The Outer Worlds 2 launches Oct 29 with five-day premium early access

The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian Entertainment's follow-up to its 2019 space western, reached general release on October 29, 2025 after a five‑day premium early access window. The singleplayer roleplaying game is available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC (Steam, Battle.net and the Microsoft Store), and launches day one on Xbox Game Pass for Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers. Premium Edition purchasers began playing on October 24 and received a five‑day early access period plus the expansion pass and cosmetic extras.

Set in a new Arcadia star system and built on Unreal Engine 5, the sequel keeps the franchise's mix of player choice and satirical corporate worldbuilding while expanding combat, exploration and character systems. Players create a custom protagonist, choose traits and flaws that alter dialogue and gameplay, and can recruit a new cast of companions. The game adds a third‑person camera option alongside a first‑person view, 90 perks, an expanded Flaw system of tradeoffs, and a longer campaign: reviewers and early guides estimate roughly 25 hours for a main‑story playthrough and 50 to 75 hours for completionists.

Critical response has been broadly...