This review contains spoilers

This game was fascinating from the very first launch. I love the freedom to go anywhere, nothing pulling you towards a specific location besides your own curiosity. Once you finally land on a planet, theres a bunch of mysteries that perfectly align with other mysteries through out the entire solar system. Its genius that the player can start anywhere and still be figuring out the same giant mystery, especially when the ability to complete the entire game was right infront of you the whole time.

That first time the sun supernovas is an unforgettable experience. A rush of adrenaline from confusion, fear, and excitement.

Something unfortunate happened during my playthrough though that ruined the ending for me. I some how discovered the Ash Twin Project really early on and completely forgot about the warp module thingy. So when I finally saw the same warp thing in the Vessel I was unable to make a correlation between the two and I had to look up how to do the end after I found all the rumor cards, because I was so lost with what to do next.

The campfire song at the end was still very impactful and emotional though and i'll never forget it. Thanks for a beautiful experience Outer Wilds.

Reviewed on Mar 22, 2024


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