The Outer Worlds
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Private Division
- Released
- 25 October 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
The Outer Worlds is a new single-player sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter a host of factions all vying for power, who you decide to become will determine the fate of everyone in Halcyon. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable.
Best gaming PC for The Outer Worlds in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Outer Worlds 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 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- 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 Private Division 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 7 (SP1) 64bit | Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T | Intel Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850 | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 470 |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Outer Worlds?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-7700K and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.