Outer Wilds
- All time rank:
- 61
- 2010s rank:
- 20
- 2019 rank:
- 1
- Developers:
- Mobius Digital
- Platforms:
- PC , PS4 , XB1
- Year of release:
- 2019
- Genres:
- Action , Adventure , Indie , Open world , Puzzle , Simulator
- IGDB Link:
- https://www.igdb.com/games/outer-wilds
Welcome to the Space Program! You're the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system. What lurks in the heart of the ominous Dark Bramble? Who built the alien ruins on the Moon? Can the endless time loop be stopped? Answers await you in the most dangerous reaches of space.
The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city of before it's swallowed by sand, or explore the surface of a planet as it crumbles beneath your feet. Every secret is guarded by hazardous environments and natural catastrophes.
Strap on your hiking boots, check your oxygen levels, and get ready to venture into space. Use a variety of unique gadgets to probe your surroundings, track down mysterious signals, decipher ancient alien writing, and roast the perfect marshmallow.
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.
from IGDB.comAll Time Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| British GQ | The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts | 2023 | 30 |
| GAMINGbible | The Greatest Video Games Of All Time | 2020 | 20 |
| GLHF | The 100 best video games of all time, ranked | 2022 | 66 |
| Slant Magazine | The 100 Best Video Games of All Time | 2020 | 37 |
| SVG | 98 Best Video Games Of All Time Ranked | 2022 | 71 |
Decade Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNET | The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked | 2019 | 30 |
| Den of Geek | 100 Best Games of the Decade | 2019 | 95 |
| Eurogamer | Games of the Decade | 2019 | 1 |
| Fanbyte | Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade | 2019 | 7 |
| Gamer.nl | De 100 beste games van het decennium | 2019 | 57 |
| GamesRadar+ | The 100 best games of the decade | 2019 | 32 |
| GAMINGbible | GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade | 2019 | 9 |
| IGN | The Best Games of the Decade | 2020 | 1 |
| Paste | The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s | 2019 | 14 |
| Polygon | The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) | 2019 | 25 |
| Slant Magazine | The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s | 2019 | 7 |
| USgamer | USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade | 2020 | 40 |
Miscellaneous Lists
| Publication | List | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime | 2023 | 19 |
| Eurogamer | The top 10 games of the generation | 2020 | 3 |