Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which players act as Enforcers, volunteer moderators who scour Hypnospace's surreal network of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers while also…
Hypnospace Outlaw is an adventure developed by Michael Lasch, released 12 March 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Android. It currently starts at $4.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.
What Hypnospace Outlaw is
Hypnospace Outlaw is an adventure game developed by Michael Lasch and released in 2019. It was published by No More Robots. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Construct 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves! As part of your job as a Hypnospace Enforcer, you'll be watching out for copyright infringement, internet bullying and more, with reports and rewards coming direct from the Hypnospace Patrol Department to your inbox. In your spare time, you can customize your HypnOS desktop however you see fit, with a variety of downloads, wallpapers, screen savers and helper bots to keep you company.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 14 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Hypnospace Outlaw holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 53 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 12 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $4.99, that works out to about $0.42 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.4GHz processor or faster, 2 GB RAM and Integrated graphics should be fine. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at GOG, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Hypnospace Outlaw launched on 12 March 2019, within three weeks of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem and Tom Clancy's The Division 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem, Tom Clancy's The Division 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hypnospace Outlaw yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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