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The Outer Worlds

82% positive of 28,324 Steam reviews

To finish: 22 h
To 100%: 37 h
Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, Amazon

Made by Obsidian Entertainment. Published by Private Division, Xbox Game Studios.

About the game

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Tagged by players

Open World
Action RPG
FPS
Space
Choices Matter
RPG
Sci-fi
Exploration
Character Customization
Shooter
Story Rich
First-Person

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What players say

Recommended
You tried the best, now try the rest While there's plenty of other games in this genre that are objectively better, i still keep coming back for another playthrough. I cant really put my finger on it, but I've loved this game since the first time i found it. The writing here is done well. Not too over the top and light with the millennial humour that has plagued many games over the last decade or so, and paired with…
55 h played when written. 15 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This pre-patched and sadly no longer available version of the game still holds up in 2026. I started it five years ago and finally decided to finish it along with the DLCs. For some reason, I forgot to review it then, so I'm fixing my mistake now. I won't bring anything new to the table, but I also can't make peace with the recent 'mixed' reviews. This is probably one of the last good games made by Obsidian, as…
39 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Do you want to eat a nice rustic slice of sourdough bread with some homemade, hand churned butter? I am sorry but I have bad news. This game is a slice of plain white wonderbread. Its funish, creativeish, uniqueish, but it doesn't quite hit on any of the notes perfectly.
6.4 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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