Outer Wilds
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Not to be confused with The Outer Worlds.
Developers | |
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Mobius Digital | |
Publishers | |
Annapurna Interactive | |
Engines | |
Unity 2017[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 30, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
OpenCritic | 86 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
Vehicles | Space flight |
Themes | Space |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Epic Games Store | DRM-free when launched from the executable.[1] | |||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\Saves\ |
Steam | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\ %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\SteamSaves\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/753640/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\Saves\ |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\SteamSaves\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/753640/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | [2] | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Gameplay settings.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | HUD is spanned.[3] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | [4] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | 55-105 in increments of 5. Added in update 1.0.3.[5] | ||
Windowed | [4] | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | [Note 3] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA or SMAA with adjustable quality.[4] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | FPS counters show over 120 FPS but the game is locked to 60.[6] See High frame rate for a workaround. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
High frame rate
Raise frame rate cap[7] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | [8] | |
Mouse acceleration | [4] | |
Mouse sensitivity | Look and Flight Look sliders, each with 11 positions. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Labeled Invert Player Look and Invert Ship Look. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | The game intro suggests using a gamepad. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | [8] | |
Controller sensitivity | Look and Flight Look sliders, each with 11 positions. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | Labeled Invert Player Look and Invert Ship Look. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [9] | |
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Xbox button prompts | [9] | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | [10] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers | Use NomaiVR mod | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [9] | |
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [9] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master and music. | |
Surround sound | [11] | |
Subtitles | All conversations are text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Pauses on focus lost.[4] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Outer Wilds - 3D-Vision Fix. |
Headsets | |||
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SteamVR | Use NomaiVR mod | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Use NomaiVR mod | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | Use NomaiVR mod | ||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | Use NomaiVR mod See Input for details. |
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Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2300 AMD FX-4350 |
Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 6870 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 |
Controller | Recommended |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2017.4.33f1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/753640/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (753640) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ The contents of one of the game files suggest that anisotropic textures are enabled by default (2 in Quality Settings).[4]
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-30
- Closed the launcher, removed its folder and launched the game without issues.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-19
- Tested EGS version 1.0.7 at a custom 5760x1080 resolution on a single monitor.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-30
- ↑ Cozier Campfires - last accessed on 2019-08-09
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on May 31, 2019
- ↑ Looks terrible in motion on a 120hz G-sync display. - last accessed on 2020-06-18
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-31
- Keyboard and Xbox gamepad buttons are remappable.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-30
- Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ Can you play this game with a ps4 controller instead of a Xbox one controller? - last accessed on 2019-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-30
- Tested with a 5.1 setup, and the rear speakers were used.