Obsidian takes everything that made their older RPGs work and drops it into a retro-futuristic space colony with sharp corporate satire running through every line of dialogue.

The community data is thin right now, just one matchup recorded, so take this with caution. That said, the game lands slightly above average on fun, sitting ahead of roughly 59% of titles when players ask themselves which game they actually feel like launching. Not a standout number, but not a dismissal either. It suggests a game people enjoy without necessarily craving.

For fans of story-driven RPGs like Fallout: New Vegas, also made by Obsidian, The Outer Worlds will feel familiar. The writing quality is high, the world has personality, and your choices carry real weight. But it is a more contained experience than the genre sometimes promises, and some players find the combat and exploration a little flat compared to the narrative side.

This one is for people who love talking to NPCs, reading lore, and roleplaying a character with actual moral stakes. If you want a deep combat system or a truly vast open world, you might leave slightly underwhelmed. If dialogue trees and faction politics are your thing, it delivers.