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The Outer Worlds

Action

Science fiction

Open world

Shooter

Role-playing (RPG)

Adventure

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.

4.1

External Ratings

644 ratings
Release Date:

25 Oct, 2019

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

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.

Storyline

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...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

release date

Release Date:

25 Oct, 2019

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Action, Science fiction, Open world

genre

Genres:

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

perspective

Player Perspectives:

First person

IGDB

IGDB Website:

The Outer Worlds

IGDB Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

629

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.1 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.1

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

644

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

82%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Obsidian Entertainment

Supporting Developers

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Publishers

Private Division

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