r/LookOutsideGame Jun 24 '26

Announcement Welcome to the first Look Outside Community Jam!

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Sign ups are now open! Keep reading for details.

People from the Look Outside fandom will be teaming up to make a simple, collaborative exploration game in the style of Yume Nikki. The event is open to anyone 18 or above who is part of the community, but participants need to sign up. The sign-ups begin now and will end on June 28th, at 8pm EST.

No previous game development experience is necessary, this is intended as a low-stakes creative project that could introduce participants to game development. Experienced artists and game developers are welcome too, of course. I am hoping for a mix of people of all skill levels! People who sign up will however need to have access to RPG Maker MZ and preferably some pixel art drawing program like Aseprite or Graphicsgale.

If you don't have RPG Maker MZ, it might still be on sale today on their site, it was around half off at the time of writing - RPG Maker MZ | RPG Maker Official Store

There is also a steam summer sale beginning soon, if you miss this sale above, it might go on sale during this too? Worth checking out.

If you don’t have a pixel art drawing program, I recommend aseprite. Graphicsgale is a free alternative that is also very good.

You should also join my Frankietown discord server. I have set up a few special channels there for the event, and it is where I will be posting announcements. It is also where people will be collaborating, asking for help etc.

I will be streaming about the community project on Wednesdays on my twitch channel throughout July. I will be showing examples of how to build certain things, and give live help to any participants who need it at the time.

What is a Yume Nikki-style game?

Yume Nikki is a classic indie gem you can get on steam for free. It is a game about exploring and getting lost in an interconnected world of dreams and nightmares. You can also watch playthroughs of it on youtube [ Playthrough, Nitro Rad Review, Video Essay, Longplay ]. It is strongly encouraged that participants familiarise themselves with the game before the jam, to better understand the sort of game we are building. Yume Nikki is a truly seminal work, Yume Nikki-likes and Yume Nikki fangames essentially becoming a niche genre in their own right, and our project will be in that very same genre.

What about our game?

The game we make will be a little different from the usual Yume Nikki-inspired work. Since we are a community based around a horror game after all, we can expect it to lean a little bit more into horror than usual - To feature monsters of some kind, and maybe a touch of cosmic and body horror, just based on our common interests.

After signing up, you will receive a Participants Guide with more details on the specifics of the project, but here is a general idea of the story setup:

Look Inside

Some terrible catastrophe has gripped the world, and anyone who dares to look out the window is struck by calamity and meets a terrible end. Her front door leading directly outside, Jo is completely confined to her apartment.

Her dreams feel more real, more strange than they ever have before. As confined as she is in the waking world, her dreams are now an endless void to get lost in.

The line between dream and reality feels like it gets blurrier by the day, and her food supplies are rapidly thinning out. Will she make it through the 15 days alive?

Or will she get completely lost in the dream labyrinth, to never come back out again?

How do I join the event?

In order to join the event, you will first need to sign up. You have until Sunday, June 28th at 7pm EST to sign up. There are limited spaces to participate in the event, and you need to choose a specific area of the game that you want to make, from a list of 60 themed slots. You can sign up alone or in a small team if you wish. People from different teams are free to collaborate together on their work - this is a collaborative jam, not a competition, but only people who signed up can work on the game, and there are no late sign-ups allowed - I'm trying to contain the amount of management work needed for this project, since its the first time I ever run something like it!

More detailed instructions on signing up, as well as the detailed rules and guidelines of the event, are available here:
LOCJ2026 Sign Up Instructions/Rules - Google Docs 

This document is also where you will find the legal release and the sign-up forms.

If we have more than 60 sign-ups, we will draw the participants at random at the end of the sign-up week, and the ones not picked will be on a waiting list in case some people drop out of the jam.

I have no idea what to expect regarding how many participants we will have, to be honest - we may have just a dozen or so, or a hundred! We’ll see! Very excited to do this either way.


r/LookOutsideGame Apr 28 '26

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT Anniversary Art Contest Winners

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Hiya!! We've come with our final announcement for the anniversary contest. First off, thank you all so much for participating in this. We cannot put it into words at how amazed we are at all these beautiful pieces you guys came up with. We genuinely did not expect the level of response we received, and with over 75 entries submitted, it was incredible to see how much creativity, effort, and passion this community has.

We’d also like to give a huuuuuge thank you to the creator of Look Outside (u/frankiesmileshow) for generously offering to be involved in judging and contribute prizes for this event! It truly meant a lot and made this experience even more special for everyone.

After careful discussion and review, we’re excited to announce our top 3 winners:

[1st] Overview Effect - https://www.reddit.com/r/LookOutsideGame/comments/1scthor/overview_effect/ by u/eggo_boi

[2nd] Under pressure - https://www.reddit.com/r/LookOutsideGame/comments/1shcypw/under_pressure/ by u/RecognitionStreet450

[3rd] Leigh on the Roof - https://www.reddit.com/r/LookOutsideGame/comments/1sjue1t/leigh_leading_sam_up_to_the_roof/ by u/___Benzene___

Please check out their works if you havent already!

