Another World 60% off on GOG.com

The classic adventure title Another World (a.k.a. Out of this World) is on sale for 60% off on GOG.com for one day.

April 20, 2011 12:00 PM

If you haven't played Another World (also known as Out of this World, also known as Outer World) before, we've got a great reason for you to check it out today.

Those DRM-hating rapscallions at Good Old Games have discounted the early-90s classic by 60% for a special, one-day only sale. Ordinarily $9.99, today the game is available for the rockbottom price of $3.99.

Still not interested? Then you are a horrible person and we want our friendship bracelet back, immediately.

Developed for Delphine Software by a team of (mostly) one--Éric Chahi--the game follows a young physicist who suddenly finds himself in an alternate universe. The GOG.com version of the game includes the "15th Anniversary Edition" remastered cut of the game as well as the original, along with the service's usual crop of bonuses.

Xav de Matos

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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- Batmanshack
  
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  April 20, 2011 12:39 PM
  
  A great game namely a classic in my book... Um while buying is good this games really old now and you can get this pretty easy emulator style, and the Sega CD version has both this and the continuation... Just saying...
- comben
  
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  April 20, 2011 12:54 PM
  
  i can still remember this game vividly. i just signed up for gog finally and find out that ive got a free freaking copy of beneath a steel sky. sweet. ive no idea how much 3.99 dollars is in my local moniez but im guessing its about the same as a pint and a mars bar. done deal.
  - Batmanshack
    
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    April 20, 2011 2:31 PM
    
    Since you played it notice how you don't have to have dialog in a game to tell a story, that's one thing every game developer should look at in this game....
- drj3rk
  
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  April 20, 2011 4:04 PM
  
  This was redone in higher resolution and for modern Windows machines. It's available here:
  
  http://www.anotherworld.fr/anotherworld_uk/
  
  Not to take away from it being on GOG, (which means that may be what I'm doing) but this one's a bit better.
  - drj3rk
    
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    April 20, 2011 4:04 PM
    
    Unless it's the same one. I didn't bother to check.
    - drj3rk
      
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      April 20, 2011 4:05 PM
      
      Maybe I should have checked. It is the modern one. :)
- daggot
  
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  April 20, 2011 7:39 PM
  
  Played this game in the hayday of the Amiga. Just another excellent example of starting a game with no idea what's going on, what the controls are, or what you're supposed to do. It's the anti-hand holding intro level that has become so standard now (reminds me of that video I saw - what if Super Mario Bros was made today where the first level was all jacked up just to teach you how to play the game).
  
  Ugh. Such elegant simplicity. And a pretty good story too!
  - daggot
    
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    April 20, 2011 7:42 PM
    
    On a related note, I seem to remember this game may have been the first PC game to have an all digital soundtrack. None of that AdLib crap. Or, it may have been the first one I played. I played a LOT of games back then.
  - daggot
    
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    April 20, 2011 7:42 PM
    
    Yeah, this is close to the video I'm thinking of.
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILPyth2_sUI
  - dignan
    
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    April 20, 2011 8:12 PM
    
    Hydrax on C64 was the first game I played that did this to you. I don't think I ever got past the 4th or 5th screen
- dignan
  
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  April 20, 2011 8:11 PM
  
  check out 1213 , a great free game similar. http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/1213/
- biofrog
  
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  April 21, 2011 12:13 AM
  
  ooh my! This might just finally get me signed up with GOG..