APPEAL is a Franco-Belgian video game development studio founded in 1995. In 1999 the studio developed Outcast, one of the first open-world video games, critically acclaimed for its graphics and gameplay. Relaunched in 2015 by Yves Grolet, Yann Robert and Franck Sauer, APPEAL is now continuing with the objective of creating fun, multifaceted and living worlds that use artificial intelligence systems to generate interactive narration. With OUTCAST - Second Contact, APPEAL is aiming to reboot the franchise, regarded by a large community of fans as a cult classic.