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With solid technical aspects but disappointing gunplay, repetitive encounters, and other flaws, all the good stuff ends up falling flat.
None of these game design decisions are particularly revolutionary, of course, and there is a slight sensation of sequel ennui about Outer Worlds 2. But Obsidian has assembled a deliciously moreish RPG in which the perks and skills trees just beg to be exploited for crazy combinations.
Retro-futuristic in its art direction, The Outer Worlds 2 is more retro than futuristic in its approach to the RPG genre. While it boasts a host of accessibility options and incredibly responsive controls, this Microsoft-published title is primarily aimed at Obsidian fans who see certain aging RPG mechanics as a strength rather than a weakness. That said, the numerous improvements over the first installment, along with the choices that have real consequences, make it a shame to miss out on this excellent sci-fi epic with its unique tone, whether you're a fan of the young franchise or not.
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Jason64126
A stellar sequel that doubles down on the charm and satire. The combat is punchy, the worlds are vibrant, and the writing is sharper than ever. 9/10!
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Wapa62
Much worse than the original. I was genuinely excited for this sequel as I loved the first and all it's DLC, but the characters, writing, and story in this were flat and completely uninteresting. Also, most of the levelling perks from the first were just deleted and not replaced, the guns were made significantly less unique and are now boring, and they scrapped the med inhaler system too. Then they tried to sell all this **** for $80+, which is absolutely insane for this AI bucket of ****.
7
Twofacedegg
Enjoyed this more than the first one, solid, short RPG, decent Replay value, gunplay,world graphics and performance all solid. Story is fine nothing special, lots of dialogue sometimes too much, gets tedious, humour is ok at best. Overall good game that doesn't take 100s of hours to enjoy

The Outer Worlds 2

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Oct 29, 2025
Metascore
Generally Favorable
83
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
89% Positive
51 Reviews
9% Mixed
5 Reviews
2% Negative
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Nov 5, 2025
90
TheXboxHub
The Outer Worlds 2 is as good as the original game, and dare I say even a little bit better.
Oct 23, 2025
90
Press Start Australia
If Avowed didn't scratch the RPG itch for you earlier this year, The Outer Worlds 2 surely will. This is a confident and ambitious sequel that feels like Obsidian's vision has been fully-realised. It isn't without many of the issues that plague modern RPGs today, but ultimately makes for an experience that's all too easy to sink many an hour into.
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55% Positive
335 Ratings
23% Mixed
142 Ratings
21% Negative
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Jan 1, 2026
10
Rand1985
Great game, I had a lot of fun and I love Obsidian games! The worlds, the world building and some of the characters are gold!
Nov 22, 2025
10
bazzar
Solid Obsidian RPG with an amazign world to explorethat reacts to all your goofy choices
Oct 23, 2025
90
Generación Xbox
The Outer Worlds 2 is Obsidian at its finest — a deep, witty, and beautifully crafted RPG that expands on everything that made the first game great. With sharper writing, better combat, and stunning performance on Xbox Series X, it’s a masterclass in choice-driven storytelling.
Oct 23, 2025
85
IGN Italia
A deeper, more engaging sequel that enhances the original without losing its soul. Not perfect, but essential for every action-RPG fan.
Oct 23, 2025
80
IGN Deutschland
A sci-fi role-playing game designed with a lot of passion, featuring a great narrative universe, flamboyant characters, many solutions for individual missions and a consistently successful presentation.
Oct 23, 2025
80
IGN
Once you get past a weak first act, The Outer Worlds 2 sharpens Obsidian’s RPG formula with smarter writing and better combat.
Oct 26, 2025
40
Slant Magazine
There are scattered elements that veer the story away from having to bootlick for progress, but they’re few and far between.
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Nov 20, 2025
10
HA9898
Хорошее продолжение хорошой игры. Не прыгает выше головы, но и не ударяет в грязь лицом. Как говорится: "An adventure made for capitalism by capitalism"
Feb 21, 2026
7
Twofacedegg
Enjoyed this more than the first one, solid, short RPG, decent Replay value, gunplay,world graphics and performance all solid. Story is fine nothing special, lots of dialogue sometimes too much, gets tedious, humour is ok at best. Overall good game that doesn't take 100s of hours to enjoy
Jan 15, 2026
7
MrSneazle
The first game was great, but this game is absolutely amazing! The story is amazing, but my favorite parts of this game are the mechanics. They took every mechanic I loved from the first game and made them better. The consumable system is more streamlined, the flaws are all unique and interesting, and the skill and perk system feels like the natural progression from the first game.
Nov 24, 2025
4
nicktlk
story is super boring and the game is huge. exploration and gameplay is fun but due to game size seems quite tedious without much interesting stuff happening. I think they overdid it on all the mechanics and you are always short on sth and cannot use them to full potential. even on normal game can be quite hard. you're short on ammo or money for the first large section of the game. you do not necessarily feel your power raising. Overall first game was wayyy better and more cohesive imo. Now they have all those fractions, all this boring exposition you just skip through. Flaws are pretty awesome though. Especially if you take the one that does not allow you to reject any future ones. If you do not have a lot of time it will take you weeks or months to do and see everything and because the experience is mid, most likely you will just stop playing at some point. All in all, the game seems kind of like AC Vallhala, huge and ultimately boring. Guess it works for gamepass so you keep your subscription for longer. Overall I'm moderately disappointed despite loving rpgs. better than avoved, but get similar feeling of boredom from the story and the way the characters talk. not engaging.
Nov 15, 2025
4
Mephistofun76
Similar to Avowed. Takes a much better game and the reputation for a high standard, then aims to make an average game. No production is 100% successful and so, with no surprise to anyone but the publishers, we’re looking at a below average game. Some components are pretty good, none are great and the whole game feels like it has been cobbled together by a team of people that didn’t have the bit picture. The shooting doesn’t work, the guns feel like Gru’s fart gun or a potato gun. The puzzles don’t fit the game andis no hiding that every quest, every puzzle, is just busy work to hide how shallow it is. It is not an open world game, it is a linear game with terrible navigation and very weak map design. You will get lost because the thing you want to do will be in some unintuitive place the map isn’t showing you. The writing relies the characters’ use of obtuse language for ‘humour.’ It’s humorous the first time, but bad writing is still bad writing even if the author is telling you it’s’ intentionally bad. I stopped reading dialogue early on and I stopped reading the subtitles after a couple of hours. It isn’t fun. It’s definitely not worth the asking price.
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SummaryThe Outer Worlds 2 is the eagerly-awaited sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment (just look at the exciting number of dashes in this sentence!). Time to clear your calendar – get ready for an action-packed adventure with a new crew, new weapons, and new enemies in a new colony! So much newness!
Rated Mfor Mature
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  • PlayStation 5
Oct 29, 2025
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