Hypnospace Outlaw

Simulation· 1990's· Point & Click· Surreal

Released Mar 2019

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

96% positive · 5,503 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

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Steam Updated 8 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

Hypnospace Outlaw launched on March 12, 2019 as a fully self-contained game. Following launch, the developer shipped a substantial free "Hypnospace Plus" update on August 27, 2020, adding 60+ new pages, 2+ hours of new music, new apps, and desktop customisation content. A further feature patch arrived on November 5, 2020, adding more music tracks and bug fixes. A modding update was released on November 19, 2019, giving players tools to create and share their own content. The most recent developer communication is a March 28, 2024 patch ("Saves & Surprises") that updated the game engine, added Steam cloud save support, and made a handful of in-game content adjustments. No future content for Hypnospace Outlaw itself has been announced since then. The developer's energy from 2022 onward has visibly shifted toward new titles in the broader Hypnospace universe — specifically Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer (released June 2023) and the announced Dreamsettler — with no roadmap or hint of further updates for Hypnospace Outlaw. The only DLC listed is the original soundtrack, which released at launch. With no unreleased DLC, no announced future content, and a March 2024 patch that reads as maintenance and polish rather than a prelude to new content, the game appears to be content-complete. The March 28, 2024 patch is the most reasonable completion date, as it represents the last substantive update to the game.

Evidence

Free 'Hypnospace Plus' update shipped: 60+ new pages, 2+ hours of new music, new apps, cursors, and desktop themes — the largest post-launch content addition to the game.

news post · Aug 27, 2020 source content shipped

high

Most recent developer update: engine upgrade, Steam cloud save migration, new default controller layout, and minor in-game content tweaks. No future content announced.

news post · Mar 28, 2024 source ambiguous

medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Hypnospace Outlaw (Original Soundtrack)

Mar 2019

Media

Details

Developer

Tendershoot

Publisher

No More Robots

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

1990's Simulation Point & Click Surreal Retro Alternate History Great Soundtrack Detective Story Rich Indie Funny Puzzle Atmospheric Psychedelic Interactive Fiction

About this game

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.

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!

Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026