The Outer Worlds
Explore a corporate space colony, recruit companions and shape the story through your choices in a first-person RPG where an optional creature-related flaw trades a specific disadvantage for an extra perk.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.1 / 10
About this game
The Outer Worlds puts you in a colony-ship passenger's shoes as you awaken into a conspiracy threatening Halcyon. Explore settlements and space stations under corporate control, encounter competing factions and make choices that change how the story develops. Recruiting a crew also brings personal missions: companions have their own goals as well as distinct abilities. Character building includes an unusual voluntary bargain. The Raptiphobia flaw, for example, gives you an additional perk while imposing a penalty against the creatures it concerns. Deciding whether that disadvantage fits your character sits alongside deciding whose goals to support as you travel through the colony.
Collected in series
The Outer Worlds is Obsidian’s science-fiction RPG series about finding your way through societies shaped by corporate power. First-person exploration, conversations and combat let you decide who to trust and how to handle competing demands.
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A promising fit for players who want character-building compromises to accompany their story decisions.
Companion goals give story choices a personal focus, while optional flaws introduce a different kind of commitment to character building. These designs should appeal most when you enjoy weighing consequences rather than pursuing every available bonus.
Strengths
- Personal companion missions can give exploration a purpose beyond reaching the next settlement.
- A creature-specific flaw makes an extra perk a decision about your intended build.
Weaknesses
- A penalty against particular creatures can complicate a build intended to fight them.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy choosing allegiances, supporting companion goals and accepting deliberate character limitations.
Play notes: Weigh the example fear flaw against the encounters you want your character to handle.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Companion missions provide reasons to take detours during the colony journey, which may suit players who prefer setting their own priorities. | Reviewed | 7.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The combination of story choices and optional flaws should reward players who like defining a character through commitments. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Corporate control gives the settlements and faction choices a common context that may interest players drawn to institutional science fiction. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Supported TV, tabletop and handheld modes offer a choice of play setting for the solo campaign. | Reviewed | 4.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Take-Two Interactive
- Release date
- Jun 5, 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyLevel ProgressionLong-term Progression3D GraphicsMain Story 20–50 HoursTurn-based CombatStory-drivenThird PersonFantasyExploration
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2019
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideJun 5, 2020
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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