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
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
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 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 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.