Outback

Outback is a survival game set in a 7 km × 7 km recreation of the Cockle Creek region in southern Tasmania, the southernmost drivable point in Australia. You explore the remote landscape, gather resources and try to stay alive amid dense rainforests, beaches and unforgiving weather. You build, craft, forage and hunt iconic Australian animals when you need to; wildlife may not warn you, the weather can turn without notice, and shelter is essential. The environment shapes your experience.

The Cockle Creek landscape

The recreation uses real-world data and hand-crafted work to represent the region. Its base landscape uses actual heightmap data, while rivers follow their real-world paths and roads, walking trails, driveways and 4WD tracks match their locations. Native flora represents approximately 80% of the vegetation, and native fauna represents 100% of the wildlife.

Time and weather

The game simulates time and date using the correct time zone and calendar. The sun's position is calculated from global coordinates, date and time, and dynamic lighting uses real-world intensity, exposure and colour temperature values. The sky system represents Earth's rotation, while seasonally influenced dynamic weather reflects southern Tasmanian conditions and ocean tides are simulated using data from the Cockle Creek area.

Customisation

The game features customisable UI colouring and keybinds for mouse and keyboard. It also supports gamepad controllers with customisable keybinds.