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The Outer Worlds
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoyed this game. It felt like it was over too soon but 24 hours is pretty good for an RPG. I found the combat to be a lot of fun. There were no bugs and no crashes for my entire playthrough.”
“The Outer Worlds is a very solid and fun game as long as you leave some of your expectations at the door. Yes, the game is made by Obsidian who are famous for Fallout New Vegas. However, this is NOT Fallout New Vegas…”
“Pleasantly surprised I didn't have high hopes for this game from reading the reviews but I just finished my first playthrough and enjoyed myself quite a bit. The combat is pretty good the guns felt pretty strong. The…”
35 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Well written, good looking, very replayable.”
“Excellent writing both in the pretty deep story, options, and characters. It feels like a realistic possible dystopian future, where the player is given the chance to choose who to align with and what to change or let…”
“The Outer Worlds is a very solid and fun game as long as you leave some of your expectations at the door. Yes, the game is made by Obsidian who are famous for Fallout New Vegas. However, this is NOT Fallout New Vegas…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Well written, good looking, very replayable.”
“Excellent writing both in the pretty deep story, options, and characters. It feels like a realistic possible dystopian future, where the player is given the chance to choose who to align with and what to change or let…”
“about "The Outer Worlds" i fell in love with the design and architecture. i almost could feel the moist damped warm steel with my fingers lovely color scheme. saying more would be less. a wonderfull place/universe too…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Excellent writing both in the pretty deep story, options, and characters. It feels like a realistic possible dystopian future, where the player is given the chance to choose who to align with and what to change or let…”
“The Outer Worlds is a very solid and fun game as long as you leave some of your expectations at the door. Yes, the game is made by Obsidian who are famous for Fallout New Vegas. However, this is NOT Fallout New Vegas…”
“Fun, humor, and lot's to do. A really pared back Fallout 4 with more fun, less drab, and a whole lot on MONSTAS If you like sci fi and you like a little humor in your games, this might serve you really well. Hard…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Excellent writing both in the pretty deep story, options, and characters. It feels like a realistic possible dystopian future, where the player is given the chance to choose who to align with and what to change or let…”
“smooth play, interesting story line, open worlds”
“This is an amazing game, I really love it. The missions are just awesome, keeping you hooked and wanting to see where they go and how they end. Plus, moral choices that game me some pause, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is so promising at the start, and then you play dozens more hours of everything that is... basically the same thing over and over and over and over again.”
“Started the game first in 2021 but didn't really play past the first planet. Now a few years later, with only the double amount of hours I had in 2021, I played through one DLC and the main story. I remember starting…”
“After much consideration, I feel like I have to give this one a thumbs down. I really wanted to like it. I did enjoy some of the environments, and exploring. But the game offered very little of that compared to what I…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Every single character is tedious to speak to. The game is not nearly as funny as it thinks it is.”
“After much consideration, I feel like I have to give this one a thumbs down. I really wanted to like it. I did enjoy some of the environments, and exploring. But the game offered very little of that compared to what I…”
“How this has "Very Positive" reviews is beyond me. I guess we're in an age where you can give people scraps and they'll convince themselves it's a feast. Gameplay seemed fine until I realised you can't pick up…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“After much consideration, I feel like I have to give this one a thumbs down. I really wanted to like it. I did enjoy some of the environments, and exploring. But the game offered very little of that compared to what I…”
“I really enjoyed this game. It felt like it was over too soon but 24 hours is pretty good for an RPG. I found the combat to be a lot of fun. There were no bugs and no crashes for my entire playthrough.”
“The game is waaay too short, I thought we'll have more places and planets to explore, maybe other systems. Thought it's going to be a 40h+ game just for the main story. Soundtrack is missing from the game, light battle…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“7/10 get on a sale I have NEVER played an rpg game like this (no fallout or smth like that) also i played the game on the hard difficulty all the way through. so uhh the bad stuff first the WORST thing in this game…”
“It's The Most Game Of All Time! Featuring such exciting things as: Completely forgettable characters. Completely unlikeable characters. Like 12 weapons. No, I am not counting the MKII/MKIII ones. They're the same. All…”
“Not worth it. The writing is weak. The character dialog is weak. The combat is very boring. It's not worth the time for a full review.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Started the game first in 2021 but didn't really play past the first planet. Now a few years later, with only the double amount of hours I had in 2021, I played through one DLC and the main story. I remember starting…”
“It's The Most Game Of All Time! Featuring such exciting things as: Completely forgettable characters. Completely unlikeable characters. Like 12 weapons. No, I am not counting the MKII/MKIII ones. They're the same. All…”
“Promised and marketed to be the "New Vegas of space", turned out to be nothing like it. There is choice and consequence but the world doesn't really interact the way you think it would, respawning enemies in the exact…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“6.5/10 This game was weird for me; it both didn't stand out, yet I was totally hooked on it. It was sort of a slow burn, and I ended up enjoying it. It felt like a cross between Fallout and Borderlands 1. It was the definition of mid, but it also had a certain charm to it. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Fantastic and fun game! I enjoyed everything about it, the story, side quests, the companions and their quests and stories, the different areas and environments and that it was a lot to explore and do, especially with the DLC's. The only pity is the 36 level cap, but I do…”
— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played“[h2]TLDR:[/h2] A technically-sound RPG featuring enormous potential undone by its low-effort execution. [h2]GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW:[/h2] The Outer Worlds (TOW) opens with the player being defrosted from a cryo sleep by a sketchy scientist, who asks the player to help him rescue the…”
— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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The Outer Worlds 2 Available to Pre-Order
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The Outer Worlds 2 Featuring More Action, More Weapons, and More Graphics!
The call to venture beyond the stars has returned, and this time, it’s bigger, bolder, and more unpredictable than ever. During The Game Awards 2024, we unveiled the first gameplay trailer for The Out
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | Open World · Action RPG · RPG · Exploration · FPS · Adventure · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Sci-fi · First-Person · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 68 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.theouterworlds.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850 Storage: 40 GB available space