The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds is a new single-player sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter a host of factions all vying for power, who you…
The Outer Worlds is an adventure developed by Obsidian Entertainment, released 25 October 2019 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 37.1 hrs to finish.
What The Outer Worlds is
The Outer Worlds is an adventure game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and released in 2019. It was published by Private Division. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In The Outer Worlds, you awake from hibernation on a colonist ship lost in transit to its destination on the edge of the galaxy, only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the 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. Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later than you expected 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 a host of…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 68 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
The Outer Worlds holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 661 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 37.1 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T, 4 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 40GB. 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 launched against
The Outer Worlds launched on 25 October 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Disco Elysium and Persona 5 Royal. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Disco Elysium, Persona 5 Royal.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Outer Worlds yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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