The Outer Worlds 2 game director campaigned to have Fallout: New Vegas-style factions that tie into the RPG's main story The devs also "want you to have to deal with the fallout from your choices" GamesRadar · Oct 15, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 wasn't going to have a third-person view until Obsidian saw the demand from fans: "We actually didn't start doing it until two years ago" Obsidian brought in another studio to make sure The Outer Worlds 2 had the feature GamesRadar · Oct 15, 2025
The all-powerful 3rd-person-camera lobby convinced Obsidian to stick a Bethesda-style view mode in The Outer Worlds 2 Vile. PC Gamer · Oct 15, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 lead says players want "deeper RPGs," and that the team has looked to "older Obsidian games" to deliver just that: "How can we bring that back to the forefront" Game director Brandon Adler wants to "really get back to those sensibilities of a really strong RPG" GamesRadar · Oct 13, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 directors tapped Ninja Theory and other Xbox studios to shape future games The Outer Worlds 2 game directors discussed how they were encouraged to talk with other Xbox studios like Ninja Theory for feedback for future games. Windows Central · Oct 11, 2025
Obsidian director Josh Sawyer says he's 'Never really felt secure in a job' in 26 years, and it's worse than ever now "That’s actually pretty messed up." PC Gamer · Oct 10, 2025
It's literally impossible to pick the 'real' murderer in Pentiment because Obsidian never considered having one: 'You're not a detective, you're a f***ing artist' But it was obviously Ferenc. PC Gamer · Oct 8, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2's first open biome is "pretty big and meaty" because Obsidian "wanted to see how far we could push things," but the RPGs other areas "are not much smaller" Thorough explorers can expect to spend "a dozen-plus hours" in the area GamesRadar · Oct 8, 2025
Just in time for Halloween, Grounded 2 puts its arachnophobia mode to the test with an update starring a giant tarantula and teases the one thing that could be scarier than that: candy corn Can't get enough of those "new spooky ambiances" GamesRadar · Sep 30, 2025
Big Preview: The Outer Worlds 2 – Exclusive access and hands-on with the quirky sci-fi RPG Going hands-on with The Outer Worlds 2 and chatting with Obsidian Entertainment, we check in on this long-awaited spacey RPG sequel GamesRadar · Sep 29, 2025
Now that I'm done mourning BioWare, these are the RPG developers I'm expecting to carry the torch for the next decade The baton isn't being passed as much as looted off a collapsed old hero. PC Gamer · Sep 18, 2025
As The Outer Worlds 2 embraces "crunchy" role-playing, its directors say people are "more open" to deeper RPGs after Baldur's Gate 3: "It's good to bring that stuff to the forefront again" Big Preview | Obsidian is making the game it originally wanted The Outer Worlds to be, and returning to the studio's roots while doing it GamesRadar · Sep 17, 2025
Destiny 2 is a mess right now but it's still one of the best-feeling shooters ever, so I'm encouraged to hear it was a "guiding light" for The Outer Worlds 2 gunplay If you're gonna follow gunplay, follow Bungie's GamesRadar · Sep 4, 2025
Obsidian promises 'No dictates' from its capitalist Microsoft overlords while making The Outer Worlds 2, but yes the devs appreciate the irony "It'd be ridiculous to say that we don't notice that." PC Gamer · Sep 3, 2025
GamesRadar · Sep 3, 2025 I'm playing The Outer Worlds for the first time because my friend told me it was better than Fallout, and now I'm hyped for the sequel to push it even further Now Playing | And yes, I still have no interest in Starfield
TechRadar · Sep 3, 2025 The Outer Worlds 2 let me create a sickly, annoying, and profoundly unintelligent hero, and I wouldn't have it any other way The Outer Worlds 2’s immersive sim elements had me pining for the full version of the game.
GamesRadar · Sep 2, 2025 Outer Worlds 2 bosses "think it's funny" they've made an RPG about evil mega-corporations with Microsoft as their new owner: "It'd be ridiculous to say we don't notice that" "Regardless of who's funding it, we're still trying to tell that same message"
Windows Central · Aug 31, 2025 I played The Outer Worlds 2 preview four times — here’s what I learned about its branching gameplay Xbox Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment invited me to preview The Outer Worlds 2, and I'm even more excited to play this sci-fi RPG at launch now.
GamesRadar · Aug 30, 2025 We asked Obsidian about romance in The Outer Worlds 2, and now I'm a little hopeful the RPG may follow Avowed's example: "it truly does need to be something that's organic" Interview | "If it [romance] naturally kind of came up as a thing, sure, maybe we could talk about that, but it wasn't a goal from the very beginning"
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GamesRadar · Aug 28, 2025 "The shorthand is New Vegas in space": The Outer Worlds 2 directors double down on Fallout comparisons, and Obsidian isn't worried about setting expectations too high: "It's our pedigree" Interview | Game director Brandon Adler and creative director Leonard Boyarsky discuss going all-in on Obsidian's classic formula, making fun of their boss, and moving in a different direction to Avowed
Inverse · Aug 27, 2025 'The Outer Worlds 2 ' Let Me Play As A Big Dumb Idiot, and I Loved It 'The Outer Worlds 2' already feels like a bigger, better version of the first game, providing ample new opportunities to roleplay as a moron.
GamesRadar · Aug 27, 2025 The Outer Worlds 2 leads say RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3 helped prove "people really, actually want these kinds of games" at a time where even Obsidian "had to prove ourselves all over again" "It's good to kind of bring that stuff to the forefront again"
GamesRadar · Aug 27, 2025 Obsidian is not screwing around with The Outer Worlds 2's Fallout New Vegas comparisons: "The critical path is maybe 10 or 15% of the total content" With the first game, Obsidian was quick to stress "this isn't New Vegas in space"
Destructoid · Aug 27, 2025 The Outer Worlds 2 Preview — Where choices matter more than ever The Outer Worlds 2 is out of this world with its character creation and choices.