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The Outbound Ghost IS BACK!!! + Sequel Announcement (Free For Steam Owners)

Hi everyone! This is Conrad, the lead developer of The Outbound Ghost. Over the past 2 years, this page has been silent because we were in a lawsuit with the game's former publisher (click here to see the details). Well, I'm happy to announce that The Outbound Ghost's lawsuit is now RESOLVED! My company Conradical Games (the original developers) are self-publishing the game, and it's now available again on Steam and Nintendo Switch, with the others versions coming out again soon! I've made a video that goes over what you can expect now that The Outbound Ghost is self-published by us, but I'll also have a text version below. (Also, keep on reading because we also just announced The Outbound Ghost's sequel and it's ENTIRELY FREE to owners of the original game!) [previewyoutube=is9Qbyj3VpA;full][/previewyoutube] In short, here's the rundown:

Key News

The Outbound Ghost is back! It's available right now on Steam and Nintendo Switch
The performance issues of the Nintendo Switch version have been fixed through a complete in-house re-port of the game by us, Conradical Games.
All previous owners of The Outbound Ghost's Switch version will get the patch for free through an update on the 18th of October. The Steam update will be released in the coming weeks - we wanted to prioritise Switch because of the porting issues.
The game will be re-launched on PlayStation at a later date, and will release on Xbox for the first time in 2025.
The roadmap will be seen through, and some of the updates are already in the Switch version. Will come to Steam in the coming weeks.

The Outbound Ghost Switch Update Changes

Improved framerate (stable 30fps).
Improved loading times (~20 seconds per combat -> ~2 seconds per combat).
German, Spanish, and French localisation.
A rework of how the in-combat statuses are displayed.
Completely remastered soundtrack.

The Outbound Ghost: Reborn, The Sequel!

As I mentioned above, not only are we updating The Outbound Ghost, but we're also announcing its sequel. The Outbound Ghost: Reborn! It's entirely free if you own The Outbound Ghost on Steam, and it's a completely new adventure with a new story, updated combat, new areas, and new figments! Check out the Steam page below (and wishlist it to be notified when it comes out)! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2884520/The_Outbound_Ghost_Reborn

Why a sequel though?

Well, as we were implementing some of the roadmap additions, we felt that we wanted to take the game even further, but doing so would ruin save files, progression, and more. Because of this, we decided to make a sequel, and make it entirely FREE for Steam owners if you own The Outbound Ghost before The Outbound Ghost: Reborn releases in 2025. This way, it's kind of like an update because Steam owners don't need to pay anything extra, and we are also able to take the concept to the lengths we always wanted to. You can find the reveal trailer below, and I can't wait to release the game next year! [previewyoutube=ekYEHvk5sr4;full][/previewyoutube]

Reviews

Before the game entered the lawsuit, it sat around 75% - 80% ratings on Steam, and we felt that this would have easily increased over the additions of our roadmap features. However, because of the lawsuit, many people review bombed the game in our support, which I really appreciate, but it is now hurting our standing in Steam's algorithm. If you didn't enjoy the game, that's totally fine! But, if you did enjoy the game and want to support us, then leaving a review would help us an immense amount. As well, if you're one of the players that review bombed the game in our support, I would really appreciate it if you changed your review to be reflective of your thoughts on the game, that would help us a lot!

Soul Stalker

When the lawsuit started, I formed a new company called Radhood that focused on self-publishing games, and one of our games is actually set in the same universe as The Outbound Ghost, and it's releasing on the 24th of October! It's called Soul Stalker, and it's a bullet heaven roguelike with paper graphics. Think Vampire Survivors and Slay the Spire with Paper Mario-inspired visuals! If that sounds like your kind of thing, then getting the game in the link below would help us so much, and it's discounted for owners of The Outbound Ghost as well through a bundle, so it's a win-win! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1714240/Soul_Stalker/

Final Words

Anyways, that's it for this update, and I'm SUPER excited to finally get back to being involved with The Outbound Ghost publicly. I'll be keeping you all up to date as to when the first update will release exactly, but until then, make sure to watch the video I shared above to get the full context and learn about when each of the roadmap features will be added. See you next time! - Conrad, Lead Developer

[ 2024-10-18 18:04:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Outbound Ghost
Conradical Games

Developer

Digerati

Publisher

2022-09-20

Release

Indie RPG Singleplayer

Tags

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Controls

Mixed

(216 reviews)

Review Score

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Website

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1276810

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The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. The town of Outbound is, quite literally, a ghost town – a home to troubled spooks with unresolved earthly issues, condemning them to an eternity haunting their old *ahem* haunts.

Battle the past, gain new abilities, solve puzzles, and uncover the mysteries of Outbound to help its unliving residents find peace, freeing them from the shackles of their ghostly limbo.

Colourful characters: Meet a lovable cast of spooks along the way, each with their own story to unravel
Combat encounters: Unlock figments of your past personality, such as Regret, Comradery, and Jealousy and use them as party members in turn-based battles
Aspects System: Craft materials earned by winning combat encounters into badges, which can be equipped for various effects and stat boosts
A world in 2.5D: Adorable, paper-style characters inhabit a world with depth and detail to create a distinctly eye-catching visual style

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In the world of The Outbound Ghost, ghosts are the embodiment of regret. Most people go to the afterlife after dying, yet those who were unhappy with their previous lives become ghosts and are forced to haunt the Earth until they right their wrongs. Of course, this is not always possible since doing this as a ghost is orders of magnitude harder than when you are a human. However, some manage to do this and are able to spend the rest of their deaths in the afterlife. In The Outbound Ghost, your task is to help others fix or come to terms with their past lives so that they can enjoy the pleasures of eternal bliss. You must achieve that for yourself too, but it's not so easy to mend the mistakes of your past life when you don't even remember them.