Outer Wilds

Summary

Outer Wilds is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,815 views/month, #64 of 19,301).^[2]

Key Facts

• Outer Wilds received the Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize^[3].
• Outer Wilds received the Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design^[4].
• Outer Wilds received the Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game^[5].
• Outer Wilds received the Pégase Award for best international indie game^[6].
• Outer Wilds received the British Academy Games Award for Best Game^[7].
• Outer Wilds received the British Academy Games Award for Game Design^[8].
• Outer Wilds's instance of is recorded as video game^[9].
• Outer Wilds was published by Annapurna Interactive^[10].
• Outer Wilds's genre is action-adventure game^[11].
• Outer Wilds's genre is science fiction video game^[12].
• Outer Wilds's genre is Metroidbrainia^[13].
• Outer Wilds's developer is recorded as Mobius Digital^[14].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as time loop^[15].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as supernova^[16].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as black hole^[17].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as white hole^[18].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as double planet^[19].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as ocean planet^[20].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as comet^[21].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as xenoarchaeology^[22].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as teleportation^[23].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as observer effect^[24].
• Outer Wilds's depicts is recorded as ultimate fate of the universe^[25].
• Outer Wilds's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license^[26].
• Outer Wilds is part of Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Outer Wilds was published by Annapurna Interactive^[10].

Publication

Publication dates include May 28, 2019^[28], May 29, 2019^[29], October 15, 2019^[30], and September 15, 2022^[31]. Languages include English^[32], French^[33], Italian^[34], German^[35], Japanese^[36], and Korean^[37]. Genres include action-adventure game^[11], science fiction video game^[12], and Metroidbrainia^[13]. Outer Wilds is part of it: Archaeologist Edition^[27]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution^[38] and digital download^[39].

Reception

Awards received include Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize^[3], a video game award^[40]; Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design^[4]; Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game^[5]; Pégase Award for best international indie game^[6]; British Academy Games Award for Best Game^[7], a class of award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2004^[43]; and British Academy Games Award for Game Design^[8], a class of award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 2012^[46]. Reviews include 85/100^[47], 82%^[48], and 86/100^[49].

Why It Matters

Outer Wilds ranks in the top 0.33% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,815 views/month, #64 of 19,301).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

What awards did Outer Wilds receive?

Honors received include Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize^[3], Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design^[4], Golden Joystick Awards − Best Indie Game^[5], and Pégase Award for best international indie game^[6].