When did Outlander release?

Outlander was first released on December 31, 1992.

Outlander

Dec 31, 1992ShooterRacingSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Outlander — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Outlander on?: Outlander was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Outlander release?: Outlander was first released on December 31, 1992.

About Outlander

There's no turning back. The hopes of the human race are riding on you. You're their only chance at survival. To go forward, you'll have to fight your way in. And then pray you can get out...

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Developer: Mindscape
Publisher: Mindscape
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Survival

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1993	$20	$42	—	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$20

Complete

$42

Sealed

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How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $0.63 in Oct 2007, $13.42 five years ago, and $19.99 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$0.24	—
Jan 2009	$1.75	—
Jan 2010	$2.56	—
Jan 2011	$6.95	—
Jan 2012	$4.96	—
Jan 2013	$5.99	—
Jan 2014	$5.95	$35
Jan 2015	$8.75	$25
Jan 2016	$8.00	$15.00
Jan 2017	$9.99	$19.00
Jan 2018	$6.89	$24
Jan 2019	$8.94	$24
Jan 2020	$11.35	$26
Jan 2021	$10.56	$27
Jan 2022	$15.00	$41
Jan 2023	$17.29	$47
Jan 2024	$16.00	$38
Jan 2025	$18.37	$49
Jan 2026	$18.20	$43
Oct 2026	$19.99	$45

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	March 1993	T-87036	050047108696

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA
Released: 1993
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A fast first-person car-combat game that Electronic Games found faster than the Super NES version, and a cart that sits above the middle.

Outlander is a post-apocalyptic driving and combat game from Mindscape, released in North America in March 1993. On the Genesis you drive from a first-person view; the Super NES version used a third-person view.

Electronic Games thought the Genesis version much faster than the Super NES one, with the superior view from inside the car. It called Outlander one of the best car combat games ever made, with the side-window shotgun scenes as the standout feature.

What the press said at the time

“The concept of Outlander is something that seems promising but fails to deliver. In all fairness the driving sequences are competent, but the overall game just did not do anything for me.”
— Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, March 1993

“The result is a good Genesis game, but keep your doors locked.”
— GamePro, May 1993

“Graphically impressive at first sight, but minutes later you’ll realise this is one of the worst games you’ve ever played.”
— Mega, July 1993

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Genesis version uses a first-person view from inside the car, while the Super NES version uses a third-person view.

Electronic Games found the Genesis version much faster than the SNES game, with a superior first-person view from inside the car rather than the behind-the-car perspective used on the SNES.