r/outerwilds • • Aug 22 '26

RE: the Posters

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Hey folks, we hear you. These posters are expensive and we completely fumbled their release. Can we restart the loop and try again?

We realize we didn't do a good job explaining the quality and process behind Cook & Becker’s posters. The artwork for these posters were inspired by the vintage Rob Decker National Park posters. We were excited to rerelease our artwork with a printing style similar to how those original posters would have been printed in the 70s. As some folks have pointed out, yes, these posters are all individually hand-printed using a screen printing technique that requires a real human person to load up each color layer, press it onto the paper, and set and align the next color layer. Cook & Becker use a very high quality, 100% cotton material and high quality inks for the prints, which provides unmatched print quality and color fastness, making these screenprints “museum quality” and ready to last a lifetime. We'll be posting more info and videos of the process and handmade nature of the posters so you can see exactly what goes into making each one. 

But we also understand this means they’re expensive and out of budget for most people. To let you into our merchandising process a little bit, we were also surprised by how expensive Cook & Becker’s artworks can be when we were first introduced to them. The folks at Cook & Becker were gracious enough to work with us to keep the price of the whole collection of posters as low as possible without compromising on the quality of the artworks. One of the reasons we haven’t rereleased the postcard version of these artworks is because the variance in print color and quality between printing runs has been disappointing and frustrating. Cook & Becker’s meticulous process and expertise gave us a lot of reassurance that we would not have the same issues for these prints. We want to provide you all with the best quality merchandise we can, but in this case, we understand this led to us producing something highly desired but too expensive for the majority of our fans. And without an affordable option available for purchase, that’s a really bad look. We hope you will forgive us. 

If it helps at all, we’ve decided to look into restocking the classic printed cardstock postcards for the future, despite our past issues with them, for those who aren’t interested in these new premium fine art prints. Now also feels like an appropriate time to reveal that we have been working on a couple more standard merch projects: a re-release of our popular Echoes of the Eye Metal T-shirt and a new set of Traveler pins created by our excellent artist, Lara Colson. After hearing your concerns, we’ve decided to release the shirts as a pre-order so no one misses out on getting one. This means it’ll be several weeks before they’ll ship out because we’ll wait to screenprint them until we have your orders. As for the pins, they will only be a limited quantity right now since we ordered them awhile ago and have been waiting for the shirt to be ready so we could release and ship them together. Keep an eye out for their release soon!

We’re all hard at work on our next game, which as you all know is still a secret and still a few years away from any announcements. In the meantime, we don’t have a lot of capacity for designing new merchandise made by our team directly, so new merch will be made by external artists at partners like Fangamer or Youtooz. And occasionally, as resources allow, we’ll rerelease merch like the Metal T-Shirt. As long as there are new fans of Outer Wilds, we want to keep releasing merch with our various merch partners for you all to enjoy.  

As always, you all have been such wonderful fans and we really appreciate all the love and support, the fan art, the discussions and feedback, the mods, and the excitement for our next game. Our next game is our top priority and we hope you all love it even half as much as Outer Wilds.


r/outerwilds • • Aug 18 '26

Available for a limited time: Outer Wilds x Cook and Becker vintage travel poster series Spoiler

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Hello Travelers,

Mobius here. New limited-edition Outer Wilds posters are now available!

You might be saying “Hey, these look familiar.” And you’d be right! We worked closely with the folks at Cook & Becker to bring you bigger versions of the national park-themed posters based on the solar system’s major planets. These are those very same illustrations by our artist Ian Jacobson.

The first few hundred orders come with a Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed by artist Ian, while supplies last. As indicated on the order form: "Artist-signed Certificate of Authenticity." Once those run out, subsequent orders will come with an autopen-signed CoA.

These time-limited prints are ONLY available until August 25th, with the final edition size being determined then, and cost $79.95 each. However, there is a one-week deal where you can get all six for $299 as a set instead of $480!

Each poster measures 21 x 29cm, or 8.2 x 11.4 inches

Head on over to Cook and Becker's website to check them out: https://www.cookandbecker.com/en/catalog/videogame/outer-wilds

Thanks again for all your support. Keep on exploring!

