Open-world RPG Outward: Definitive Edition is out May 17
Outward, a throw-you-in-the-deep-end survival RPG, is getting a Definitive Edition on May 17 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. You might not have heard of this one, but it made a splash on Steam in 2019 as an open-world game with a sprinkle of Souls and co-op support. Outward wasn’t afraid to push back — there’s no fast travel! — and it clicked with players who needed a break from bigger-budget open-world game design.
It struck me as a game that would be fun to learn but not necessarily fun to finish, if you catch my drift. Post-launch updates helped. And with Outward: Definitive Edition, Nine Dots Studio is making “one last big push before focusing all our efforts on our next games.”
According to Prime Matter, players who own the base game and The Three Brothers DLC will get Outward: Definitive Edition for free. Here’s a surprisingly chipper trailer:
Earlier this week, the developers highlighted the balance changes in a Steam post:
“This list is not exhaustive, but those changes are those that I think will most significantly alter the experience of playing Outward,” said the developers.
“Hopefully it will keep even seasoned adventurers on their toes.”
We haven’t touched on Outward in years — I still think of it as “Ray’s weird backpack game,” in honor of our then-reviewer. That said, I randomly remember it all the dang time.
“During my first ten hours in Outward, I was mauled by wolves three different times, kidnapped by bandits twice, and left shanghaied on a magic-infused mountain by a mysterious stranger. I fought subterranean monsters and laid tripwire traps in a desperate ploy to take on foes much stronger than me.”
The Definitive Edition seems like a good entry point for RPG fans, especially if you have a certain
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