The Outer Worlds · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
OverviewAI-generated
The Outer Worlds is a single-player action role-playing shooter developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Private Division. The game utilizes the Unreal Engine 4 and is available on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. It was initially announced in December 2018 and released in October 2019, with a subsequent release date in June 2020.
Critical reception for the title includes a Metacritic score of 80 and various review scores such as 8.5 out of 10, 79 out of 100, 4 out of 5, and 9.25 out of 10. User and critic ratings on other platforms range from 77 to 86. The game has sold five million units.
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Game data
Metacritic 80- Released
- 2019-10-25
- User rating
- 3.85 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure, Action, RPG
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
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Game details · IGDB
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.
- Released
- 2019
- Genres
- Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Private Division
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Private Division
- Followed by
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Director
- Leonard Boyarsky
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Game engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Official website
- outerworlds.obsidian.net
Show 10 more facts
- input device
- gamepad
- announcement date
- 2018-12-06
- publication date
- 2020-06-05
- review score
- 83/100
- distributed by
- Microsoft Store
- set in environment
- outer space
- different from
- Outer Wilds
- title
- The Outer Worlds
- language of work or name
- Simplified Chinese
- units sold
- 5000000
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