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The Outer Worlds 2 Available to Pre-OrderJun 8, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsComing October 29, 2025The Outer Worlds 2 launches October 29, 2025—pre-order now and explore Arcadia your way.If you thought Halcyon was bad, just wait until you visit Arcadia.Cut off from Earth, you arrive as an Earth Directorate agent with a mission. How you carry it out—who you help, hinder, or exploit—is up to you. Build your character with dynamic traits, flaws, and backgrounds that shape every decision and unlock new ways to fight, sneak, persuade, or just blow things up.Arcadia isn’t just bigger. It’s meaner, messier, and more reactive. And the only thing standing between it and collapse? You. Probably.Pick a Side. Or Don’t.Three factions dominate Arcadia, each with wildly different visions for humanity’s future:The Protectorate: A military regime powered by endless resources that believes people are happiest when they don’t have to think for themselves. Order is peace. Obedience is comfort. Truly loved by all loyal citizens -- just ask them.Auntie’s Choice: The loud, smiling merger of Auntie Cleo’s and Spacer’s Choice. They promise freedom, fulfillment, and a future where your only real choice is which Auntie’s product you’ll need next.The Order of the Ascendant: Rogue scientists turned faith-based futurists, determined to perfect humanity by solving the Universal Equation. They worship patterns, predict the future through math, and perform rituals in labs with terrifying precision all in service of a better tomorrow.Factions clash in real-time. Towns change hands. Radio stations shift tone. Your choices ripple across Arcadia—and thanks to its ever-present radio system, you won’t just hear the news. You are the news. Folk hero or public enemy? Depends on who's spinning it (and selling you a health tonic).Build Your Hero (or Disaster)RPG systems have been reimagined with more freedom and flavor. Traits and flaws evolve based on your playstyle—steal enough and you might become a Kleptomaniac, boosting loot sales but risking “accidental” theft just by looking.Science weapons return, including the Shrink Ray, now with the added bonus of letting you stomp your enemies once bite-sized. Also, yes: there’s a wearable suit made from something that used to be alive. His name is Gary.Movement and combat feel better across the board. Dash, leap, and parkour your way through the chao, or swap to third person and enjoy the view.Your Crew, Your ConsequencesTravel with six companions, each with a stake in Arcadia’s future, and opinions about your decisions. One might plead for mercy, another might suggest vaporizing a town. Sacrifice a companion to survive and you’ll hear about it. On the radio. From the faction you betrayed.Your crew includes:Niles: Another Earth Directorate recruit torn between duty and defection.Inez: A former experiment from Auntie’s Choice with a grafted combat edge and a moral core.Aza: A chaos-loving Rift worshipper with a taste for violence and room to grow—maybe.Marisol: A stoic killer from the Order of the Ascendant with calcu...Ahead of Avowed, The Outer Worlds is now free with Prime GamingJan 31, 2025 - PCGamesNWhile they both sit under the Microsoft umbrella, Obsidian is setting itself up to rival Bethesda with its Skyrim-inspired action RPG, Avowed, which is set to release in just a few weeks. Before then, it's well worth checking out the studio's earlier Fallout-inspired game, The Outer Worlds, which is completely free for Prime Gaming subscribers. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Two brilliant action RPGs are free to keep right now, but move fast The Outer Worlds remaster, including all its DLC, is free for 24 hours Forget Starfield, grab this bundle of the best space games for 85% off The Outer Worlds 2 Featuring More Action, More Weapons, and More Graphics!Dec 13, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThe 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 Outer Worlds 2, promising a fresh adventure in a brand-new colony next year. No, really. The colony is completely new, and that’s a fact. Just, please—don’t break it. Yes, we’re looking at you, Hope-sun-launchers. True to Obsidian Entertainment’s signature style, The Outer Worlds 2 lets you carve your path through Arcadia, a colony brimming with factions, intrigue, and chaos. This is the birthplace of skip-drive technology and the battleground where the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. As a daring, undeniably good-looking, and maybe-questionably-competent Earth Directorate agent, you’re tasked with uncovering the source of catastrophic rifts threatening everything. No pressure. How you handle these rifts? That’s entirely up to you—“Your worlds, your way,” after all. