The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Obsidian Entertainment · Action · Mar 7, 2023

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$15.99−60%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
68
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
132 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The entire world, all the characters and the sheer scale of storytelling in this is truly something you simply have to experience.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But remember, we don’t sell consistency; we sell character progression, and lots of it!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They work for me, so they do the heavy lifting in combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, the graphics have been cited as “beautiful” and “a major draw” by fellow consumers like you, even if some assets feel repetitive.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
3 - Lower Shadows, Special Effects and Draw Distance to gain extra FPS.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
it feels like fallout in terms of how it feels it looks like starfield with high on life graphics. the talking can be so fun with how you build your character and the perks and debuffs you choose. it feels like no 2 encounters are the same

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story132 reviews
Gameplay117 reviews
Combat101 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Performance22 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
85% still recommend
Crashes
53% still recommend
Bugs
36% still recommend
Interface
44% still recommend
Optimization
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$15.99$39.99−60%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $15.99

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