

For context, critically acclaimed titles like Minecraft, Fez, and Papers, Please are previous recipients of the awards.

The accomplishment is likely thanks to an impressive alpha, which nabbed both the Seamus McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design awards at 2015's Independent Games Festival. Unlike the algorithm-inflected environs of vast games like No Mans Sky and Elite Dangerous, Outer Wilds solar system is bespoke. Gamers successfully crowdfunded Outer Wilds through fig.co back in September 2015 with a campaign that raised more than $125,000. On another, they navigate the surface of the planet as it crumbles beneath them. Outer Wilds, a space-exploration open world sandbox title from developer Mobius Digital, has officially received a release date Thursday, May 30, 2019, for Xbox One and the Epic Games Store. On one planet, for example, players explore an underground city before it's swallowed by sand. The loop opens up exciting opportunities for players, who can see how each of the game's planets change as time passes.
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In Outer Wilds (not to be confused with The Outer Worlds, which is also about space exploration), players must solve the mystery of a solar system trapped in its own Groundhog Day-style time loop. Release date JPublisher Annapurna Interactive Game developer Mobius Digital Supported languages English French German Italian Japanese Korean Polish Portuguese Russian Simplified Chinese Spanish Turkish Score GamersGate score 0. Outer Wilds is available now on PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Switch, and is playable via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X/S and PS5.

The announcement comes from the official launch trailer, which we've put here for your convenience: Developer Mobius Digital announced the release date today for its upcoming open world, space exploration game, Outer Wilds.