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34059964/4e66287a7f78118b14c8f0c7e5f64518b3afbd4f.jpg Explore a New Frontier • The Arcadia colony is engulfed in a factional war, as the Protectorate’s so-called benevolent rule is challenged by the rebellion of their religious order and a corporate invasion. As destructive rifts spread across the colony, each faction fights to control or close them for their own ends. Navigate diverse zones, uncover hidden lore, and shape the fate of a system on the brink! Your Commander, Your Way • Build your character with the abilities and choices that reflect your playstyle. The colony reacts to your every move, crafting a narrative that’s yours to own—whether you’re a disciple of diplomacy, an astute strategist, a crusader for chaos, or something different altogether. And yes, you can dumb! Enlist Your Companions • Recruit companions with unique traits, backgrounds and goals. Whether you choose to help them achieve their ambitions or steer them toward your own objectives, your influence shapes their growth (or death), making them an integral part of the immersive story you create together. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34059964/ad34b50b21cab57e4e4449ad39a655dbd2bcd8a0.jpg Wishlist the game today and stay tuned for more updates on The Outer Worlds 2—we can’t wait to share what’s next with you. The galaxy is yours to explore; the only question is, how will you shape it? The Outer Worlds 2 will be released in 2025. Fallout co-creator Tim Cain shows off the remarkable The Outer Worlds demo that got the publisher thumbs up only a year into developmentAug 13, 2024 - VG247Tim Cain might be best known as a co-creator of the original Fallout, but some of his most recent work has come with Obsidian on its The Outer Worlds series. While he’s currently consulting on The Outer Worlds 2, Cain’s just shared a demo of the first game from just a year into its development, and it’s well worth checking out. In the video on his YouTube channel featuring this vertical slice - which he’s shown off with permission from Obsidian itself - Cain explains that it’s a vertical slice. What is that? Well, basically a limited section of the game which has to “look and play like the final game” and is shown to the publisher, which in this case was Private Division. Read more If Fallout's co-creator was to work on the series again, there's one key question he'd want answered firstJun 26, 2024 - VG247Original Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has discussed the idea of whether he'd be interested in potentially working on the series again, if he were asked to. The developer says his interest in any Fallout project he was pitched would mainly come down to one key element - "What's new about it?" If you're not aware, Cain has a YouTube channel where he regularly tells development stories from his lengthy career in the games industry - such as recently revealing his role in the events that led to the cancellation of Fallout Van Buren, Interplay's original Fallout 3. He also sometimes responds to questions asked by fans, which is what he was doing this time. In a video on his channel entitled 'Would I Work On Fallout Again?', Cain discussed exactly that, citing it as his channel's current "most frequently asked question". The answer, in case you're wondering, is a maybe, with a lot depending on the specifics of whatever pitch was made to him, specifically in terms of it offering the developer the chance to do something he hasn't already done in his career to this point. Read more The Outer Worlds once had an incredible secret ending that was cut for pushing the limits of 'too horny'May 2, 2024 - PC GamerBaldur's Gate 3 has certainly changed the conversation on sex in games, from the breakout viral moment around its bear sex scene to the way it turns intimacy, rather than sex, into the end goal of many of its relationships. Our RPG roundtable from this year's Game Developers Conference, now available on the PC Gamer Chat Log podcast feed, touches on the topic of sex in games—but it also spawned an incredible anecdote from Obsidian game director Carrie Patel from her time as a narrative designer on The Outer Worlds... Read more.You can get Obsidian's fantastic RPG The Outer Worlds (and all its DLC) for free on the Epic Store this weekApr 7, 2024 - PC GamerIt's time to slam that "forgot password link" on the Epic launcher and dust off your profile because the platform's got another dinger for its free game of the week: The Outer Worlds, Obsidian's 2019 space gilded age spiritual successor to Fallout... Read more.Two brilliant action RPGs are free to keep right now, but move fastApr 5, 2024 - PCGamesNThe Epic Games Store has carved out an impressive niche for itself: it somehow always manages to be offering a game you've always thought about playing, completely for free. This week, those games include the Thief reboot and The Outer Worlds. