much random stuffs pulled together, like solider gacha, dispatch, merchant refresh, skip with power, the mobile game addicted guys need to gtfo of the studio.

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