In the first part of the 21st century, scientists discovered a huge asteroid named Vulcan's Hammer headed straight for Earth. A single corporation decided the only way for survival was to colonize other worlds. One ship was launched and as it sat in orbit around Jupiter, Earth was no more. Now it is your task to seek out a new planet and repopulate it with human life. The game is set in an isometric third person perspective, like that of SimCity, in which you must re-colonize the planet while dealing with the intricacies of day-to-day life.
Despite being released on CD-ROM, version 1.0 of Outpost also included a "Launch Control Disk" in the box on a 3.5" Diskette. This floppy diskette contained BLDGBLD.DAT, BLDGOPS.DAT and OUTPOST.EXE, three files that were required to install the game.
Sales
Despite being considered one of the buggiest games of all time, Outpost was on PC Data's Top Ten best selling games list for several months.
Soundtrack
The orchestrated soundtrack is the classic Mars, the Bringer of
War movement from the Gustav Holst symphony The Planets.
Strategy guide
There was an extensive Strategy Guide written for Outpost by the games designer, Bruce Balfour.
Awards
Computer Gaming World
November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – Worst Game of All Time
PC Player (Germany)
Issue 01/1995 - Most Brutal Customer Stultification in 1994
