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The Outer Worlds deliberately doesn't do racial or gender discrimination in order to zero in on class, but 'that made the tone of the game feel off,' says director Tim Cain




In a new video from The Outer Worlds director and Fallout co-creator Tim Cain, he talks us through tone in videogames. Tone is a tough thing to nail down. It's easy to feel, but hard to describe and harder still to execute well. Cain points to The Outer Worlds and its strict adherence to only portraying a particular type of discrimination as an example of why its tone felt off to a lot of players...
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The Outer Worlds is actually not being delisted from GOG after all: 'It was an unfortunate miscommunication'




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The Outer Worlds release date: all the details on Obsidian's post-apocalypse

The Outer Worlds sees Obsidian returning to first-person RPGs for the first time since Fallout: New Vegas. After that spinoff, the studio focused on top-down CRPGs like the excellent Pillars of Eternity series. While not a Fallout game, and in no way connected with Bethesda, The Outer Worlds will look familiar to fans of the series, thanks to its retro-futurist aesthetic and open-world.


Fans have been vying for a game of this ilk for a while as Fallout 4 struggled to match the wilder character and bright colours of Obsidian's New Vegas strip. But it also speaks to fans of the older isometric Fallouts as Obsidian's RPG is helmed by the series' creators, Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky. After the trailer debut for The Outer Worlds at The Game Awards 2018, the internet has been ablaze with hype, but you may be wondering what we actually know about the game as of right now. Is the hype justified?


What kind of gameplay we can expect and when we'll be able to get our hands on it are questions worth asking. Despite sparse details being released, we can infer a lot from the drip-feed of gameplay, previews, and trailers we've been offered since the reveal. Here's our guide to everything we know before The Outer Worlds release date lands.


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The Outer Worlds is undoubtedly one of the all-time best space RPG experiences around, sorry Starfield. Obsidian Entertainment isn't the only developer to craft such an immense interstellar story though, and Humble Bundle knows it. The charitable storefront's latest deal includes a variety of such space games, including The Outer Worlds, all packed nicely together for cheap in the new Spaced Out bundle. You'll have to snag the starry Humble Bundle fast if you want it, as it's limited.


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The Outer Worlds 2 Available to Pre-Order

[h3]Coming October 29, 2025[/h3][p]The Outer Worlds 2 launches October 29, 2025—pre-order now and explore Arcadia your way.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]If you thought Halcyon was bad, just wait until you visit Arcadia.[/h3][p]Cut off from Earth, you arrive as an Earth Directorate agent with a mission. How you carry it out—who you help, hinder, or exploit—is up to you. Build your character with dynamic traits, flaws, and backgrounds that shape every decision and unlock new ways to fight, sneak, persuade, or just blow things up.[/p][p]Arcadia isn’t just bigger. It’s meaner, messier, and more reactive. And the only thing standing between it and collapse? You. Probably.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Pick a Side. Or Don’t.[/h3][p]Three factions dominate Arcadia, each with wildly different visions for humanity’s future:[/p]
  • [p]The Protectorate: A military regime powered by endless resources that believes people are happiest when they don’t have to think for themselves. Order is peace. Obedience is comfort. Truly loved by all loyal citizens -- just ask them.[/p]
  • [p]Auntie’s Choice: The loud, smiling merger of Auntie Cleo’s and Spacer’s Choice. They promise freedom, fulfillment, and a future where your only real choice is which Auntie’s product you’ll need next.[/p]
  • [p]The Order of the Ascendant: Rogue scientists turned faith-based futurists, determined to perfect humanity by solving the Universal Equation. They worship patterns, predict the future through math, and perform rituals in labs with terrifying precision all in service of a better tomorrow.[/p]
[p]Factions clash in real-time. Towns change hands. Radio stations shift tone. Your choices ripple across Arcadia—and thanks to its ever-present radio system, you won’t just hear the news. You are the news. Folk hero or public enemy? Depends on who's spinning it (and selling you a health tonic).[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Build Your Hero (or Disaster)[/h3][p]RPG systems have been reimagined with more freedom and flavor. Traits and flaws evolve based on your playstyle—steal enough and you might become a Kleptomaniac, boosting loot sales but risking “accidental” theft just by looking.[/p][p]Science weapons return, including the Shrink Ray, now with the added bonus of letting you stomp your enemies once bite-sized. Also, yes: there’s a wearable suit made from something that used to be alive. His name is Gary.[/p][p]Movement and combat feel better across the board. Dash, leap, and parkour your way through the chao, or swap to third person and enjoy the view.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Your Crew, Your Consequences[/h3][p]Travel with six companions, each with a stake in Arcadia’s future, and opinions about your decisions. One might plead for mercy, another might suggest vaporizing a town. Sacrifice a companion to survive and you’ll hear about it. On the radio. From the faction you betrayed.[/p][p]Your crew includes:[/p]
  • [p]Niles: Another Earth Directorate recruit torn between duty and defection.[/p]
  • [p]Inez: A former experiment from Auntie’s Choice with a grafted combat edge and a moral core.[/p]
  • [p]Aza: A chaos-loving Rift worshipper with a taste for violence and room to grow—maybe.[/p]
  • [p]Marisol: A stoic killer from the Order of the Ascendant with calculations to settle.[/p]
  • [p]Tristen: A walking tank and judge from the Protectorate, looking to dispense justice -- or redefine it.[/p]
  • [p]Valerie: A floating, chirping support unit with unexpected upgrades and untapped potential.[/p]
[hr][/hr][h3]Pre-Purchase Now on Steam[/h3][p]Get ready to explore Arcadia on your terms when The Outer Worlds 2 launches October 29, 2025.[/p][p]Pre-purchase on Steam and receive the Commander Zane Pack, featuring a Zane-themed armor skin, helmet, signature pistol and dagger, and an Earth Directorate drone companion pet.[/p][hr][/hr][p]Arcadia may be falling apart—but there’s never been a better time to show up, suit up, and sign up for something you probably won’t regret.[/p][p]Probably.[/p]