The Outer Worlds 2

The Outer Worlds 2

Steam Deck Verified

Obsidian Entertainment · RPG · Oct 29, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $69.99. It has been as low as $34.99.

74%
Mostly Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 6 hours ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
36% of themes are praise46% are divided18% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There are already 50+ great mods for all aspects of gameplay on nexus.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are breathtaking and the combat refined.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice acting is great, dialogues are snappy and dark humoured satire doesn't fall short.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
There is great optimization, I can run the game in 120 FPS (60+FG) with most settings on very high.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay91 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Optimization24 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters202 reviews
54%
Combat133 reviews
55%
Performance40 reviews
57%
Difficulty40 reviews
55%
Interface20 reviews
45%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes45 reviews
38%
Bugs27 reviews
52%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $69.99. The lowest we've tracked is $34.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $69.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
58
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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