Outer Wilds Reviews

This is a really funny game to review as it really is one of those things where you can't say much about it at risk of spoilers. What I can say is that the puzzles were very fun and smart I enjoyed their design. The atmosphere and music of the game is just really really good they fit each other so well. The story? The story is very good and I enjoyed it a lot. Because the game is shrouded in so much mystery to those that haven't played it, it's really one of those games you beat and you just say "I get it now" because it was fantastic.

>brother i beg of you pls play this >i kneel down as have my hand close to each other and i beg you to play this >this is something you need to do >i beg you sir pls play this pls

Welcome to my top 5 games I've ever played in 28 years of gaming, Outer Wilds, you've earned it. Don't spoil anything about this game for yourself. If an archaeological mystery in Space intrigues you - just play it.

I don't leave many reviews, but this game. Holy fucking shit, this game, is a masterpiece, and I am SO angry that I can't even TALK about it because I will most definitely spoil something by accident. This game ruined me. I will never be the same. (In a good way.)

Stayed up till 5 am playing this game when I'm at an age and point in my life where I can NOT be doing so... For a little more info but still to keep things short: This game is a narrative masterpiece. No voice-acted dialogue? Didn't matter. Still read every bit of information I came across. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the story was so good that I WANTED to read everything I saw. -gasp- I know. Anyways (and most importantly), don't search up hints or tutorials for the game's mysteries and puzzles! They will be much better enjoyed if discovered by yourself :)

dude I tried, I have tried to play this three or four times, avoiding spoilers and all, but I simply don't enjoy this game. I can tell it does what its supposed to extremely well, I guess I'm just not the target audience

Very unique and cool game, I loved it!! Space is freaking terrifying and I don't want to talk about how many times I managed to autopilot myself into the sun. I really like the themes in the game like searching for meaning in an object/phenomena that's almost beyond our understanding and the thirst for knowledge, which you end up having as a player as well.

what a splendid time. i knew this game would be good but i didnt expect it to be THIS good. the exploration in this game is probably unmatched, and the vibes are just generally top tier. some of the best use of music ive ever seen as well. controls can be wonky at times but its not awful. some of the puzzles and answers feel a bit unfair and not clear enough compared to others. this isnt meant to complain, its just the ones that are explained well are SOO GOOD. DLC was pretty fun, tbh i was kinda just lost the whole time until the very end and then it all clicked, which was cool. 11/10 :)

Don't read the rivews, don't read the store page, just get the game an play it. It is an experience like no other.

Everyone says that Outer Wilds is best experienced when you know nothing about it before jumping in. And they're right. But still, this makes it difficult for an outsider to decide whether or not they want to buy the game (yes you should); so I'm going to try and describe the kind of game it is and what the experience is like, without spoiling anything. This game is a spatial exploration game in a fictional solar system, mostly based on uncovering the knowledge and actions of an ancient civilization. The game is entirely based on discovery and information gathering; your ship log records what you learn, and that's your progression. There is no other character progression than the knowledge you accumulate. Early on in the game, you'll find that something is going very wrong. There's a mystery that you will want to solve, and the only way you'll solve it is by going out in the universe, gathering clues and piecing them together. You decide where to go and what to do based on your own curiosity and desire to learn; when you explore a place, you learn things that give you background knowledge and/or hints about how to get past obstacles in other places. If you find yourself blocked, go explore another planet: chances are the information on how to overcome what's blocking you is written somewhere else. The game is totally non-linear and encourages you to try new things. At first, you get scattered bits and pieces of information and you don't understand anything, it's totally baffling. Then, as you get more bits, you start seeing connections and elaborating theories on what the hell is happening. This is a very exciting and enthralling part of the game, the reason why spoilers are so bad for this game, and the reason why you shouldn't use Internet guides. Making hypotheses and figuring out where you need to go next in order to check these hypotheses is a huge part of the fun and the experience, and you shouldn't spoil yourself out of it. Then you get key elements of information, and the pieces of the puzzle start falling into place. In the end, when you've almost explored everything, you finally understand what's going on, and it's incredible. Everything is cohesive, all the things that you couldn't figure out at start make perfect sense, and you're awestruck by the immaculate story put together by the developers, and by the grandeur and beauty of it all. And in the same moment, you know exactly what you need to do to finish the game. During the whole experience, you meet a lot of characters. Your fellow Hearthian explorers, who each have their own personality, but also Nomai characters whose lives you read about on the walls they left behind, and you grow attached to them. The game isn't only a pleasure for the deductive center of the brain; it's full of emotion, too, and the end of the game is powerful enough to make the most cold-hearted of us melt into a puddle of tears. This game is unique, it's exciting, it's nerve-wracking at times, it's fun, it's tragic, it's heart string-pulling, it's awe-inspiring, and my only regret is that it can only be fully experienced once. Once you have played it, it will be your regret too.