
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
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The Outer Worlds 2 is the eagerly-awaited sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment (just look at the exciting number of dashes in this sentence!). Time to clear your calendar – get ready for an action-packed adventure with a new crew, new weapons, and new enemies in a new colony! So much newness!
As a daring and most likely good-looking Earth Directorate agent, you must uncover the source of devastating rifts threatening to destroy all of humanity. Your investigation leads to Arcadia, home of skip drive technology, where the fate of the colony, and ultimately the entire galaxy, rests on your decisions—your strengths, your flaws, your crew, and the factions you choose to trust.
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!
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!
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.
High Fidelity Graphics
Explore Arcadia with stunning visual detail. The Outer Worlds 2 supports true 4K resolution on compatible devices and unlocked framerates on PC, delivering smooth performance across sprawling alien landscapes, neon-lit cities, and fractured space environments.
Ray Tracing
Ray tracing adds depth and realism across Arcadia. From glowing rift anomalies to the reflections of neon signs on rain-soaked streets, advanced lighting, shadows, and reflections create a more dynamic and immersive experience.
DLSS, FSR, and XeSS Support
Play with optimized performance across the board. The Outer Worlds 2 supports NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS upscaling, ensuring sharp visuals and higher frame rates no matter your GPU.
HDR
Step into Arcadia with high dynamic range support. HDR enhances contrast and color depth across compatible displays, making every neon light, alien sky, and weapon blast more vivid and lifelike.
Ultra-wide Support
See more of Arcadia with ultra-wide 21:9 display support. From massive corporate facilities to the vastness of space, a wider field of view delivers a more cinematic perspective on the colony’s fractured future.
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Stats
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America*languages with full audio support
Updates
Build ids and update times come straight from Steam's PICS — the same source SteamDB reads. Patch history grows as we record new builds.
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 642 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 638 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
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It’s ambitious. There’s a lot more to do than The Outer Worlds and yet, I find myself thinking this is substantially weaker than the first entry. The gameplay is improved and I liked the perks quite a bit and there’s a good number of side content that I actually quite enjoyed. But that being said, I just could not care about the plot or these characters. I compare this game to Horizon: Zero Dawn because feel it’s quite similar to The Outer Worlds 2 in terms of how I feel about it. Why do I give a ♥♥♥♥ about anything that’s going on in this game? I do not care about these characters at ALL. I loved The Outer Worlds but I do not love The Outer Worlds 2. It’s not getting an overall negative score because of the positives I listed above. But this is the most disappointing gaming experience of 2026 for me thus far. By the time I got to the last explorable planet, I speedran the game. I just wanted it to be over. I could’ve easily had 40+ hours in this game. 6/10 STARS
Oof this game is really bland in essentially every aspect. The writing is terrible too. Getting a refund.
I should learn from my mistakes and stop buying Obsidian games, especially at the price of AAA games. This game is mediocre at best, the writing seems to be its saving grace however any redemption of the quality in writing is offset by the disjointed almost rushed or not fully thought through execution of many of this game's interactions. The game is longer than OW1 but the quality lacks and the feel of the game is so incredibly dated at this point. This may seem harsh but Obsidian really needs to have a proper serious sit-down and discuss how they can innovate and bring something new to the table to make a game that doesn't have 15+ year old stale systems and mechanics. If you're going to focus on having good writing and narrative, it shouldn't feel disjointed. I wish I played less of this game so I could refund it.
Good game
Diabolical.
Plays flawlessly. as expected from Obsidian
its a very middle of the road game, i say its worth it if you buy it on sale/discount
Good game if you liked the first one.
Der erste Teil hat mir unglaublich gut gefallen. Beim zweiten Teil wurde einiges geändert. Manche Änderungen fand ich echt gut (z.B. dass man nicht mehr drauf achten muss, was genau man nun isst oder trinkt und dass man besser springen kann), andere vermiesen mir das Spiel leider etwas (z.B. dass die "Tüfteln" Funktion an der Werkbank abgeschafft wurde, man kann die Waffen nur noch modden). Ebenfalls empfinde ich die gesamte Umgebung als extrem farbübersättigt. Das geht auf Dauer echt auf die Augen. Hätte ich die Möglichkeit gehabt das Spiel als Demo zu testen, hätte ich das Spiel eher nicht gekauft. Stattdessen hätte ich wohl eher in Erweiterungen von Teil 1 investiert.
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Momentum
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Audience
Audience
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