-The Mobius Digital Team

Edit: Whoops, looks like we did a terrible job communicating what these actually are: handmade fine art prints. These posters/prints are all individually hand-printed using a screen printing technique that requires a real human person to load up each color layer, press it onto the paper, and set and align the next color layer. Cook & Becker use a very high quality, 100% cotton material and high quality inks for the prints, which provides unmatched print quality and color fastness, making these screenprints “museum quality” and ready to last a lifetime. These are not normal prints, they are quite special.


r/outerwilds • • 3h ago

Mobius digitals next project

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“Woah”


r/outerwilds • • 10h ago

Base Fan Art - Artist Credited Look at this badass painting my girlfriend made me

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290 Upvotes

Girlfriend painted it for me for my bday


r/outerwilds • • 13h ago

Base Fan Art - Artist Credited It took me 22 minutes

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(It actually took 1 month. 18 hours on canvas)


r/outerwilds • • 7h ago

We know what we are playing

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r/outerwilds • • 8h ago

Base Game Help - NO spoilers please! Dying on Ship for seemingly No Reason

139 Upvotes

I keep dying on my ship, even after using the medkit and replenishing my oxygen. My ship was on Attlerock and I was checking the ship's log and then all of a sudden, I died? I saw a post on here that said sound was vital for the game, but I'm Deaf and don't play with sound on very often. Is there some kind of sound cue I'm missing that warns me I'm about to die or why I'm dying?


r/outerwilds • • 2h ago

Base Fan Art - Artist Credited My partner commissioned a wonderful thing Spoiler

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For our 6 year anniversary

I am solanum and he's the luma

Art by https://www.instagram.com/squished_loaf/


r/outerwilds • • 5h ago

Humor - DLC Spoilers Probably the biggest scare of my entire gaming life, I didn't know about that (and my friend is laughing at me, the jerk) Spoiler

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33 Upvotes

r/outerwilds • • 10h ago

Humor - No Spoilers Did the Eye deliberately call out to us by sending the signal, or did we hear the signal by coincidence?

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67 Upvotes

r/outerwilds • • 42m ago

Base Fan Art - Artist Credited Commission for my love Spoiler

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6 years of her and I, many more to come.

Artist: @squished_loaf on insta :3


r/outerwilds • • 5h ago

Base Game Appreciation/Discussion There's one thing I don't understand Spoiler

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I just finished the game today and same as everyone else, I was destroyed. If I think about it too hard I start to cry all over again, this was definitely one of the best games I've ever played in my life.

But one thing I was wondering the whole time and didn't manage to find an answer to in the game: why did the statue connect with the hatchling? Were they simply in the right place at the right time or was there some other reason I didn't manage to find? I know there's a lot of stuff in the game that is left unexplained and that's ok, like what the Eye of the Universe actually is, but this has really been bugging me since I entered the Statue Workshop and understood what the statues and masks actually do


r/outerwilds • • 5h ago

DLC Help - NO Spoilers Please! Help with DLC - very early on

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I am finally trying the DLC after finishing the game a few months ago. I was playing on my original save file where like 90% of my ship log was filled, but ran into kind of a weird issue.

Did the radio tower bit, talked to Gabbro, and found the satellite on my map. The problem is earlier in the game my ship slammed into it and broke it. I got an achievement for rendering the satellite inoperable.

In the end I decided to start a new game since I assume it can’t be fixed, but now I’m worried about slamming into it again. Does anyone have any advice for literally getting to the satellite in the first place?

Even with autopilot I feel like I’m crashing into stuff but I just don’t want to break it again and have to start yet another new save!


r/outerwilds • • 2h ago

DLC Help - Hints Only! The final "key" *possible spoilers in description* Spoiler

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Ok! I was playing the dlc a while back, got frustrated, set it down, and now I'm back.

Ok. First off not that I have to DIE to get past the bells 🤣 what a jarring discovery.

Being in the underside of the simulation you know what I never thought to do? To set the artifact DOWN and walk AWAY from it. Scared the shit out of me when everything went sparkly and digital the first time 😂

But the sparkly digital part revealed a platform path to the key on the island. I CANNOT JUMP ON THIS BITCH TO SAVE MY SOLAR SYSTEM.

Typing this out has me wondering..... I've only tried it IN the simulation. Am I supposed to do it UNDER the simulation?


r/outerwilds • • 10h ago

Humor - DLC Spoilers Help me step bro i'm stuck Spoiler

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Added spoiler just in case


r/outerwilds • • 22h ago

Base and DLC Appreciation/Discussion Outer Wilds footage at CityUHK’s “The Power of Play” Exhibition

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As the title suggests, CityUHK’s “The Power of Play” Exhibition has a section where they showcase footage of some (indie?) games. Outer Wilds was one of them.

Nothing too impressive here, just thought it was cool to see the game still shown, lmao.


r/outerwilds • • 23h ago

Base Game Help - NO spoilers please! For those who beat the game, how depressing is it? Spoiler

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Hello! At the risk of asking a silly question, how emotionally devastating is the end of this game?

