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Outward Definitive Edition

Outward Definitive Edition

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.

Mostly Positive · 73%2022

US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $1.99

The verdict

A janky, punishing survival RPG about exploration and preparation, best with a co-op friend. Skip it if you want smooth combat, fast travel, or hand-holding.

Great for

Patient explorers who like hardcore survival and no hand-holding, ideally with a co-op partner

Main risk

Clunky combat, tedious walking and survival chores make the punishing early game a slog

What changed in the last 30 days

Recent negative reviews mostly cite clunky combat, tedium and a missing jump or map markers, plus a loading-screen bug. Likely just harsher new buyers, not a clear patch.

40 recent reviews

What players love

Rewarding, unforgiving difficulty and survival

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“What you will get is a great sense of satisfaction through slow and steady progress, of learning and adapting to challenging, and getting back up after numerous failures.”

Steam review · 18.8 h played  ↗

Great in co-op, including split-screen

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“The co-op is SEAMLESS, I cannot stress that enough, and it's a game that truly feels like it's meant for 2 people.”

Steam review · 59.2 h played  ↗

What players complain about

Clunky, unfair-feeling combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Enemies are programmed to attack you the moment you attack, resulting in a 1:1 trade of blows and you lose a quarter of your HP”

Steam review · 4.1 h played  ↗

Harsh, unexplained, punishing death and difficulty

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“I died fighting two bandits after leaving the starting town, spawned in a Hyena cave. Got a disease, died on the way back to safety.”

Steam review · 4.4 h played  ↗

System requirements

Steam Deck: Verified
OSWindows 7 (64 Bit) / 8 (64 Bit) / 10 (64 Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-750 or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 660 or equivalent
Storage51 GB available space

Analyzed Oct 8, 2026  ·  300 reviews

150 positive, 150 negative

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