The Outer Worlds 2
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 29 October 2025
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £59.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Best gaming PC for The Outer Worlds 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Outer Worlds 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Xbox Game Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / 11 with updates | Windows 10 / 11 with updates |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i7-10700K |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080 |
| Storage | 110 GB | 110 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Outer Worlds 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i7-10700K and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.