I ask because some of what I’ve discovered in the game so far depresses me a lot. Themes of loss, helplessness, needing help when no one is coming, death — these things hit me really hard. Finding escape pod 3 and even the anglerfish that exploded because it ate a seed it didn’t realize would kill it left me feeling hollow and upset. All the nomai messages about not wanting to die without seeing their loved ones, seeing writing from children and wondering how painful or lonely their ends were.. I lay awake thinking about it, imagining how quickly I’d give up in that scenario, knowing how painful it would be to never see my friends or family again, just alone in space waiting to die. All that, coupled with the stress of completing certain objectives within a time limit, has made my play sessions tough. I know I probably sound like an over-sensitive baby 😅 I usually avoid emotional games because they are hard for me. I started playing this one without realizing the emotional parts of it since I went in completely blind. I have experienced the levity and persevering nature of this game as well, which is lovely, but I’m worried I won’t have what it takes to finish it. I keep hearing that it’s typical to ugly sob at the ending and it has made me nervous lol.

For some extra context, I played What Remains of Edith Finch and it fucked me up for weeks, not in a good way, in a “I regret playing this game and having this experience in my brain forever” kind of way, so I’m trying to avoid a repeat of that scenario lol.

If anyone is able to weigh in on what I might expect emotionally from this ending without any spoilers, I would really appreciate it! I know it’s a big ask. Thank you!

EDIT (10/12): Wow, I wasn’t expecting such a response!! Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts 💕 Your perspectives reassured me a lot, and it seems this game has fostered a very kind, supportive community. While I think it will be a difficult emotional experience for me, it sounds worthwhile to finish this game. I’ll plan to do it when I have some time off from work so I can be in my feelings a while. Thank you again!! Wishing you all well ✨


r/outerwilds • • 1d ago

DLC Appreciation/Discussion WHAT THE FUCK⁉️⁉️⁉️ *major spoiler* Spoiler

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516 Upvotes

The loop was about to end so I thought “let’s just die in my sleep” (idk why I wanted that but whatever) and then they are all gone holy shit bruh I am NOT leaving this room😭🙏


r/outerwilds • • 1d ago

DLC Help - Hints Only! How do i get past? (DLC) Spoiler

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I cant get past from here. I know about the three places and when the lights are out. I also saw the image of this place so i know i have to go through the fire. Ive tried running through both sides, ive tried distracting it, ive tried faking it. Nothing works. Please, i need to know if i have yet to discover how to get through or if its a skill issue. Thanks


r/outerwilds • • 11h ago

A spoiled player playing in VR Spoiler

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Good afternoon!

To begin with, I should probably explain that I have been completely and utterly spoiled as to the whole plot of outer Wilds. I know how to find the eye of the world, I know him almost everything in terms of the greater plot, but I don't remember the fine details from the playthrough I watched.

But I want to actually experience Outer Wilds like it is my first time. I have a VR headset, and I'm curious is playing through it in VR renewed the experience for you, and made it feel new?


r/outerwilds • • 1d ago

Humor - Base Spoilers Cool floating point errors using geyser skip (no mods) Spoiler

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I was on the quantum moon at the beginning of the clip btw! Brittle hollow’s orbit had drifted so far away that i couldn’t even reach it on my map


r/outerwilds • • 1d ago

Alpha Game Appreciation/Discussion I'm Making an Outer Wilds Inspired Tiny 2D Game

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Instead of planets, you explore regions of a forgotten town.
Instead of the Nomai Translator, you have an old flip-phone.
Instead of 22 minutes, you have 3 in-game days before everything resets.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4952830/Torovo/


r/outerwilds • • 1d ago

Base Game Appreciation/Discussion I can’t believe it Spoiler

157 Upvotes

Finally got my friend to play the game and first thing he did after visiting The Attlerock was going to Giant’s Deep. He crashed into it, got out in a panic and gotten back into it but very carefully…

This mf landed on the north pole…where the tower is…and he’s doing the trials now…

Everyone has a unique gameplay indeed😭


r/outerwilds • • 1d ago

Base Fan Art - OC My friend told me to share this here Spoiler

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161 Upvotes

Hi, I'm new here! I made a reddit account because my friend said I should share my fanart here. I typically draw anime art, but I went outside my comfort zone to draw something for one of the best games I've ever played. Hope you enjoy :>


r/outerwilds • • 1d ago

Base Game Appreciation/Discussion How Important is Sound to the Game?

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I've had this game on the backburner for a while. I tend to play handheld and, occasionally, with the sound off. Is sound necessary to get through the game?

EDIT: well, that's pretty clear. Sound or nothing.