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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
76% of 5,493
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 65 in 30 days
Playing now
92
peak 24h 183
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
3 weeks ago
Aug 26, 2026

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

76% of 5,493 reviews are positive · 72% of 65 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.

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The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
68
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
17+

Steam Deck: Playable

  • 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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.

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