Michael McCann
Cubed3Outer Wilds (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 1/31/2024
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 5/30/2019
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.
- Developer
- Mobius Digital
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive, Limited Run Games
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Critic avg
83
33 scored reviews
Total coverage
33
All coverage currently scored
Score range
50–100
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 33 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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33 included scored reviews
90–10014 reviews · 42%
80–8910 reviews · 30%
70–798 reviews · 24%
Below 701 review · 3%
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Andreas Salmen
Worth PlayingSwitch Review - 'Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition'
Published 1/25/2024
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70
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalWill Silberman
Digital ChumpsOuter Wilds: Archaeologist Edition Review (Nintendo Switch)
Published 12/20/2023
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78
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalRoland Ingram
Nintendo LifeReview: Outer Wilds (Switch) - A Sublime Spacewalk That Stutters Can't Spoil
Published 12/17/2023
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Outer Wilds Review
Published 12/12/2023
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78
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalTisha Kambarami
COGconnectedOuter Wilds: Archeologist Edition Review- Buckle Up
Published 12/11/2023
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70
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalLee Mehr
VGChartzOuter Wilds (XS) Review
Published 11/4/2022
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Score
100
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalMadeline Ricchiuto
Tom's GuideOuter Wilds review | Tom's GuideTom's Guide
Published 10/5/2022
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalHenry Yu
Gaming NexusOuter Wilds Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 9/26/2022
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJon Peltz
Jump Dash RollOuter Wilds Review - Jump Dash Roll
Published 11/21/2019
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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