Expansion90Outer Wilds: Echoes of the EyeSep 28, 2021Requires the base game
Release
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Critic score
85/100
Platform families
4
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
The premise
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.
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Connected releases
4
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Open world
Languages
14 supported
Cinematic archive
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Outer Wilds | Xbox One Announce Trailer
Release Date Trailer
Outer Wilds | Reveal Trailer
Launch Trailer
Release Date Trailer
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Unity
Xbox Series X|S
Gen 9

PlayStation 4
Gen 8

PC (Microsoft Windows)

PlayStation 5
Gen 9

Xbox One
Gen 8

Nintendo Switch
Gen 8
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