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Outer Worlds remaster, including all its DLC, is free for 24 hours Forget Starfield, grab this bundle of the best space games for 85% off The Outer Worlds was meant to be a "Fallout meets Firefly" game The Outer Worlds and Thief are free from Epic next weekMar 28, 2024 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunHead over to the Epic Games Store on April 4th and you'll be able to grab The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition and Thief (2014) for free and to keep forever. Like a thief! Read more The Outer Worlds 2 is getting some dev help from one of Fallout’s co-creatorsJan 4, 2024 - VG247We might not know much about The Outer Worlds 2 yet, but one little nugget that’s just emerged is that its devs are getting some helpful guidance from Fallout co-creator Tim Cain. If Starfield didn’t quite live up to your expectations, odds are you’re looking forward to playing Obsidian’s next interstellar RPG, which was announced back in 2021, whenever it arrives. While that point might still be a while off, here’s a little bit of insight into how its development is going. Speaking to Rock Paper Shotgun, Cain, who served as a director for The Outer Worlds revealed that despite being now semi-retired, he’s currently consulting on its sequel, providing some feedback on the likes of level design and lore. “There’s stuff they’re trying to do in the sequel, that of course I can’t talk about, that I get pulled in on because it’s similar to stuff I’ve done in the past,” Cain said. Read more The Outer Worlds remaster, including all its DLC, is free for 24 hoursDec 25, 2023 - PCGamesNThe Outer Worlds' remastered Spacer's Choice Edition is free to download and keep forever for the next 24 hours. The acclaimed FPS RPG from Obsidian follows Fallout 3 and Ghostwire Tokyo as an Epic Games Store freebie for the holiday season. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Forget Starfield, grab this bundle of the best space games for 85% off The Outer Worlds was meant to be a "Fallout meets Firefly" game The Outer Worlds system requirements Forget Starfield, grab this bundle of the best space games for 85% offDec 13, 2023 - PCGamesNThe Outer Worlds is undoubtedly one of the all-time best space RPG experiences around, sorry Starfield. Obsidian Entertainment isn't the only developer to craft such an immense interstellar story though, and Humble Bundle knows it. The charitable storefront's latest deal includes a variety of such space games, including The Outer Worlds, all packed nicely together for cheap in the new Spaced Out bundle. You'll have to snag the starry Humble Bundle fast if you want it, as it's limited. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: High on Life expansion finally confirms launch date, and it's soon Humor meets horror in High on Life's new DLC High on Life players offered Twitch stream shoutout by Applebee's The Outer Worlds was meant to be a "Fallout meets Firefly" gameJul 5, 2023 - PCGamesNThe Outer Worlds is one of those RPG games that sticks with you long after you've completed it. As you explore a space colony, you pave your own path and shape how the science-fiction story unfolds. Tim Cain, the brilliant mind behind Fallout, recently sat down to talk about game settings and what goes into making a particularly good one. While sharing his insight, the former Obsidian developer also discussed The Outer Worlds, describing what the game had originally been pitched as and how it was initially designed as a casual experience. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Outer Worlds system requirements The Outer Worlds' Murder on Eridanos DLC release date lands in six days When is The Outer Worlds coming to Steam? The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition update tunes up PC performanceMar 22, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThe Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition launched to entirely deserved incredulity over its dire performance problems, PC version included. Low framerates, stuttering, lighting glitches, texture popping, wonky shaders... if you could think of a technical woe, it was probably already undermining this remaster’s efforts to rework and enhance the original RPG’s visuals. Publishers Private Division have since promised a series of updates to get the Spacer’s Choice Edition up to code, with the first of these – v1.1 – releasing late last week. I’ve given it a test on various graphics cards and credit where it’s due, it has bumped up general performance significantly, although many broken parts remain unmended. Read more Something is terribly wrong with The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition’s PC performanceMar 9, 2023 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunSurprise RPG remaster