Outskirts

Outskirts is the first region in the game, unless you are playing as the Hunter.

Overview
Outskirts is a very player-friendly region which is the starting region for the Monk and Survivor. It features many poles and pipes for evasion of predators, and most routes through the region loop back to where they came from, making it hard to get lost. It is devoid of most of the game's predators, prominently featuring Green and Magenta lizards as well as smaller Centipedes. It appears to be the ruins of an ancient city, and despite not having a gate connecting it to Subterranean, the two regions seem to be very close.

Creatures
The following are creatures that can be found natively in Outskirts on easy and medium difficulties:
 * Bats
 * Centipedes
 * Lizards
 * Green
 * Magenta

The following are additional creatures that can be found natively in Outskirts on hard difficulty:
 * Noodleflies
 * Pole Plants
 * Squidcadas
 * Scavengers
 * Worm grass
 * Lizards
 * Blue
 * White
 * Red
 * Centipedes (Overgrown to Infant)
 * Dropwigs
 * Eggbugs
 * King Vultures
 * Monster Kelp
 * Vultures

Food
Food that can be found in Outskirts include:
 * Bats
 * Blue fruit
 * Centipedes
 * Eggbugs

Arena and Sandbox unlocks
The unlockable creatures, items and maps in this area are:

List of gates to other regions

 * Gate to Industrial Complex - Requires Level 3 Karma. Positioned almost straight up and slightly left from the starting area of Outskirts.
 * Gate to Drainage System - Requires Level 4 Karma (instead of prior 3 Karma). Positioned to the downward left area of Outskirts.
 * Gate to Farm Arrays - Requires Level 5 Karma. Positioned to the upward left area of Outskirts. You'll need a pearl to pass the Scavenger toll blocking the route to the gate. If you attempt to pass without paying the toll, the scavengers will become aggressive and attack slugcat. Be aware that the only pearl present in this region may have another use.

Tips

 * After a few cycles, Slugcat's guide will direct them towards the Industrial Complex gate, as this is the most direct path to progress in the game. The other regions are much more difficult for newer players to adapt to.
 * The rightmost area of the map has no apparent features of interest, it does not connect to any additional area and has no unique items.

Map in Game

 * Download all .png in-game maps here.

Trivia

 * The Hunter is the only of the three slugcats not to start in this region. Rather, it starts in Farm Arrays.
 * The game's files contain a region referred to as "Suburbs" which eventually split into Subterranean and Outskirts, explaining the regions' similarities to one another.
 * Outskirts appears to be the ruins of a city or some other populated area, and its proximity to the Farm Arrays and Industrial Complex would allow it to be entirely self-sufficient, adding credence to this theory.
 * Despite the slugcat entering the game through a small pipe at an inaccessible height, the map does not show anything behind this pipe.