Outstation Windows game

A new element has been discovered within the clouds of various nebulas. Throughout the galaxy, a number of mining operations have sprung up to harvest and refine this new element into fuel utilized for space travel bringing a rush for dominance over the budding industry.

This rush to harvest fuel has made the concept of security nearly non-existent leading to massive collaborations of corsairs that patrol the galaxy looking for potential mines to raid and ships to hijack. Once a scout has found a vulnerable target, the group will warp waves of ships to its location to overwhelm and plunder.

Seeing an opportunity to satisfy the desire for money and combat, mercenaries began to offer protection services to mining operations. These mercenary contracts operate on a pay per-kill basis; depositing payment into the mercenary’s account instantly upon destroying a combative ship and often provide a contract completion bonus.

The base play of the game is inspired by classic shoot em up experiences combined the with thematic universe shaping the entire play experience.

Growing up, I played a number of shoot em ups and they all have fantastic game play but not many were really invested in the world they created. Basically, most shoot em ups I played had a setting for the game to take place in and that was about where it stopped. With Outstation, I want the universe of the game to permeate the game play in every way possible and influence the mechanics.

Outstation focuses on a few core concepts: Choose your contract, fulfill that contract for money (C.H.I.P.s), spend that money to improve/repair your ship to work on more challenging contracts.

I’m approaching Outstation with depth over breadth. This means I want to keep what you do easy to learn and understand while giving you a wealth of experiences within those mechanics. Outstation is about being a mercenary in the out.