Outward
Outward is an open world RPG that you play alone or with friends, either online or in splitscreen. It's more than just an open world RPG you can play coop though: it is an adventurer life simulator. You live…
Outward is an indie developed by Maximum Games, released 26 March 2019 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia. It currently starts at $1.99 at Steam.
What Outward is
Outward is an indie game developed by Maximum Games and released in 2019. It was published by Deep Silver. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Outward is an open world fantasy role-playing video game developed by Canadian studio Nine Dots and published by Deep Silver. The game can be played in multiplayer both online and locally through split-screen. The game focuses on survival as well as the concept of the player being a commoner rather than a hero, and features several survival game aspects. It released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in March 2019, Google Stadia in November 2020, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S alongside the launch of Outward: Definitive Edition in May 2022.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy, open world and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 72 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Outward holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 12% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-750 or equivalent, 6 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 660 or equivalent. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 51GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.99 at Steam, 95% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Outward launched on 26 March 2019, within three weeks of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and Anno 1800. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, Anno 1800.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Outward yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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