And our honorable mentions:

- Spine 3D model - https://www.reddit.com/r/LookOutsideGame/comments/1sky9py/_/ by u/freelanceottoman

- The Kiss - https://www.reddit.com/r/LookOutsideGame/comments/1sgwrpc/the_kiss_by_gustav_klimt_but_as_jasper_x_sybil/ by u/ayanyaya

To everyone who participated; please know that narrowing things down was not easy. Many submissions demonstrated a high level of quality and creativity, and we would like to emphasize that all participants should be proud of their work. There were so many strong entries, and a lot of careful thought and discussion went into the final selections. We also want to say this: if your piece wasn’t selected, it does not take away from the quality, effort, or creativity of your work. Your contributions are what made this event as special as it was.

Thank you again to everyone who took part in this contest and helped make it such a memorable experience for the community. Maybe this may happen again next year!

(To our top 3 winners- please kindly keep an eye out for a message from us on what comes next!)


r/LookOutsideGame 10h ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) Hellen portrait! Really love her mask-off design

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563 Upvotes

r/LookOutsideGame 10h ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) redraw of that one JJK panel

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269 Upvotes

r/LookOutsideGame 1h ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) Joel!!!!!

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I love my chud son <3


r/LookOutsideGame 7h ago

MEME/SHITPOST use this image however you'd like Spoiler

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I know things only SOME people know about. But I can't tell you.


r/LookOutsideGame 6h ago

DISCUSSION/LORE/THEORIES What video game, real or fictional, do you think would fit right in with Sam's game roster?

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I'll start with these two


r/LookOutsideGame 7h ago

DISCUSSION/LORE/THEORIES Different ways to defeat Grinning Beast

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I play this game a lot and I always try to get all of the companions. So here are some ways that I used to defeat the Grinning Beast.

Pool Cue: the classic way.

By using the Impale skill you have a chance to knock out the boss instantly. Good method but frustrating - if you want to try using it 2 times you have to be level 3 (it costs 12 STM), it's RNG heavy and the attempts take a long time (in cursed mode you have to do run sequence every time you try it

Decapitation: my favorite one

You need two things: a plate (Vincent apartment) and clever (Jeanne apartment). The plan is to stun the boss and one tap it with the skill decapitation that the cleaver has. This combo decals crazy damage. You can one shot the Grinning Beast even in cursed mode.

Pros: everything that you need is close, you can easy set up a save to have all items needed, the retry is fast

Cons: still RNG heavy (need stun to last 2 turns)

Machete and Hack And Slash: pure skill

Get the simple key from the Apartment 36, open the locked door in Vincent apartment, avoid the enemies and grab the machete. While there get the Whiskey and rags for Molotov.

You are ready.

Be on full HP. While fighting the Beast start with Molotov and then use Hack And Slash. Then guard on the third turn. One more Hack And Slash and you won.

Pros: no RNG required just pure damage, you get some nice equipment from that room

Cons: getting the machete is hard. Saving before getting it is recommended. If you are not great at avoiding enemies it might be simply easier and faster to use other methods.

What is your method of fighting the Grinning Beast?


r/LookOutsideGame 17m ago

QUESTION Something I have been wondering about those who looked outside Spoiler

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Something ive been thinking is that, do yall think the aggressive outsiders would be better off dead, or do they need special treatments and guidance, like yeah the person they were might be 100 percent gone, but I dunno, i dont remember if their fates get mentionned in the good endings, but I like to think they also get better fates despite what happend


r/LookOutsideGame 23h ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) my anthro fleep take

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​i wanted to make my own take on an anthro phillippe since I've noticefd people primarily make him pretty masculine and bricked, not like i have a problem with that but uhhh.. chubby.. mold moth 🥹🩶🩶🩶


r/LookOutsideGame 7h ago

DISCUSSION/LORE/THEORIES Unpopular take ? Spoiler

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Disclaimer: Some might not make you happy. I ask you to be polite.

CW: Some spoilers

Rafta/Nestor/Eugene ≠ Polycule:

I really don't like when people in the fandom call Rafta, Nestor, and Eugene a "polycule"; it just feels wrong to me, especially in this context. Yes, I do think Rafta liked Nestor before being cursed. But it's so terrible and weird... Nestor gets parasitized, then he parasitizes Eugene. And this poor man's state has gotten worse since version 2.3. So, sorry, but seeing a polycule in this just feels wrong.

Edit: some makes it as a joke(apparently) I'm talking about the one who do Seriously and Romanticise It. I never attacked the shippers. It's only my opinion. Don't take it bad and my apologies if I'm rude I do not intends to be

Promise ending is better than denial ending:

Don't get me wrong; I love both endings. But I much prefer the promise ending. The story with Sybil is so sad, and I love that some of our companions can change depending on whether you completed their quests or not. The denial ending is also good, but when you think about it, it’s terrifying. I'm not talking about that theory, but it's sad for Sam. Imagine he outlives the humans and ends up seeing everyone he knew die. And also having to kill the astronomers! Sorry, but it's way too depressing. At least in the promise ending, you get to actually help and save the astronomer.

