The Outer Worlds 2 similar games & best alternatives

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The Outer Worlds 2

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.

What works

  • Deep rpg mechanics with meaningful skill specialization
  • Engaging and humorous writing with strong narrative choices
  • Large, detailed worlds encouraging exploration
  • Improved combat and gunplay over predecessor
  • High replayability with varied builds and quest solutions

Things to keep in mind

  • Performance issues and bugs reported by some players
  • Companions less developed compared to first game
  • Lack of romance or deep emotional intimacy options
  • Some quests and world design feel less organic
  • High system requirements for a stylized game

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Outer Worlds 2 but with less leadership over others

  • Lies of P

  • Prey

  • BioShock™

  • Moss II VR

  • Stellar Blade™

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

More social

Games that feels like The Outer Worlds 2 but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Borderlands 2

  • REMNANT II®

  • Sketchy's Contract

  • Grounded

  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Grounded

  • The Outer Worlds

  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

  • The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

  • Grounded 2

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Outer Worlds 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Outer Worlds 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 21/08/2026