The Outer Worlds 2

Intense overall intensity
Highest flag: Language — strong
RPGSci-fiShooter

What's in it

Substances player uses or trades
High

Alcohol and fictional consumable drugs are present and the player can ingest them for gameplay buffs.

Language strong
High

Frequent strong profanity in dialogue.

Violence realistic
Moderate

First-person and third-person combat using firearms and melee weapons against human, robotic, and creature enemies, with blood effects during fights.

Dark themes intense
Moderate

The story centers on an oppressive authoritarian regime that enforces control through a chemical lobotomy called 'Mental Refreshment,' alongside themes of class exploitation and corporate tyranny.

Crime & lawlessness player commits crime
Moderate

The player can steal, pickpocket, lie, and kill non-hostile characters, with branching consequences.

Sexual content innuendo
Moderate

Occasional suggestive dialogue and flirtation with companions; nothing shown.

Animal combat combat mechanic
Low

Alien beasts and wildlife are fought and killed as ordinary combat encounters.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

The Outer Worlds 2 is a single-player science-fiction action role-playing game where you play an Earth Directorate agent investigating dimensional rifts in a corporate-dominated star system. Gameplay mixes first- or third-person gunplay and melee combat with stealth and branching dialogue choices that shape the story and your standing with rival factions. Combat against human foes and alien creatures produces blood but limited gore. Expect frequent strong language, satirical adult humor with suggestive dialogue, and the ability to drink alcohol and use fictional drugs for stat boosts. The world's darker material includes an authoritarian regime that lobotomizes dissenters, and the player can steal and kill with reputation consequences.

How it's framed

The game is a satire of unchecked corporate power and class inequality, presenting its factions—a profit-driven megacorporation, an oppressive personality-cult regime, and a former religious order turned research body—as morally mixed and inviting the player to weigh their choices rather than endorsing any one side.

Details

Developer
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Released
2025-10-29
Metacritic 82critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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