Outlaws

Time to beat

Main story

38.3 h10 reports

Main + extras

58 h3 reports

Completionist

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Median of the hours reported by players who completed the game.

Synopsis

Outlaws is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Windows, released in April 7, 1997. Set in the Wild West, it follows retired U.S. Marshal James Anderson, who seeks to bring justice to a gang of criminals who killed his wife and kidnapped his daughter. It uses an enhanced version of the Jedi game engine, first used in Star Wars: Dark Forces. It is also largely credited as the first shooter game with a sniper zoom, as well as one of the first to feature a gun reloading mechanic. LucasArts' INSANE animation engine was used to render computer graphics animation sequences. These have special filters to look hand-drawn, and play between each mission and set up the action in the next area. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics. While the graphics were compared unfavorably to its contemporaries such as Quake, reviewers near-unanimously praised its gameplay and Clint Bajakian's orchestral soundtrack. The voice cast includes veteran talent such as Jeff Osterhage, Richard Moll and John de Lancie. A free expansion, entitled Handful of Missions, was released in 1998. Community-created expansion levels are also available and have received media coverage. Although not a huge financial success, the game has received a cult following comparable to other LucasArts titles. A high-definition remaster developed by Nightdive Studios, titled Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster, was released by Atari Inc. on November 20, 2025.

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Details

Type

Game

Release date

March 1, 1997

Genres

first-person shooter

Platforms

Microsoft Windows

Created by

Lucasfilm Games

Countries

United States