
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
2021
ExpansionOuter Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
Emotional profile
What the community feels
Analysis generated from players' emotional votes
Echoes of the Eye is a DLC that divides Outer Wilds fans, and its profile explains exactly why some love it and others set it aside.
Four scores reach 99%: narrative, world-building, sound design, and the desire to rediscover it. That's exceptional, especially for an expansion. Emotional connection follows at 96%. These are numbers that point to a memorable, hard-to-forget experience. On the other hand, desert island appeal drops to 5%, near the bottom of the rankings, and the social experience lands at 16%. That's the sharpest gap in the entire profile: an experience people find unforgettable, but wouldn't want on constant rotation.
For a puzzle-exploration DLC, reaching these levels on narrative and world-building is extremely rare. Few expansions surpass their base game on those fronts.
If you loved Outer Wilds and want an even denser, more atmospheric experience, go for it. If you're looking for something fun to replay or share, this clearly isn't it.
Analysis generated on March 13, 2026
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Emotional profile
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This game's position compared to other voted games, by criterion. Sorted from best to worst.
- Developer :
- Mobius Digital
- Publisher :
- Annapurna Interactive
- Themes :
- Action, Science fiction, Drama, Open world, Mystery
- Game modes :
- Single player
- Perspectives :
- First person







