Outer Wilds

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Winner of Best Game at the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards and named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. Welcome to the Space Program!

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Release date:
18 June 2020
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Recent Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (48891)
User tags*:AdventureStory RichSingleplayerActionGreat Soundtrack

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Winner of Best Game at the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards and named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

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.

Mysteries of the 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.

A World That Changes Over Time
The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city 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.

Grab Your Intergalactic Hiking Gear!
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.

Recommended system requirements

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Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
Memory:
6 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
Storage:
8 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Gamepad or Controller Recommended (Xbox and PS4 Natively Supported)

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 | AMD Radeon RX 580
Storage:
8 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Gamepad or Controller Recommended (Xbox and PS4 Natively Supported)

User reviews

Vitlöksbjörn
Recommended | 16 Feb 2026
49.8h played

Finality. True and absolute finality. Finality so perfect, there is no observer to be aware of it. There never will be an observer to ascertain it. An Eye will never open to see the grandest of all existential nightmares come to life and reign for the most eternal of Eternities that could ever be. Inevitable. Do you understand? I really, really, really hope that you do not. But this game might give you a

Helpful: 111
Popular_Dollars
Recommended | 24 Feb 2026
68.6h played

Outer Wilds is my favorite work of art, ever. I am fearful of never being touched by anything so closely again with the rest of my life. I can't think about it too hard without crying. Nothing else has done that to me. Just trying to find the words for how I feel about this game is a genuinely emotional task. It bridges the terrifying thematic chasm between that which is existential and cosmic, and that which is

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Meanie Mouse
Recommended | 27 Feb 2026
15 min played

∞ / 10 I bought Outer Wilds just so I can leave a review on it and support the creators since I've already finished it on a different platform. Go in blind and immerse yourself into, in my opinion, the best exploration story game ever created. I truly see this as a masterpiece and I am 100% certain not a single game will ever come close to what I have experienced playing it.

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