Hypnospace Outlaw

Hypnospace Outlaw is a simulation video game developed by Tendershoot and published by No More Robots for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.[1] Set in an alternate-history 1999,[2] the game takes place inside a parody of the early Internet called Hypnospace. The player assumes the role of an "Enforcer" for the company Merchantsoft—creator of Hypnospace—and seeks to police illegal content, copyright violations, viruses, and cyberbullying by users on the service. In the process, the player engages in detective work and puzzle-solving.[3] The game released on March 12, 2019.

Hypnospace Outlaw
Developer(s)Tendershoot
Publisher(s)No More Robots
Designer(s)Jay Tholen
Programmer(s)
  • Mike Lasch
  • Corey Cochran
Artist(s)Jay Tholen
Writer(s)
  • Jay Tholen
  • Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Composer(s)Jay Tholen
EngineConstruct 2
Platform(s)Windows, macOS, Linux
ReleaseMarch 12, 2019
Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Development and reception

Hypnospace Outlaw was designed by Jay Tholen, creator of the earlier game Dropsy. The new game was funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign,[4] and was a finalist for the Independent Game Festival's 2019 Seumas McNally Grand Prize and "Excellence in Audio".[5] Upon its release in March 2019, it received "generally positive reviews" from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[6][7] The game was nominated for the Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game, the Statue of Liberty Award for Best World, and the Herman Melville Award for Best Writing at the New York Game Awards;[8] and for "Game, Simulation" at the NAVGTR Awards.[9]

References
  1. Wildgoose, David (March 12, 2019). "Hypnospace Outlaw Review - Weird World Web". GameSpot. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  2. Douglas, Dante (March 20, 2019). "Hypnospace Outlaw Revives the Internet of the '90s with the Fears of Today". Paste Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  3. Kelly, Andy (March 12, 2019). "Hypnospace Outlaw Review". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  4. Tarason, Dominic (April 25, 2018). "Dare to dream of a 1999 internet in Hypnospace Outlaw". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  5. Tarason, Dominic (January 3, 2019). "Return of The Obra Dinn, Paratopic and Hypnospace Outlaw headline IGF's 2019 finalists". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  6. "Hypnospace Outlaw for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  7. MacDonald, Keza (March 14, 2019). "Hypnospace Outlaw review: a surreal tribute to the 90s internet". The Guardian. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  8. Sheehan, Gavin (January 2, 2020). "The New York Game Awards Announces 2020 Nominees". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  9. "2019 Nominees". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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