The long-awaited release of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw has finally come. Get ready to experience spaceships, biker gangs, machine guns, decaying blue-collar Americana, and over 21 hours of great music, to name a few major features. The game is available exclusively on the Epic Game Store for $29.99 (or its local equivalent).
The game is a prequel to Rebel Galaxy, which was released in 2015. This time, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is cockpit-focused. Players take on the role of Juno Markev, who is “out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe.” Previously an outlaw and smuggler, Juno has gone on the right side of the law and settled down until unfortunate events conspire to drag her back into her old ways, and things have been going badly ever since. After a disastrous encounter at a shady watering hole, her ship is wrecked. You get a new one though, a floating garbage truck, along with some pieces of advice from an old friend and casino owner.
The features of Rebel Galaxy Outlaw include:
- A full single player story campaign. But there's plenty of room to do your own thing and make some money – or some mayhem. The big empty is filled with lowlifes, cops, pirates, and blue-collar folks just trying to get by.
- Unique Autopursuit feature makes space combat accessible to everyone - play the way you want to, with game styles for novices to veterans.
- Slap down some cash for the right ship for the job. Outfit it with a vast array of weapons, armor, and gear. Apply a custom paintjob and get flyin’
- Gamble for cash and equipment at the local watering hole with various side games, including: 8-ball, dice poker, slot machines and arcade games.
- Slide into your cockpit, switch on the Subspace Radio and listen to one of 7 stations with over 21 hours of music, DJs and commercials - and full support for custom soundtracks.
- Meet and befriend an array of sketchy characters and call them up to ask for some help when needed.
- A variety of play styles (Normal, Veteran, SIM, Old School) from generous starting gear with aim and flying assistance, to old school mode: minimal gear and no assists. Play the way you want!
Console releases on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch are anticipated in the near future as the developers still “need time to complete ‘em, polish ‘em, rate ‘em, and certify ‘em.” A Steam release is expected a year later, around August 13, 2020. Other storefronts are also being considered.
