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Game entry

Outer Wilds

2019 · Action-adventure, Simulation, Puzzle · PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S · Annapurna Interactive

After 346 duels settled by the community, Outer Wilds stands no. 13 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,917 ELO points and 76% of wins. Portal 2 is the rival it has faced most: 4 duels, 0 wins and 4 losses. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 2 out of 222 (2019).

World rank

no. 13

ELO score

1,917

Wins

76%

Duels played

346

Join the debate · 45

About Outer Wilds

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.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,917 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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  4. 20 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015 · Action-adventure 1,900
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Around this spot

The games Outer Wilds sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 10 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 1,929
  2. 11 Pokémon Platinum Version 1,929
  3. 12 Ori and the Will of the Wisps 1,926
  4. 13 Outer Wilds 1,917
  5. 14 Baldur's Gate III 1,915
  6. 15 Final Fantasy IX 1,910
  7. 16 Fallout: New Vegas 1,909

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The standing

Where Outer Wilds ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Outer Wilds stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 2 out of 222 (2019).

Where Outer Wilds ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 13 5,035
Action-adventure 3 329
2010s 8 2,050
2019 2 222

The community

The debate

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  1. PixelPilot62

    Divides opinion hard. Some call it genius, others just get frustrated and quit early.

    CoopRider

    The frustration people mention says more about our patience with puzzle games lately than about this one.

    Paola_1997

    Divide de verdad, sí. Pero para mí eso es justo lo que lo hace memorable, no un defecto que haya que resolver.

  2. Sienna_67

    Still the game I recommend most, even years after finishing it once.

    Geraldine_2001

    Genius fits, but I'd argue it earns that word more than most puzzle games ever manage to

    Manzano69

    Curioso que tantos lo recomienden así de fuerte, ¿alguien más siente que la mitad son recomendaciones automáticas ya?

    NovaRider

    Replying to Geraldine_2001

    okay but genius or not, watching someone else discover it fresh is honestly the best part, my roommate screamed at 2am over a discovery and I still think about it

    SilviaAce

    A mí también me costó dormir bien esas semanas, aunque en mi caso fue más por rabia que por asombro la verdad...

    Cosmo_Corrales

    Totalmente de acuerdo, yo también lo recomiendo sin parar (aunque a veces me miran raro por insistir tanto).

    QuestRex2

    Sa place dépend beaucoup de ce qu'on attend d'une reco, je crois. Face à The Witcher 3 par exemple, il joue clairement pas le même rôle, donc les comparer me semble un peu injuste.

    IronRider

    Vale, respeto que a ti te haya cambiado la vida, pero yo cada vez que veo este debate me da un poco de pereza, sinceramente.

    PixelKid

    Replying to IronRider

    Moi c'est l'inverse, j'y ai joué juste après une rupture et ça m'a fait un bien fou, chacun sa formule

  3. CoopAce

    The gap between how it controls and how sharp the puzzles are is real, why does no one bring that up?

    TurboRider

    Non mais on va arrêter de faire comme si la maniabilité était un scandale, c'est un choix assumé qui sert justement le sentiment d'être un pilote débutant perdu dans l'espace, pas un défaut caché qu'on découvre après coup.

  4. ArcadeWarden2

    Finished it this spring during a slow patch at work, expecting the usual space exploration loop... came out the other side feeling like I'd been tricked into caring about something I can't even name.

  5. BossDragon2

    Played it in short bursts over a few months, never rushed it, and honestly some mysteries clicked while others just left me shrugging.

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