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Outward Definitive Edition

Nine Dots Studio · Prime Matter · 2022-05-17

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RPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Mar 26, 2019 (PlayStation 4), May 17, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Mar 26, 2019 (Xbox One), Nov 30, 2020 (Google Stadia), Mar 26, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

519
playing now
73%
positive of 31k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
9
twitch viewers (latest)
57/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

519 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 519 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,565 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~196/week).
  • · Review velocity up 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 6,192 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 626k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,302 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-03-19) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $47.88 · on sale 92 of 217 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20192026Week of 2019-03-01: 1,018 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 311 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 448 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 679 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6191782026-08-06 21:00 — 410 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 260 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 383 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 466 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 347 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 522 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 591 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 392 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 605 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 592 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 306 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 479 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 403 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 280 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 440 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 381 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 269 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 460 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 513 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 259 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 261 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 352 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 319 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 325 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 355 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 298 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 180 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 346 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 314 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 519 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$47.86$0.002019-03-262026-08-262019-03-26 — best price $39.992019-10-07 — best price $39.992020-01-20 — best price $15.992020-05-21 — best price $15.992020-10-24 — best price $13.592021-04-02 — best price $11.992021-11-01 — best price $39.992022-07-18 — best price $19.992022-10-27 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $13.992023-03-09 — best price $39.992023-05-11 — best price $43.712023-08-07 — best price $16.792023-11-21 — best price $9.992024-01-29 — best price $8.792024-03-07 — best price $5.992024-05-16 — best price $5.992024-07-29 — best price $3.992024-09-30 — best price $39.992024-12-02 — best price $39.992025-02-21 — best price $39.992025-05-16 — best price $39.992025-07-18 — best price $39.992025-09-18 — best price $39.992025-11-06 — best price $39.992025-12-03 — best price $46.662025-12-24 — best price $47.142026-01-16 — best price $46.462026-02-06 — best price $47.162026-02-27 — best price $47.212026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-04-11 — best price $39.992026-05-01 — best price $4.792026-05-21 — best price $46.382026-06-09 — best price $4.792026-06-26 — best price $45.592026-07-17 — best price $4.792026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

2902026-08-26 19:15 — 24 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 9 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
96.1%
earned "Fresh Off the Boat"
4.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,4022%43
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,6341%42
Switch (Nintendo)400%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCo-opFantasySurvivalAdventureDifficultOpen WorldSouls-likeExplorationLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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