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Awakened from cryosleep in corporate-run Halcyon, shape a space colony’s fate through dialogue, quests, and first-person RPG combat.
Released 23 Oct 2020
Shape Faction Outcomes
Recruit a Space Crew
Resolve Conflicts Through Dialogue
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.
Developed by Obsidian Entertainment · Published by Private Division, Xbox Game Studios







Decades after being lost in transit, you awaken from cryosleep in Halcyon, a space colony controlled by corporations and threatened by a conspiracy. You build a character and decide how to navigate conflicts among the colony’s factions.
Travel between settlements, stations, and planetary zones aboard your ship. Take on quests, talk your way through disputes, explore locations, or fight human and alien foes with ranged and melee weapons; some situations also allow stealth or other nonviolent solutions.
Level up skills and attributes, choose perks, and modify equipment to suit your approach. Recruit companions with their own abilities and personal missions, and optionally accept flaws that impose drawbacks in exchange for an extra perk. Choices can affect quests, faction relationships, companion stories, and the ending.
Players who enjoy The Outer Worlds often point to its dialogue and role-playing choices, companion characters, and satirical corporate setting. Some also appreciate the distinctive environments and character-build options. Opinions are mixed: other reviews find the story or humor uneven and describe combat, quests, and exploration as repetitive or limited.








| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 68 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 82/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |