Games like The Outer Worlds 2
If The Outer Worlds 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Avowed, The Outer Worlds and Starfield — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The Outer Worlds 2 is a first-person open-world action RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, set in a science fiction universe. Players explore a vast world making meaningful choices while engaging in combat with a variety of weapons. Character customization allows for different approaches to both dialogue and combat situations. The game supports solo play and runs verified on Steam Deck. It is a sit-down RPG of substantial length. Players and reviewers highlight the game's blend of exploration, role-playing mechanics, and first-person shooter combat. The game launched at $69.99 USD and holds a 75% positive rating from over 5600 Steam reviews.
About The Outer Worlds 2: The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Players who liked The Outer Worlds 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into The Outer Worlds 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Avowed
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Top pick for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
The Outer Worlds
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Second-strongest match for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
Starfield
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Third-strongest match for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
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Ranked #4 for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
God of War
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Ranked #5 for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
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Ranked #6 for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
Vampyr
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Ranked #7 for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Atomfall
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Ranked #8 for The Outer Worlds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
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Cyberpunk 2077
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Reviewers of The Outer Worlds 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
Mass Effect (2007)
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Reviewers of The Outer Worlds 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Prey
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Reviewers of The Outer Worlds 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Avowed
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Reviewers of The Outer Worlds 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Outer Worlds 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Dishonored
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Reviewers of The Outer Worlds 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Outer Worlds 2 at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~79% under The Outer Worlds 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~71% under The Outer Worlds 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Outer Worlds 2.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~86% under The Outer Worlds 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Priced ~43% under The Outer Worlds 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~86% under The Outer Worlds 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Outer Worlds 2.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
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Priced ~71% under The Outer Worlds 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Outer Worlds 2.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Subnautica
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Priced ~57% under The Outer Worlds 2 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Outer Worlds 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Outer Worlds 2.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from Obsidian Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Obsidian Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares Action and RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Grounded
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Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
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Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.
The Outer Worlds
WHY THIS
Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
WHY THIS
Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?
Grounded 2
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Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
Pillars of Eternity
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Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
WHY THIS
Another title from Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind The Outer Worlds 2. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Avowed
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
God of War
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
Vampyr
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with The Outer Worlds 2.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Atomfall
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Outer Worlds 2.
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Frequently asked about The Outer Worlds 2
- Is The Outer Worlds 2 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Outer Worlds 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Outer Worlds 2 cost?
- The Outer Worlds 2 is listed on Steam at 69.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Outer Worlds 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Outer Worlds 2 are Avowed, The Outer Worlds, Starfield.
- Who developed The Outer Worlds 2?
- The Outer Worlds 2 was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios.
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