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The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

Choice-driven first-person sci-fi RPG in a corporate-controlled space colony

Obsidian Entertainment, Virtuos Games · Published by Private Division, Xbox Game Studios · Released Mar 7, 2023

ActionAdventureRPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 3,064
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 58 in 30 days
Players
113
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 24, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1060
12 GB RAM · 62 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition?

This single-player first-person action RPG takes place across Halcyon, a corporate-controlled colony. You explore planets, settlements, and space stations, fight with guns, talk to factions, recruit companions, and make choices that alter the story, character build, companion arcs, and ending. A colonist awakens decades late amid a conspiracy threatening the colony; this edition includes the base game and all add-on content.

For you if...

  • +you want story choices that affect companions and endings
  • +you enjoy first-person shooting mixed with exploration and dialogue
  • +you like corporate satire and dry science-fiction humor

Not for you if...

  • −you mainly want multiplayer or cooperative play
  • −you expect one seamless open world

What players say

71% of 3,064 reviews are positive · 75% of 58 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the companions, worldbuilding, side missions, and dialogue. Common complaints describe the combat and enemy variety as repetitive, while some players find the story and satire shallow or dull. Recent technical reports are mixed: some players say it runs well, while others report crashes, lighting problems, stuttering, and NPC glitches.

Players over time

▼ -58% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 258 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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How many players finish The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition?

17% of Steam players have unlocked «The Outer Worlds», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition screenshot 1

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 12 GB RAM, 62 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or Radeon RX 590
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
62 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or GeForce RTX 2070 or Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
62 GB available space

Does The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
68
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.

Does The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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