{"id":1862513,"date":"2026-04-02T22:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862513"},"modified":"2026-04-02T22:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T19:37:46","slug":"look-outsides-april-1-update-that-let-you-kiss-enemies-is-now-a-permanent-smooch-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862513","title":{"rendered":"Look Outside&#8217;s April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent &#8216;smooch mode&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/MD9fJ7mHTxNYNqlHKIPeCg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03MzA-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/screenshot_9893.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-63106857-cf8b-4c4e-8fb8-4df07e233598\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:max-w-[1220px] md:px-10\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Look Outside&#8217;s April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent &#8216;smooch mode&#8217;<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">*blushes horrifyingly*<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/25VCJEDlyhvGdlO1clrMig--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/o.aolcdn.com\/images\/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2023-09%2F04b773d0-5cbd-11ee-bbee-fb1bf060105b&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=0cbacc2ca3cac6650f7a242f12d6f4c7d37ff457\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Cheyenne MacDonald<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Weekend Editor<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T22:37:46.000Z\">Thu, April 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T22:37:46.000Z\">Thu, April 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/D5Gy6RZFE1G.aHZ5QJubRQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NTY-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/9At1ECcnBiCTUFVWFnYKdg--~B\/aD03NjU7dz0xMjU3O2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/screenshot_9893.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">For April Fools&#8217; Day, the developer of <em>Look Outside<\/em> released an update that added a new option to your interactions with NPCs: kissing. Instead of just fighting or talking to enemies and surviving neighbors in the cursed apartment building, you could give &#8217;em a smooch. Their dialogue and sprites were updated accordingly, too. Cue stammering eldritch horrors with bright red blushing cheeks. April Fools&#8217; Day is (thankfully) over now, but there&#8217;s good news for anyone who has been enjoying the lovefest or didn&#8217;t get a chance to try it. Developer Francis Coulombe has built in a way for players to access &#8220;smooch mode&#8221; going forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">&#8220;If you started a game on April 1st and kissed the wounded neighbor, that save file is now permanently in smooch mode!&#8221; Coulombe posted on social media. &#8220;You can also activate smooch mode on a new save file by naming Sam &#8216;Casanova&#8217;.&#8221; I immediately started a new save to confirm and, yes, doing this does indeed allow you to go on a kissing spree. While you can&#8217;t smooch every single person\/abomination you&#8217;ll run into, you sure can kiss a lot of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Want to kiss the Rat King? Go wild. Pierre? Yup. That weird bug guy in the basement who eats bandages? Unfortunately yes, he&#8217;s kissable too. This truly is the game that keeps on giving. We&#8217;re apparently getting a real, non-silly update in the near-future as well, so <em>Look Outside<\/em> fans are eatin&#8217; good. 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Instead of just fighting or talking to enemies and surviving neighbors in the cursed apartment building, you could give &#8217;em a smooch. Their dialogue and sprites were updated accordingly, too. Cue stammering eldritch horrors with bright red blushing cheeks. April Fools&#8217; Day is (thankfully) over now, but there&#8217;s good news for anyone who has been enjoying the lovefest or didn&#8217;t get a chance to try it. Developer Francis Coulombe has built in a way for players to access &#8220;smooch mode&#8221; going forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">&#8220;If you started a game on April 1st and kissed the wounded neighbor, that save file is now permanently in smooch mode!&#8221; Coulombe posted on social media. &#8220;You can also activate smooch mode on a new save file by naming Sam &#8216;Casanova&#8217;.&#8221; I immediately started a new save to confirm and, yes, doing this does indeed allow you to go on a kissing spree. While you can&#8217;t smooch every single person\/abomination you&#8217;ll run into, you sure can kiss a lot of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Want to kiss the Rat King? Go wild. Pierre? Yup. That weird bug guy in the basement who eats bandages? Unfortunately yes, he&#8217;s kissable too. This truly is the game that keeps on giving. We&#8217;re apparently getting a real, non-silly update in the near-future as well, so <em>Look Outside<\/em> fans are eatin&#8217; good. Now, please excuse me while I get back to my Kiss Everyone (except Lyle) run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/look-outsides-april-1-update-that-let-you-kiss-enemies-is-now-a-permanent-smooch-mode-223746232.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/MD9fJ7mHTxNYNqlHKIPeCg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03MzA-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/screenshot_9893.jpeg&#8221;] Gaming Look Outside&#8217;s April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent &#8216;smooch mode&#8217; *blushes horrifyingly* Cheyenne MacDonald Weekend Editor Thu, April 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC Add Engadget on Google Thu, April 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC For April Fools&#8217; Day, the developer of Look Outside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,63],"class_list":["post-1862513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-engadget-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1862513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1862513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1862513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1862513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}