later on GOG.com and Zoom Platform. Outcast 1.1 was built and recompiled from the original source code with improved stability, higher resolution support (max. 1920x1080 due to fixed-point z-buffer), and multi-threaded rendering support. Also, there is ongoing work on patching out remaining bugs and glitches by the developers. An official remake, titled Outcast: Second Contact, was released on November 14, 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It was developed by Appeal, while Bigben Interactive served as the game's publisher. Reception Outcast Sales Outcast sold 12,571 copies in the United States by the end of 1999, according to tracking firm PC Data. In the German market, it debuted at #3 on Media Control's computer game sales chart for June 1999. The title held a position in the top 5 through August, and remained at 10th during the first half of September, before falling to 19th in the last two weeks of that month. By December, its sales in the German market had surpassed 50,000 units, which Udo Hoffman of PC Player called "a nice number". Global sales of Outcast ultimately reached 400,000 units by 2002. Critical reviews The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Writing in 2009, GamesRadar+ praised the game as "revolutionary", noting that its freedom to explore a three-dimensional open world preceded Grand Theft Auto III by two years. GameSpot and Computer Gaming World named Outcast the best adventure game of 1999. The latter publication's editors wrote, "It was a slim year for adventure games, to be sure, but that in no way should diminish the achievement of Outcast." The game was also nominated in this category by Computer Games Strategy Plus and CNET Gamecenter, losing to Gabriel Knight 3; and in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' "Adventure/Role-Playing Game of the Year" category, which went to Asheron's Call. Adam Pavlacka reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "If you're tired of FPS madness – and you've got some serious horsepower – give Outcast a try. Soon you'll be drawn into a world of beauty and intrigue, and won't want to leave." Second Contact Second Contact received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. It was nominated for "Best Original Choral Composition" with "Marion" at the 16th Annual Game Audio