The Outbound Ghost

About

The Outbound Ghost is a story-focused RPG where you guide lost spirits toward peace by confronting their regrets. As a ghost stuck between worlds, you wander a small town of troubled souls, battling manifestations of their past using crafted badges that grant special abilities. Each badge represents a skill or trait, letting you tailor your approach to combat and dialogue. The game mixes exploration, puzzle-like battles, and heartfelt conversations that reveal each ghost's unfinished business while slowly uncovering your own forgotten history. The game earns praise for its thoughtful blend of character-driven storytelling and accessible mechanics. Player-made badges add flexibility to combat and interactions, while the cast of ghosts offers varied perspectives on guilt and redemption. With a Metacritic score of 78, it’s appreciated for its cozy atmosphere and clever use of ghostly themes. Available on multiple platforms since 2022, it caters to fans of slow-burn narratives and lightweight RPGs that prioritize emotional beats over action.

Storyline

In the world of The Outbound Ghost, ghosts are the embodiment of regret. Most people go to the afterlife after dying, yet those who were unhappy with their previous lives become ghosts and are forced to haunt the Earth until they right their wrongs. Of course, this is not always possible since doing this as a ghost is orders of magnitude harder than when you are a human. However, some manage to do this and are able to spend the rest of their deaths in the afterlife. In The Outbound Ghost, your task is to help others fix or come to terms with their past lives so that they can enjoy the pleasures of eternal bliss. You must achieve that for yourself too, but it's not so easy to mend the mistakes of your past life when you don't even remember them.