Out of This World (video game)

Another World
Cover art created by Éric Chahi
Developer(s)	Delphine Software Interplay (console)
Publisher(s)	Delphine Software U.S. Gold Interplay Virgin Interactive The Digital Lounge (15th Anniversary) Focus Home Interactive (20th Anniversary) Headup Games (20th Anniversary)
Designer(s)	Éric Chahi
Composer(s)	Jean-François Freitas
Platform(s)	Original: Amiga, Atari ST Ports: 3DO, Apple IIGS, Atari Jaguar, Mac OS, MS-DOS, Sega CD, Genesis, SNES 20th Anniversary: iOS, Linux, Android, Windows, Nintendo 3DS, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Vita, Symbian, Wii U, Windows Mobile, Xbox One
Release	Amiga, Atari ST 1991 Other platforms Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, SNES, Genesis 1991 3DO 1994 Mobile phone 2005 Windows Mobile 2006 Windows (15th Anniversary) 2006 iOS NA: September 22, 2011 Android March 2012 Windows, OS X (20th Anniversary) April 4, 2013 Nintendo 3DS & Wii U June 19, 2014 PlayStation 3/4/Vita, Xbox One June 25, 2014
Genre(s)	Cinematic platformer, action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Another World, also known as Out of This World in North America and Outer World (アウターワールド, Autā Wārudo) in Japan, is a 1991 cinematic platformer action-adventure game designed by Éric Chahi for Delphine Software. The game tells a story of Lester, a young scientist who, as a result of an experiment gone wrong, finds himself in a dangerous alien world where he is forced to fight for his survival.

Originally developed for the Amiga and Atari ST, Another World was widely ported to other contemporary systems. In 2006, Chahi independently released a 15th Anniversary Edition for modern computers, and a subsequent 20th Anniversary Edition five years later that adapted the game for numerous consoles and mobile computing platforms.

Another World was innovative in its use of cinematic effects in both real-time and cutscenes, which earned the game praise amongst critics and commercial success. It also influenced a number of other video games and designers, inspiring such titles as Flashback, Ico, Metal Gear Solid, and Silent Hill.

Another World is a platform game, featuring a control scheme wherein the player uses either the keyboard, joystick or gamepad to make the protagonist run, jump, attack and perform other, situation-specific actions, such as rocking a cage back and forth. In the initial part of the game, the player's character Lester is unarmed. He is able to kick at small creatures, but is otherwise defenseless.

Later in the game, the player acquires a laser pistol from a fallen foe. The pistol has three capabilities: a standard fire mode, the ability to create force fields to block enemy fire, and a powerful charged shot that can break through force fields and some walls. Enemies also have the same capabilities, requiring the player to take advantage of the three gun modes and the environment to overcome them.