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The Outer Worlds 2

Developer
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Released
29 October 2025
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£59.99

Platforms: PC

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

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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.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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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 18 May 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, see the tier picks above.

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