The Outer Worlds
First-person sci-fi RPG where choices shape a corporate colony
Obsidian Entertainment · Published by Private Division, Xbox Game Studios · Released Oct 23, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 28K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 52% of 36 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 30
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Outer Worlds?
This single-player, first-person sci-fi RPG takes place in the corporate-run Halcyon colony, where you awaken decades late from a colonist ship's journey. You explore locations across its planets and space stations, fight enemies, meet rival factions, recruit companions, and make choices that shape the story.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dialogue choices and companion stories
- +you like exploring a corporate-run sci-fi colony
- +you want a single-player RPG with first-person combat
Not for you if...
- −you want consistently varied combat and mission objectives
- −you prefer minimal dialogue and character interaction
What players say
82% of 28,304 reviews are positive · 52% of 36 in the last 30 days
Players praise the corporate satire, worldbuilding, and companions. Many find the combat and missions repetitive, and say the story does not fully develop its premise. Recent reviewers also say the original version's DLC is no longer sold separately.
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The Outer Worlds system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 470
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 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, Trading cards
- 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
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
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