Gaming HangoutsThreadOuter Wilds |OT| Life, the universe, and everything else all in 20 minutes!
Red TextPlease refrain from making this thread about current available platforms. This OT is to discuss the game and not which storefront it is currently on.
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You’re the newest member of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly changing solar system.
Who built the ruins on the moon? What lurks in the heart of Dark Bramble? Why are you trapped in a time loop, and can it be stopped? To solve these mysteries you’ll have to venture into the most dangerous reaches of space.
The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city before it’s swallowed by rising sand, or explore the crust of a hollow planet as it crumbles beneath your feet. Every secret is guarded by hazardous environments and natural disasters as the solar system spirals out of control.
Strap on your hiking boots, check your oxygen levels, and get ready to venture into space. Use the Little Scout space probe to illuminate dark caves, take photos, or test for hazards in your environment. Track down mysterious audio with your Signal Scope or use your Translator to decipher an ancient Nomai riddle. Navigate the darkness of space with your jetpack and ship.
There’s a lot to discover in the Outer Wilds.
The game started out as a student project, with a free "Alpha" version made available in 2013.
After the game garnered more and more attention (and nearly 90.000 downloads) Mobius Digital picked the team up in 2015, after the demo won the Seamus McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design at the Independent Games Festival.
The full game was then to be funded through fig, a crowdfunding site, with an initial pitch for a 2016 release and a goal of 125,000 $, that was met.
Initial fig campaign link:
Fig-backers that chose PC as a platform "will get both an Epic key upon launch and a Steam key later when released on those services. " ()
Annapurna Interactive announced that they will be publishing the game in 2018:
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I think you got enough answers to your question OP. As this is a hard conversation for the community to have without running into the FAQ, the thread has now been locked.
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