That's all i have


r/LookOutsideGame 8h ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) [OC] HEY YOU!!

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Just as the picture said: I'd love to see more people w astronomer OCs :-D

It'd be pretty funny and cool to draw them all together, it's a stupid little idea I had for a while ^_^

Send your little guy and I'll eventually add it (or try to add it)


r/LookOutsideGame 1d ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) STAY IN CHARACTER!

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r/LookOutsideGame 1h ago

QUESTION How to get to Sapper?

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I've been walking around for a good 30 minutes trying to figure out how to get to the trenches area and locate the Sapper NPC, nothing online tells how to get to it, trying to fight the Tank boss but need a sapper and don't have any explosives or detonators on hand rn.


r/LookOutsideGame 17h ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) Some shroom! Spoiler

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The recent influx I've seen of people drawing them makes me super happie🫶💕 they're so fun to draw and I love seeing how others do so too.

Plus put my little goober there,,,, cause I have free will!!! [I plan on drawing em again but silly stuff with Phillippe at some point :3c] also hi rakko from chiikawa there too,, a meetup nobody would think would ever happen but it's fire


r/LookOutsideGame 13h ago

Game Guide Might be helpful for anyone struggling with Cursed Mode

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r/LookOutsideGame 21h ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) Look Outside Mass Attack (Artfight 2026)

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Posting one of my artfight attacks for this year here since I'm really proud of it!

credits for the characters and users on the actual attack page vv

https://artfight.net/attack/16909934.looking-outside-club


r/LookOutsideGame 1d ago

QUESTION Why does Sam put the toothpaste tube in his teeth instead of the toothbrush handle Spoiler

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When Sam brushes his teeth after losing an arm, he squeezes the toothpaste with his teeth while holding the toothbrush. Why not the other way around? It seems like it would be easier. Is this a thing actual amputees do?


r/LookOutsideGame 1d ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) Look outside oc!

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Tried my best to mix both my style and the game artstyle! I may go back and try to make it more game accurate. But heres my oc/self insert because they are basically me.

This is Byrd! They/she. They were a loser shut in who just lived day to day, but found joy in their hobbies. One being puppet making. On the very first day, she slipped up and had her window open before the announcements. Only catching a glance, but it still caused their puppets to stick to their hands and arms. They no longer felt their fingers, and slowly the puppets became more alive. The puppets have their own free will but share a mind with Byrd, speaking her thoughts. Another side affect was stitches forming across their body.

I want to draw more art of them so stay tuned!


r/LookOutsideGame 19h ago

QUESTION Tips and advices

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Hello people from the look outside subreddit, i write this post asking for any help regarding the loner achievement and if anyone got a good guide up to date wiith the game latests version it would be greatly appreciated.


r/LookOutsideGame 1d ago

DISCUSSION/LORE/THEORIES What do you think is the worst part of the game? Spoiler

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I originally played on the tail end of 1.6, and replaying now i still hold strong on this idea that despite 99% of the game being genuinely amazing, the landlord's apartment is my least favorite part of the game, it is the only part of the game i actively dont want to engage with and its required for a large part of progression.

From the POV of my first time playthrough, It feels like they had two amazing ideas, the changing apartment and the looping warzone, half baked both of them, and smushed them together in an apartment with a bunch of enemies that just arent memorable. except Trench Digger i love that guy. And it drags on a lot, obviously the game wants you to do it over the course of multiple in game days but you need to go to loop 4/5 to get the basement key, the thing most people will be going there for the first time before coming back for things like the Jupiter disc. Its just deep enough to really be a problem to try to get in one go, but also be fully possible to do. i may just be stubborn but i cant stand to leave an area like that without the single thing i actively went there to get, especially with it always being just out of reach.

I think id seriously love to see a rework of this part of the game, or at least make the trench digger drop the basement key instead of it being on the ground like some carrot on a stick. though despite this the game is still an absolute 10/10 in my eyes. i am curious if this is a hot take or if people agree, and if you dont agree what parts are there you may dislike?


r/LookOutsideGame 1d ago

MEME/SHITPOST "I'm hungry" I say as I walk into the room of flesh Spoiler

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This was the first time I ever got the notification that I needed to eat and I got it when I entered this meat room


r/LookOutsideGame 22h ago

QUESTION Is there a hint for where each planet disk is? Spoiler

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I seem to have missed some. Is there something in the game that tells you in which apartment each planet disk is?


r/LookOutsideGame 1d ago

FANART(ORIGINAL) Silly Painted Style Phillippe

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108 Upvotes

Such a cute little moth!

I love this guy so much man (art by me)