Outward Definitive Edition

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 31k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Nine Dots Studio · RPG · May 17, 2022

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$1.99−95%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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Achievements
72
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio3 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Outward Definitive Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 166 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 127 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 61 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 31k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
166 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The different messages and mechanics when you die are really nice, there is good ideas.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Give the game a shot and if you want to play in coop it's even better!
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A part to this is also the difficulty, which makes every no-hit or clean combo feel satisfying, as most enemies outside of the random little animals on every map are still a challenge if you manage to mess up fighting them.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All in all, this game is recommended to couples, or parents and kids, who want to go for a walk on the telly without leaving their couch, with some nice jaunty music to listen to and some pretty graphics to look at.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting is solid, and the towns and NPCs are somewhat immersive (they do not follow any life routines like eating or sleeping, shops are always open, most NPCs are not interactive)
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Speaking of having fun, one of the most important parts for me in terms of RPGs is satisfying character customization, which Outward definitely has, to some extent (will talk about its shortcomings later on).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay166 reviews
Co-op77 reviews
Difficulty67 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion
Servers and matchmaking
25% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
60% still recommend
Story
64% still recommend
Interface
53% still recommend
Multiplayer
64% still recommend
Bugs
45% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.99$39.99−95%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.99

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