The Outer Worlds

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The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony.

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Developer:
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher:
Private Division
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
23 October 2020
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (19417)

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The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division.

Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter various factions, all vying for power, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable.

KEY FEATURES

The player-driven story RPG

In keeping with the Obsidian tradition, how you approach The Outer Worlds is up to you. Your choices affect not only the way the story develops; but your character build, companion stories, and end game scenarios.

You can be flawed, in a good way

New to The Outer Worlds is the idea of flaws. A compelling hero is made by the flaws they carry with them. While playing The Outer Worlds, the game tracks your experience to find what you aren't particularly good at. Keep getting attacked by Raptidons? Taking the Raptiphobia flaw gives you a debuff when confronting the vicious creatures, but rewards you with an additional character perk immediately. This optional approach to the game helps you build the character you want while exploring Halcyon.

Lead your companions

During your journey through the furthest colony, you will meet a host of characters who will want to join your crew. Armed with unique abilities, these companions all have their own missions, motivations, and ideals. It's up to you to help them achieve their goals, or turn them to your own ends.

Explore the corporate colony

Halcyon is a colony at the edge of the galaxy owned and operated by a corporate board. They control everything... except for the alien monsters left behind when the terraforming of the colony’s two planets didn’t exactly go according to plan. Find your ship, build your crew, and explore the settlements, space stations, and other intriguing locations throughout Halcyon.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit
Processor:
Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850
Storage:
40 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64bit
Processor:
Intel Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 470
Storage:
40 GB available space

User reviews

crucifixcrisis
Not recommended | 28 Jun 2026
19.4h played

Was planning on 100%ing the game, had it since 2022 and just generally never got around to playing it and good lord I wish I could recommend it but after finding out i literally cannot purchase any of the DLCs thus

Helpful: 17
chili dawg
Not recommended | 20 Jun 2026
61.8h played

I jumped into this game, expecting a good story. I left pretty disappointed. I didn't bother with the sequel. The atmosphere is neat, but not very immersive, exploration gets repetetive quick, and well, the story is

Helpful: 8
Laura A.
Recommended | 23 Jun 2026
82.1h played

I am so happy I picked up this game again in 2026 to play it all the way through. This game is fantastic. Here is what I like about it: - The story is more than just a device to move the character to the next part of

Helpful: 3
SW...0000
Not recommended | 13 Jul 2026
14.4h played

Game does every single element well, there is nothing done badly, and the writing and world can be interesting at times. The landscapes are also very pretty. But the problem is, for me at least, there is nothing

Helpful: 1
shavrim
Recommended | 14 Jul 2026
49.0h played

The game is decent. it lacks a lot of content you expect to see, purely because it didn't have enough dev time and it was cut. no romance on companions, an extreme lack of armor and weapon variety in the visual sense,

Helpful: 1
Space Dad
Not recommended | 18 Jul 2026
31.1h played

If you want to play Skyrim in space, be my guest. It's got all of the jank but none of what makes an open world fun to explore. Every companion needs to be comedic relief and deeply sentimental at the same time. I don't

Helpful: 0