The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon
- First release
- Sep 09, 2020
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Private Division
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Shooter · Open world, Action, Science fiction
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Details
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- Storyline
A severed arm and a mysterious message lead the crew of the Unreliable to the Gorgon Asteroid, formerly the site of one of Halcyon’s most ambitious and disastrous scientific undertakings, now a lawless den of monsters and marauders. Wealthy recluse Minnie Ambrose tasks the crew with finding answers about Dr. Olivia Ambrose, her mother and the doomed project’s disgraced director, but they are soon ensnared in an intrigue that will change the colony forever.Read more
A severed arm and a mysterious message lead the crew of the Unreliable to the Gorgon Asteroid, formerly the site of one of Halcyon’s most ambitious and disastrous scientific undertakings, now a lawless den of monsters and marauders. Wealthy recluse Minnie Ambrose tasks the crew with finding answers about Dr. Olivia Ambrose, her mother and the doomed project’s disgraced director, but they are soon ensnared in an intrigue that will change the colony forever.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Sep 09, 2020
- PlayStation 4
- Sep 09, 2020
- Xbox One
- Sep 09, 2020
All 4 release dates
- Nintendo Switch
- Feb 10, 2021
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Where to buy
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 70
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 292 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- RPG
- Gore
- Violent
Steam content notes
- Frequent Violence or Gore
- General Mature Content
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Full controller support
- Steam Remote Play on TV
Steam features
- Steam Family Sharing
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