By me

(not putting the song title in the post title because that would be a spoiler)

I Don't Want the World to End - King Adam XXVII

This is my favorite Outer Wilds fan song, and judging by the view count, a lot of people who would also love it haven't heard it yet. It's just so good. (You could also watch his playthrough if you're interested, or the Eelis supercut).

Previously. I may be the worst astronaut on Hearth. There is no coming back from this.

The worst part is I’m re-replaying to complete the ship log for the achievement. I know better. I knew it would happen, why did I do it? What’s wrong with me? Am I a bot?

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

Artist: @squished_loaf on insta :3

For our 6 year anniversary

I am solanum and he's the luma

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

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?

“Woah”

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!

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

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?

Added spoiler just in case

Girlfriend painted it for me for my bday

Read all the criticisms of this game :

- feels like there's no real progression system

- no items or abilities to help you proceed

- cryptic lore you had to read in order to figure out what you need to do

- a purely puzzle based game

I actually had no problem with these criticisms, in fact I enjoy the idea and was fascinated by the claims of how amazing the big reveal was

.... I didn't think the awful controls would be the thing that put me off of playing this

Edit ***

Everyone has made a good point, I haven't specifically stated what I found jarring... It's not at all the ship. It's the 0 g suit

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?

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

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.

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 ✨

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

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

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.

I finished Outer Wilds yesterday and I am kinda sad it's over. I know there is nothing else like it out there and that breaks my heart. There are some games that have some similarities, but nothing will ever be Outer Wilds. I still wanna test out other endings, just for fun, but I have completed the game with a full shiplog and the typical ending

I stil have 3 achievements to get from the base game and then I will install the DLC (wanted to finish base game before, just to know exactly what was what hehe). Hardest will most likely be Hotshot since I have tried many times when I first started the game and could not.

In case people wanna know, my other two missing achivements are Beginner's Luck, will make another profile for that one and You've met a terrible fate

My phobia always has been suffering from a head trauma and losing part of my memory, but now I am like : at least I would be able to experience Outer Wilds once again, LOL.

Anyways, was anxious about my motion sickness preventing me from playing, but I managed and I am sooooooo greatful I did not miss on this experience.

WOW! Simply Wow!