The Outer Worlds

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• action role-playing game

• science fiction video game

• role-playing video game

• action game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Unreal Engine 4

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Polish^*
• Russian^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  507^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  476^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  472^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  430^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  428^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  404^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  391^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  367^*

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  365^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  339^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  316^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  304^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  294^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  278^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  276^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  235^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  186^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  175^*

• Colorful^*

  Votes · historical

  167^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  157^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850^*

  Storage

  40 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600^*

  Graphics alternatives

  GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 470^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  271^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Obsidian Entertainment

Publishers

• Private Division

• 2019-10-25

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

  Market

  worldwide

• 2020-06-05

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2019-10-25 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2019-10-25^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 23, 2020^*

Detailed specifications