Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is an award-winning open-world mystery game where players navigate a solar system stuck in an endless time loop. As a new recruit of the Outer Wilds Ventures space program, players explore a dynamic and evolving universe to uncover its mysteries. Each planet holds hidden secrets that change over time, offering a challenging environment to navigate. Equipped with various gadgets, players probe their surroundings, decode alien writings, and unravel the truth behind the time loop.
- Release date: 05-28-2019
- Developer: Mobius Digital & Annapurna Interactive
- Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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Animals & Wildlife
Insects
Centipedes, fireflies
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Centipedes float around inside of Dark Bramble, more visible on console versions than the PC version.
- Can't be avoided
Misc. Animals & Critters
Anglerfish, space fish, jellyfish
- Can't be avoided
Crime
Explosions & Bombs
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Nuclear explosion — There is a large, bright, and unpreventable explosion that could be compared to a nuclear explosion, and/or nuclear fusion.
- Can't be avoided
Torture
Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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One character is eternally imprisoned.
- Is avoidable
Death & Loss
Death of Child
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There are children among the Hearthian population that die each loop. It is highly likely you'll stumble across (albeit long-dead) Nomai childrens' skeletons, and in large amounts in at least one area.
- Can't be avoided
Death of Loved One
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Not shown/only in text. Some of the members of the alien species are closely related and are implied to have been separated and experienced loss.
- Can't be avoided
Drowning
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It is possible to drown, especially if the player forgets to equip their spacesuit.
- Is avoidable
Suicide
Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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MAJOR DLC SPOILERS — Without cheating, you are required to kill yourself in a certain room to get to the end goal. A character who has been locked away from society for many years walks into the water, putting out their lantern and embracing their demise.
- Is avoidable
Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design
- Can't be avoided
Misc. Eerie Noises
Suffocation/struggling to breathe, wind, death rattles, pulsations, chewing noises, anglerfish roar
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If the player forgets to equip their suit in space, they will suffocate — and you will hear it. Some elements of the sound design include hurricane-level winds, gasping for air, death rattles, bones breaking, chewing (at the campfire) and various pulsations.
- Can't be avoided
Drugs & Alcohol
Alcohol Consumption
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Alcohol is mentioned (and shown being made) in the form of sap wine but never consumed on-screen. The player character openly dislikes it and the character making it is said to drink it but no implication of addiction or abuse. Multiple characters are told that they must be crazy, drunk, or mistook a dream for reality.
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Gore
Body Horror
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The player can be burned alive if they fall into the sun or Hollow's Lantern's lava.
- Can't be avoided
Misc. Gore
Audio
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The player can be crushed to death by falling sand in one planet if they're not careful or they don't leave fast enough and it comes with a very gruesome sound effect.
- Is avoidable
Hate & Discrimination
Ableism
Sanism
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Depending on dialogue choices, some characters suggest the player character is not of sound mind and make vague threats against them.
- Is avoidable
Horror Themes
Aliens
Main game; Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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DLC — There are sections where you can be caught by a hostile alien race. Can be reduced using a 'reduced frights option.'
- Is avoidable
- Can't be avoided
Ghosts & Hauntings
Main game; Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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Main game — There's an invisible hazard called "ghost matter" in several locations throughout the game. The HUD will warn you when you get close to it, and it shows up on your scout device as a blue-green fog. DLC — phenomena that could be described as ghostlike.
- Is avoidable
- Can't be avoided
Jump Scares
Main game; Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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Main game — The dark bramble anglerfish can jump scare you. DLC — There are sections where you can be caught by a hostile alien race. Can be reduced using a 'reduced frights option.'
- Is avoidable
- Can't be avoided
Law Enforcement
Prison & Incarceration
Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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One character is eternally imprisoned.
- Is avoidable
Mental Health
Anxiety
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If Chert is told of the ultimate demise of the universe, they'll start panicking in their dialogue, but don't visually show any difference.
- Is avoidable
Dissociation
Unreality
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Multiple characters are told that they must be crazy, drunk, or mistook a dream for reality.
- Can't be avoided
Grief
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Not shown/only in text. Some of the members of the alien species are closely related and are implied to have been separated and experienced loss.
- Can't be avoided
Mental Illness
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Depending on dialogue choices, some characters suggest they might "ground" the player character for psychiatric reasons. This does not ever happen.
- Is avoidable
Misc. Mental Health
Existentialism
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The main theme of the game is about understanding the inevitability of death and making good use of what little time we have.
- Can't be avoided
Panic Attack
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If Chert is told of the ultimate demise of the universe, they'll start panicking in their dialogue, but don't visually show any difference.
- Is avoidable
Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence
- Can't be avoided
Gaslighting
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Multiple characters are told that they must be crazy, drunk, or mistook a dream for reality.
- Can't be avoided
Stalking
Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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The player character is stalked in the "looking for you when you're hiding" sense but not in the "showing up at your home" sense.
- Is avoidable
Phobias
Acrophobia
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The player can take fall damage. There are some stair-like structures in the game, and the player character can fall off them if the player is not being careful. The player has a jet pack and can easily die from falling if they don't use it carefully.
- Can't be avoided
Claustrophobia
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It is possible to be trapped in caverns in certain areas of the game. Some areas are also difficult to maneuver through.
- Can't be avoided
Emetophobia
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A character (Tuff) is implied in text dialog to be made ill to the point of vomiting if the protagonist pursues particular dialogue options.
- Is avoidable
Misc. Phobias
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Electrophobia (Fear of electricity — you can be electrocuted in certain situations); Nucleomituphobia (fear of nuclear weapons — There is a large, bright, and unpreventable explosion that could be compared to a nuclear explosion, and/or nuclear fusion); Pyrophobia (Fear of fire)
- Can't be avoided
Necrophobia
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Several locations have skeletons. A few have space suits with skeletons inside. There are children among the Hearthian population that die each loop. It is highly likely you'll stumble across (albeit long-dead) Nomai childrens' skeletons, and in large amounts in at least one area.
- Can't be avoided
Ommetaphobia
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One character is missing an eye but no active mutilation happens.
- Can't be avoided
Thalassophobia
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One planet is entirely covered by water and the only land on the planet is small floating islands. Other planets have large bodies of water as well. In order to naturally beat the game, one of the important areas you need to reach is in the core of a planet made of water. It is possible to drown, especially if the player forgets to equip their spacesuit.
- Can't be avoided
- Can't be avoided
Physical Health & Body Issues
Acquired Disability
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One character has a prosthetic foot
- Can't be avoided
Religion & Sects
Fictional Religions
Echoes of the Eye DLC (avoidable by not playing)
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The species shown in the DLC worshipped the Eye of the Universe and built shrines to it until they discover its true nature and began to burn down those shrines. Though probably not the intention, it could be seen as burning religious sites.
- Is avoidable
Traumatic Events
Accidents
Crashed spaceships
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The player will undoubtedly end up crashing their spaceship at some point. Additionally, you can also seek out and explore the ruins of a crashed spaceship and its three escape pods.
- Can't be avoided
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