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Outbound
A quiet exploration and building game where up to four friends turn a camper van into a travelling home.
Online co-op for up to 4 players. No crossplay.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- NoSame platform onlyFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You drive an electric camper van through forests, canyons and other landscapes, stopping to collect materials and explore landmarks. You add rooms and workstations to the van, arrange furniture and find recipes for further upgrades. Solar panels, wind and water provide energy for your moving home. You can grow plants and adopt a dog along the way.
Up to four players share an online trip. One person hosts the world, while friends help collect supplies, build and explore. You can divide simple jobs instead of needing everyone to perform a precise role. PC players on Steam and Epic can join each other, but console platforms have separate multiplayer groups.
The pace suits friends who enjoy decorating and wandering together. Much of the work involves collecting materials and returning to places you have visited, with little pressure from danger.
How it feels
Kind of game
A calm world you share and look after at your own pace, with little danger.
- A big part
- Now and then
- Tension and danger
- Story
- Working in sync
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- About
- Building vehicles
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Outbound
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Solarpunk
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Cozy shared world
- Core to both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Exploring, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Solarpunk differs
- Less story than Outbound
- 4 online
Both give you a calm world to share at your own pace. Both are calm and low on stress. Both are easy to play while you chat.
But less story than Outbound.
The Planet Crafter
Why it scores 81%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Cozy shared world
- Core to both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Exploring, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How The Planet Crafter differs
- More chaotic than Outbound
- Online
- Crossplay
Both give you a calm world to share at your own pace. Both let you build things together. Both are calm and low on stress.
But more chaotic than Outbound.
Roots of Pacha
Why it scores 80%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Cozy shared world
- Core to both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Building and creating, Exploring, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Roots of Pacha differs
- More relaxed than Outbound
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give you a calm world to share at your own pace. Both give you one lasting world to come back to. Both are calm and low on stress.
But more relaxed than Outbound.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
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- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
- Single-player editions
- Not confirmed
Store IDs
- Wikidata item
- Not confirmed
Sources
14 pages
squareglade.gamesOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Building and creating.
- Online co-op: The maker describes cooperative trips with up to four players.
- Most players online: Play together explicitly caps cooperative play at four.
- Genres: The maker calls it an exploration and crafting game.
- Kind of game: Friends build and explore at their own pace in a peaceful shared world.
- Sessions: An open world with a modular home and continuing technology upgrades supports returning to one saved world.
- About: Building modular rooms and equipment onto a drivable van is a main activity.
- Building and creating: The moving base has modular construction, furniture and custom decoration.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The publisher specifies online co-op.
- Most players online: The Play Together section says up to four players online.
- Release status: Current base game is available to buy as a released title.
- Release date: The current product lists 11 May 2026.
- Platforms: Windows requirements are listed.
- Genres: Publisher lists Adventure and describes crafting workstations and a modular home.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Platforms.
- Steam app ID: App 2681030 is Outbound.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play. The listing does not mark it as Early Access.
- Platforms: Steam reports a Windows build only.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: Developer answers of 5 to 7 May 2026 exclude console crossplay and Steam versus Xbox PC. Steam and Epic PC clients can connect, which does not count as platform crossplay here.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Most players online: PS5 supports up to four online players with PS Plus.
- Platforms: The released product is for PS5.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Most players online: Online co-op is listed for 2 to 4.
- Platforms: Play with lists Xbox Series X|S and PC. Xbox One cloud access is not a native Xbox One release.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Released Nintendo Switch edition dated 14 May 2026.
- Most players online: Publisher description specifies up to four players online.
- Free base co-op: The checked Nintendo full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online.
- Platforms: A separate native Switch 2 product is released on 14 May 2026.
- Most players online: Lists online play for 1 to 4 and single-system play for one.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: Patch 1.2.3 on 22 October 2026 fixes friends connecting after the host changes biome or sleeps, confirming joining a running world.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Tension and danger: Andrea Shearon's 11 May 2026 played guide describes van fuel interruptions but little pressure from health or hunger.
- Calm and coziness: The guide describes relaxed collecting and a peaceful trip without combat.
- Working in sync: Friends share the host's save and the simple gathering and building tasks.
- Time to hang out: The slow gathering and decorating loop leaves attention free rather than demanding constant call-outs.
- Unlocks and progress: New recipes, crafting stations, tools and van upgrades carry through the saved world.
- Planning ahead: The guide describes balancing function, decoration and limited space on the van.
nintendolife.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Exploring, Puzzles and figuring out, Story, Getting better.
- Exploring: Michelle See-Tho's 8 May 2026 review describes discovering landmarks, further areas and maps.
- Puzzles and figuring out: The review identifies occasional light puzzles among repairs and gathering.
- Story: The review finds the story thin. It supplies context rather than carrying the experience.
- Getting better: The review describes learning two crafting systems and fiddly building controls, without a demanding skill challenge.
cgmagonline.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Story, Planning ahead.
- Tension and danger: Jordan Biordi's 11 May 2026 review describes health and hunger as minor inconveniences with few harsh penalties.
- Story: The review describes a simple escape from working life rather than a developed narrative.
- Planning ahead: The review describes choosing between tool upgrades and routes, a minor layer of planning.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.