Outer Wilds
Developer Mobius Digital
Publisher Annapurna Interactive
Format PC, Xbox One (tested)
Release Out now
Thank goodness that in space no-one can hear you scream, otherwise our reputation as an intrepid explorer would be in tatters. At first glance, the autumnal colours and painterly geometries of – not to mention a lovingly simulated marshmallow-roasting mechanic – suggest relaxed space-camping. The reality is quite different. Gigantic anglerfish, landmass-juggling cyclones, caves filling up with sand, moon rocks that move whenever we’re not looking directly at them, yawning black holes that spit us into the other side of the solar system: we know now that we are terrified of all of these things, and more besides.
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