You play Lester, a young physics professor, who suddenly finds himself in a strange alien world after a lightning struck during his particle experiment. Now he must fight for his life, first with his bare hands, then with a gun he finds. But what gives him courage is that he is not alone. One of the aliens, who together with him escapes from the prison, helps him on his dangerous quest. Friendship can overcome all the obstacles.

Out of This World is an action adventure game, where the adventuring element is concealed behind what looks like a typical platform shooter. The gameplay is based mainly on physical and environmental puzzles. There is no on-screen interface, and no in-game dialogue. Each enemy requires a different strategy, and often there is only one way to solve the problem. Typically, enemies will be defeated through the use of a gun you find near the beginning of the game; the gun can be used to create a shield from behind which you can safely fire.

The game is divided into levels, each one of which can be accessed by typing a code you learn after having completed the level. If you die (which is often) you restart the level anew. The game features vector graphics and animated cut scenes.

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Alternate Titles

"另一個世界" -- Chinese title (traditional)
"Outer World" -- Japanese title
"Another World: Коллекционное переиздание" -- Russian title
"Another World: Edition Speciale 15eme Anniversaire" -- French title
"Another World" -- European/Australian title
"アウターワールド" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

This game is the holy grail of classy presentation and elegant gameplay	DOS	J. P. Gray (58)
Artsy masterpiece. This one is really special folks.	DOS	Zovni (9114)
Why can't more platform games be like this?	DOS	Dave Schenet (130)
But not just another game!	Windows	Stokkolm (5)
I don't understand how such simple games can be so impressive and addictive!	DOS	Boston Low (53)
Revolutionary	DOS	Andrew Dunn (11)
This is how an action-adventure should be like.	DOS	Unicorn B. Lynx (53162)
DOS: Out of This World......What a classic!	DOS	jfritzyb (7)
Amazing for it's time, but I dunno...	DOS	Shazbut (130)
Thinking outside the box was their forte'. Where is Delphine!?!? We need 'em back in the game!	Genesis	aaron pridemore (11)

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The Press Says

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IGN	Amiga	Feb 04, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
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Amiga Joker	Amiga	Feb, 1992	81 out of 100	81
Super Play Magazine UK	SNES	Nov, 1992	81 out of 100	81
Adventure Classic Gaming	DOS	Mar 30, 2008		80
Adventure Classic Gaming	Windows	Mar 30, 2008	4 out of 5	80
Game Informer Magazine	SNES	Jul, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Imperium Gier	Windows	Feb 28, 2000	7.4 out of 10	74
videogamer.com	Windows	Apr 10, 2007	6 out of 10	60