The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition has turned out to be even more of a PC wilter than its raised system requirements would suggest. I’ve only been bumbling around the starting planet of Terra-2 so far, and thus haven’t seen every single weather system upgrade and character model touch-up that the Spacer’s Choice Edition has to offer, but it’s made a worrying first impression in the performance department. Read more The Outer Worlds' new version is getting slammed on Steam—'Spacer's Choice Edition: now with 200% more performance issues!'Mar 8, 2023 - PC GamerUpdate: An Obsidian representative has promised frustrated Spacer's Choice Edition owners a patch in a post on Reddit. "The team at Private Division is working on getting a patch out as soon as possible," said the rep, and when more info on it is available the studio will "be sure to let folks know". In the meantime, players encountering issues are encouraged to "submit a support ticket to Private Division," who are now the "dedicated support for The Outer Worlds"... Read more.Existing owners won't get The Outer Worlds' new fancypants edition for free, but there's a hefty discountFeb 27, 2023 - PC GamerThe Outer Worlds, Obsidian's satirical super-corporate first-person RPG, is getting a new, polished-up version. The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition will bring you the base game and both DLCs alongside a suite of graphical and gameplay tweaks to make it shine on the current generation of consoles. Not to worry, though, the PC version gets to benefit, too... Read more.The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition brings the RPG to new-gen consoles next weekFeb 27, 2023 - VG247A new edition of The Outer Worlds is coming out next week, bringing updated visuals, a higher level cap, and more. The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition was announced today by Obsidian Entertainment, a new version of the game that brings it to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. It's out soon, too, March 7 to be exact. You'll be able to pick up the fancy new version of the game on PC too, and if you already own it on PC, PS4, or Xbox One, you'll be able to upgrade to the new-gen version at a discounted price of £5. If you're buying it for the first time though, it'll cost £49.99 all in. This Spacer's Choice Edition comes with a number of new improvements, including improved graphics, new lighting and environment revamps, faster load times, better performance, dynamic weather systems, and an increased level cap. That last one means you'll have more ways to build your character from the seven branches of the skill tree. Read more The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice EditionFeb 27, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsWelcome to the future! We at Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division are excited to announce The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, which will be available next week on March 7 on Steam. The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is the ultimate way for new and returning fans alike to experience The Outer Worlds. Higher resolution graphics, a dynamic weather system, overhauled lighting and environments, improved performance and load times, enhanced details on characters, an increased level cap, and much more await spacers who bravely and boldly carve their path through the conspiratorial Halcyon colony. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34059964/c7b5ef57d3ac62dcb6925f4be695e20dbad9e9f2.jpg If you already have The Outer Worlds and its associated DLC, Murder on Eridanos and Peril on Gorgon, on Steam; you can upgrade to The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition for a reduced purchase price*. To enable the upgrade purchasing option, you must be signed into the same Steam Account used to purchase the base game and its associated DLC and select the “Complete the Bundle” purchasing option. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34059964/d1dfe43cdc4bc48a2b2c6e59e9a8e6c8a16c38a5.jpg There’s never been a better chance to experience 2019’s celebrated, award-winning sci-fi RPG, whether players are taking another trip around the galaxy or adventuring for the first time. It's not the best choice, it's Spacer's Choice! *Based on Private Division’s suggested retail price for The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition on PC. Limit of one upgrade per account.The Outer Worlds system requirementsNov 15, 2022 - PCGamesNThe Outer Worlds system requirements could've been a lot worse considering it's open-world, but the space RPG keeps the specs relatively grounded. Still, you'll want to compare your gaming PC's CPU to the recommended, as older builds might struggle. Read the rest of the story... 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