Mobius Digital
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.
- Released
- 28 May 2019
- Developer
- Mobius Digital
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive
- Engine
- Unity
- Perspective
- First person
- Age rating
- PEGI 7 · ESRB E10+
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Metacritic
- 85/100
- Steam recommendations
- 88,106
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
- Genres
- Puzzle · Simulator · Adventure · Indie
- Estimated owners
- 1,000,000–2,000,000 (est.)
- 87
- Player rating
- 85
- Critic rating
- 869
- Ratings counted
- 95.6%
- Steam reviews
- 31
- Achievements
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Quick answers
Outer Wilds
The story
Welcome to the Space Program! You're the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system. What lurks in the heart of the ominous Dark Bramble? Who built the alien ruins on the Moon? Can the endless time loop be stopped? Answers await you in the most dangerous reaches of space. The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city of before it's swallowed by sand, or explore the surface of a planet as it crumbles beneath your feet. Every secret is guarded by hazardous environments and natural catastrophes. Strap on your hiking boots, check your oxygen levels, and get ready to venture into space. Use a variety of unique gadgets to probe your surroundings, track down mysterious signals, decipher ancient alien writing, and roast the perfect marshmallow.
Outer Wilds
How long to beat
- Main story
- 12 h
- Main + extras
- 20.4 h
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Key facts
Platforms
Game modes
- Single player
Themes
- Action
- Science fiction
- Open world
- Mystery
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Trailer
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Screenshots
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Reviews and languages
95.6% of 106,254 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Overwhelmingly Positive”.
18 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.
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Platform releases
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 28 May 2019
- Xbox One
- 28 May 2019
- PlayStation 4
- 15 October 2019
- PlayStation 5
- 15 September 2022
- Xbox Series X|S
- 15 September 2022
- Nintendo Switch
- 7 December 2023
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Editions, DLC and remakes
- Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Expansion
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Official pages
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