Improved on the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It's Outer Worlds 1 but improved in every single way.”
Steam review · 63.3 h played ↗
The Outer Worlds 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Obsidian Entertainment2025Action RPG · RPG · Adventure
$69.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A bigger, better-built Obsidian RPG-shooter than the first game, with strong skill checks and gunplay but bloated dialogue, a low level cap and crashes. Skip it at full price.
Great for
Fans of the first game and Fallout-style RPGs who like build-driven skill checks, exploration and talky quests
Main risk
Bland writing and companions plus crashes or save bugs, at a price that feels too high for the length
What changed in the last 30 days
75 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly report crashes and fatal errors, plus a soft-lock and the writing. Steam numbers show the dip; the exact cause is not certain.
75 recent reviews
What players love
Satisfying gunplay and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the gunplay is snappy”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
Build-driven skill checks and choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I LOVE that. I don't want to be able to complete everything on one playthrough”
Steam review · 18.5 h played ↗
Good on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Buy it on sale.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Humor, writing and fun side quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Look, you're playing this game for the story and silliness. Its 10/10 for those.”
Steam review · 53.7 h played ↗
Fun exploration and lots of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Yes, there is a LOT of stuff to do, explore, side quests, hidden loot all over the map.”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dull story, characters and bloated dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“WAY WAY WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TOO MUCH DIALOGUE.”
Steam review · 53.6 h played ↗
Boring combat and empty worlds
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The planets are big but empty, making exploring not worthwhile.”
Steam review · 24.2 h played ↗
Crashes, fatal errors and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I can't play for more than 20 minutes without a "UE-Arkansas Game has crashed"”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Overpriced for the content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“At 90$ CAD, that's an incredibly high playtime to cost.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Skills too restrictive, content locked behind checks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“No matter which skills I chose to focus on it felt like 25-50% of the dialog and environment was off limits to me.”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
Save bug loses progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Still waiting for a proper solution for the bug that makes it impossible to save your game, which has existed since launch.”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support110 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 with updates
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
Storage110 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 with updates
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i7-10700K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080
Storage110 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11 with updates
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
Storage110 GB available space
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