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The Outer Worlds

Obsidian Entertainment

2019•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 37 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical shooter that is stylish, low-key and accessible. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

662 ratings

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About This Game

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 decide to become will determine the fate of everyone in Halcyon. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AliensCharacter customizationSpaceCustomizable charactersCharacter creationRpg elements

Where to play

Details

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Private Division
Released: 25 October 2019
Series: The Outer Worlds
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 22h rushed, 37h normally, 37h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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