



That’s easier said than done on the way there, especially with the sheer amount of distractions en-route. Your first task is to get the launch codes for your spacecraft from the observatory in the adjacent valley. We’d recommend the former option, starting with the Hearthian sat beside the campfire near you. You even have the option to doze off again if you wish. From the off you can either crack on and get exploring or start toasting marshmallows on the campfire. You awaken besides a campfire with a planet in the distance and a flash in the upper hemisphere that looks a little like fireworks. Think of it as a less bloated more focussed No Man’s Sky and you’d be part of the way there. It’s very well done and a great example of less being more. What we have here is an excellent story based planetary exploration game with scope beyond the apparently small solar system. Distances here are measured in kilometres rather than larger orders of magnitude.Īt any rate, it makes for a good game experience. You’ll be thankful that the proximity is quite near as if we were looking at real astronomical units, voyages in your spaceship would take considerably longer than the few minutes it takes to get from one side of the star system to another, never mind modelling it in the manner evident here. Said planetoid is inhabited by a low-tech yet still spacefaring race of multiple eyed bipedal aliens orbiting a sun in fairly close proximity. Released on Xbox & PC as a timed exclusive back in May, Outer Wilds (as opposed to the very similarly named Outer Worlds also on current release) is set upon a wonderfully rustic alien planetoid named Timber Hearth. Octoin PS4 / Reviews tagged annapurna / mobius / outer wilds / sci fi by Ianįrom Mobius Digital by way of Annapurna Interactive comes Outer Wilds.
