Outbuddies DX

October 15, 2019 Julian Laufer Headup Games
Platform Puzzle Adventure Indie
PS4 PC XONE Switch
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Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
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Our main protagonist is John, a young adventurer and marine biologist. After a shipwreck, you wake up 36.000 feet under the sea in an unknown hostile cave system. You´re severely wounded and attached to an external life support droid called Buddy. Buddy can be controlled using your will to manipulate and scan your surroundings using a special symbol-based interface!
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Release Date October 15, 2019
Developer Julian Laufer
Publisher Headup Games
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Science fiction, Open world
Outbuddies DX

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