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Outer Wilds

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Not to be confused with The Outer Worlds.

Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds cover
Developers
Mobius Digital
Publishers
Annapurna Interactive
Engines
Unity 2017
Release dates
Windows May 30, 2019
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Outer Wilds on Wikipedia
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General information

Developer blog
Official forums
Official wiki
Outer Wilds subreddit
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched from the executable.[1]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\Saves\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/753640/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mobius Digital\Outer Wilds\Saves\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/753640/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
300px
Gameplay settings.

Template:Video settings

Ultra-widescreen

Use the Outer Wilds resolutions unlocker[2]
  1. Download the patcher.
  2. Use it to modify <path-to-game>\OuterWilds_Data\globalgamemanagers
Unlocks the 21:9 aspect ratio, all applicable and other resolutions, including 2560x1080, 3840x1080, 5120x2160 and 5760x1080.
Results in Hor+ FOV and no pillarboxing at most of the resolutions.
5760x1080 is somewhat pillarboxed, and the settings menus are impossible to navigate.
Some of the Input settings elements will overlap. Temporarily switching back to 1920x1080 allows to modify them.

  • FOV at 16:9

  • FOV at 21:9

  • FOV at 32:9

Enable wider screen support by adding 3840x2160 as a custom resolution.[3]
This results in Hor+ FOV at 2560x1080, 3440x1440 and 3840x1080. 5120x2160 and 5760x1080 will be pillarboxed.
Some of the Input settings elements will overlap. Temporarily switching back to 1920x1080 allows to modify them.

For Nvidia users:

  1. Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel by right-clicking the desktop wallpaper and selecting it, or by other means.
  2. On the sidebar, under Display, select Change resolution.
  3. Click on Customize...
  4. Click on Create Custom Resolution...
  5. Enter 3840, 2160 and 60 as Horizontal pixels, Vertical lines and Refresh rate respectively.
  6. Click on Test, choosing Yes at the prompt.
  7. Close the panel without actually selecting the new resolution.
  8. Launch the game and select 3840x2160 under 16:9 if necessary.

For AMD Radeon users:

  1. Go to the AMD Radeon Settings by right-clicking the desktop wallpaper and selecting the option, or by other means.
  2. Click on the Display tab.
  3. Click on Create next to Custom Resolutions, selecting the desired display.
  4. Enter 3840, 2160 and 60 as Horizontal, Vertical resolutions and Refresh Rate respectively.
  5. Click on Save.
  6. Switch back to the native monitor resolution if changed.
  7. Launch the game and select 3840x2160 under 16:9 if necessary.

Exclusive fullscreen

Use the -window-mode exclusive command line argument.
Always fills the screen, preventing the custom resolution workaround for wider resolutions from working.[4]

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.
Controls and rebinding.
Controls and rebinding.

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Audio settings

Text and Audio settings.
Text and Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Outer Wilds - 3D-Vision Fix - Losti - V1.00.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
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

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/753640/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (753640) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-30
    Closed the launcher, removed its folder and launched the game without issues.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-31
    Created it and tried multiple resolutions in the game.
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-05-30
    Tested on an Nvidia GPU, at 2560x1080 being the native resolution. The AMD instructions were found online. Tested every other listed resolution by creating custom resolutions.
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named may30rose