Another World is a cinematic action platformer that Éric Chahi designed and programmed on his own, with music by Jean-François Freitas. Delphine Software published it for the Amiga and Atari ST in November 1991. The game has no spoken dialogue, no on-screen text and no HUD.
Ports to MS-DOS, the SNES, the Mega Drive/Genesis and the 3DO followed, and the name changed by region. In North America it became Out of This World to avoid confusion with a soap opera, and in Japan Victor Interactive Software released the SNES version as Outer World on 27 November 1992. Interplay wanted a new intro track for the US release; Chahi kept his music and sent Interplay an 'infinite fax' in protest.
The game sold about one million copies in the 1990s, and in 2012 it was among the first 14 games in the Museum of Modern Art's collection. Chahi regained the rights in 2006 and released the 15th and 20th Anniversary Editions; Heart of Darkness is considered its spiritual successor.12
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Out of This World | SNES | November 1992 | Interplay | 3 |
| NA | Out of This WorldEurope May 1993 as Another World | Genesis | March 1993 | Virgin Games | 1 |
| NA | Another World | iOS | Sep 22, 2011 | — | 1 |
| EU | Another WorldAtari ST version released the same month | Amiga | November 1991 | Delphine Software | 1 |
| JP | アウターワールドAutā Wārudo | SNES | Nov 27, 1992 | Victor Interactive Software | 3 |
| EU | Another WorldCoded by Daniel Morais; adds more dangers and save points | MS-DOS | 1992 | — | 1 |
| EU | Another World | SNES | 1992 | Interplay | 3 |
| WW | Another World3DO version; regional titles not given by the source | Other | 1994 | — | 1 |
| WW | Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition | Windows | 2006 | The Digital Lounge | 1 |
| WW | Another World – 20th Anniversary EditionWindows and OS X | Windows | Apr 4, 2013 | The Digital Lounge | 4 |
| WW | Another World – 20th Anniversary EditionSame day on PS3, PS Vita and Xbox One; 3DS and Wii U on 19 June 2014 | PlayStation 4 | Jun 25, 2014 | — | 1 |
| WW | Another World | Switch | Jul 9, 2018 | — | 1 |
Also known as: Out of This World NA1アウターワールド JP2Outer World JP1Autā Wārudo JP2Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition WW1Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition WW4
Box art by region
EU Another World
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: Wikipedia.
Version differences
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TitleSNES (NA)Genesis (NA)3DO
In North America the game was renamed Out of This World to avoid confusion with the soap opera Another World, and in Japan it became Outer World; the 2011 iOS and 2018 Switch releases use Another World in both regions.2
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GameplayMS-DOS
The 1992 MS-DOS version added more hazards and more save points.1
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ContentSNESApple IIGS3DOMega Drive/Genesis
The SNES, Apple IIGS and 3DO versions open with a prologue from Lester's diary. The Mega Drive prologue is different, and its in-game music is dynamic, built from the SNES and IIGS arrangements.1
Translations
Where to play legally today
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GOG Purchase
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Steam Purchase
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
2013 edition of the original game
Checked: 2026-10-134store.steampowered.com
How to run it today
The 20th Anniversary Edition runs on current Windows and Linux, with three difficulty modes and remastered graphics and sound. GOG warns that its Mac build is 32-bit only and does not run on macOS 10.15 or later.5
Reception
The game sold about one million copies in the 1990s and was widely acclaimed; Electronic Gaming Monthly named it the Most Innovative New Game of its year.1
In lists
Sources
- 1en.wikipedia.org
- 2ja.wikipedia.org
- 3en.wikipedia.org
- 4store.steampowered.com
- 5gog.com
- 6store.steampowered.com
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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