Action · June 18, 2020
Outer Wilds (2020)
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.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 84.5k Steam reviews | Top 8% in Action |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Metacritic | 85/100 | Genre average 77 — top 19% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 928 players | Top 10% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 15 h average | Top 34% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Exploration · 1.3k
- Space · 1.1k
- Mystery · 981
- Story Rich · 961
- Adventure · 889
- Great Soundtrack · 844
- Atmospheric · 818
- Puzzle · 771
- Open World · 730
- Singleplayer · 690
- Indie · 616
- Sci-fi · 610
- Horror · 589
- First-Person · 568
- Beautiful · 548
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Latin America
- Spanish - Spain
Full audio (2)
- English
- Turkish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 84.5k reviews
81.1k positive · 3.4k negative
Metacritic
85/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.2/10
Curator recommendations
78.5k
Peak concurrent players
928
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“It's a mystery that spans multiple worlds, after all, and untangling it is a delight.” 89/100 – PC Gamer “A hallmark of excellence.” 5/5 – Destructoid “...a rare adventure game in which the journey is actually more of a reward than the destination.” 100/100 – Slant Magazine
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
15h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
7h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
31
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jun 18, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Mobius Digital |
| Publisher | Annapurna Interactive |
| Base price | $14.99 -40% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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