We liked the original Outward, released in 2019, quite a lot—our own Christopher Livingston gave it a sterling 89% in his Outward review thanks to its emphasis on making difficult, interesting choices: "Most of all, it makes you approach each and every encounter as if your life depended on it—even though you never die." So we're equally pleased the sequel's almost here.
As revealed in the PC Gaming Show, Outward 2 will be dropping into open beta—well, immediately. While the full game's slated for a July 7 release (and will apparently run on potato settings while doing so), you'll be able to hop into the world of Aurai a little early if you'd like to help developer Nine Dots Studio clean up some bugs.
