Publisher No More Robots and developers Tendershoot, Michael Lasch, and ThatWhichIs Media will release 90s internet simulator Hypnospace Outlaw for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch on August 27, the companies announced. It will also be available for Xbox Game Pass.
The console versions will ship with the Hypnospace Plus update, which adds the following new content:
- 75-plus brand new pages to explore
- New custom HypnOS cursor themes
- New HypnOS apps and games to play
- Over two hours of additional original music
This update will be available for free for the original PC release, which launched via Steam in March 2019.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the corporatocracy sleeps, outlaws are out there committing terrible transgressions all across our beloved Hypnospace, and these virtual streets aren’t going to police themselves!
Hypnospace Outlaw is a 90s internet simulator in which you scour Hypnospace’s wide variety of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers, while also keeping an eye on your inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful.
As part of your job as a Hypnospace Enforcer, you’ll be watching out for copyright infringement, internet bullying and more, with reports and rewards coming direct from the Hypnospace Patrol Department to your inbox. In your spare time, you can customize your HypnOS desktop however you see fit, with a variety of downloads, wallpapers, screen savers and helper bots to keep you company.
Key Features
So slip on your Hypnospace Headband, and keep these key directives in mind:
- Crawl Through Cyberspace – Scour the darkest corners of the Web for scumbag users who violate Hypnospace law!
- Dangers and Delights – Download groovy GIFS and MIDI files, but watch out for adware, toolbars and hackers!
- Treasure Hunting – Do your job to earn Hypnocoins, or ignore your inbox and go hunting for hidden pages, downloads and secrets!
- Relive Your Childhood – Equip obnoxious screensavers and skins for your desktop, and wiggle your mouse pointer around to make pages load faster!
Watch the console announcement trailer below.