# Games like The Outer Worlds

> The closest matches to The Outer Worlds: Fallout: New Vegas, Starfield, The Outer Worlds 2, GreedFall, and Dragon Age™ Inquisition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Fallout: New Vegas](https://imho.run/games/22380/fallout-new-vegas) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 166,925 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22380/)
2. [Starfield](https://imho.run/games/1716740/starfield) — Also Space and Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 84,707 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/)
3. [The Outer Worlds 2](https://imho.run/games/1449110/the-outer-worlds-2) — Also Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 5,622 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449110/)
4. [GreedFall](https://imho.run/games/606880/greedfall) — A frequent pick in The Outer Worlds players' libraries, and another RPG. 10,619 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606880/)
5. [Dragon Age™ Inquisition](https://imho.run/games/1222690/dragon-age-inquisition) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 10,713 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222690/)
6. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Also Space, like The Outer Worlds. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
7. [Cyberpunk 2077](https://imho.run/games/1091500/cyberpunk-2077) — Same atmospheric mood as The Outer Worlds. 373,044 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/)
8. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — A frequent pick in The Outer Worlds players' libraries, and another Action. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)
9. [Avowed](https://imho.run/games/2457220/avowed) — Also Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 9,178 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/)
10. [Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/1238000/mass-effect-andromeda-deluxe-edition) — Also Space and Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 9,738 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238000/)
11. [The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition](https://imho.run/games/1920490/the-outer-worlds-spacer-s-choice-edition) — Also Space and Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 1,910 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920490/)
12. [Star Wars Outlaws](https://imho.run/games/2842040/star-wars-outlaws) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 6,437 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2842040/)
13. [Pillars of Eternity](https://imho.run/games/291650/pillars-of-eternity) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 10,642 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291650/)
14. [Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon](https://imho.run/games/1466060/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon) — Also Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 17,436 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/)
15. [Atomic Heart](https://imho.run/games/668580/atomic-heart) — Same atmospheric mood as The Outer Worlds. 12,972 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668580/)
16. [Alpha Protocol™](https://imho.run/games/34010/alpha-protocol) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 2,582 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/34010/)
17. [Borderlands 3](https://imho.run/games/397540/borderlands-3) — Same immersive mood as The Outer Worlds. 59,663 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397540/)
18. [Tyranny](https://imho.run/games/362960/tyranny) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 6,291 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362960/)
19. [EVERSPACE™ 2](https://imho.run/games/1128920/everspace-2) — Also Space and Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 7,075 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128920/)
20. [BIOMUTANT](https://imho.run/games/597820/biomutant) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 8,277 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597820/)
21. [Wasteland 3](https://imho.run/games/719040/wasteland-3) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 11,050 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/719040/)
22. [Drova - Forsaken Kin](https://imho.run/games/1585180/drova-forsaken-kin) — Also Action RPG, like The Outer Worlds. 4,679 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1585180/)
23. [Deus Ex: Mankind Divided](https://imho.run/games/337000/deus-ex-mankind-divided) — Same atmospheric mood as The Outer Worlds. 16,243 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337000/)
24. [Elite Dangerous](https://imho.run/games/359320/elite-dangerous) — Shares faction politics with The Outer Worlds. 52,491 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=578650&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=578650
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/578650
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds is a single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment set in a space colony where corporate interests dominate society. Players explore an open world while building their character and navigating faction politics through dialogue-choice systems. Reviewers highlight the game's humorous and satirical take on capitalism, and players describe it as atmospheric and immersive. The choices players make significantly impact the story's direction. Released in 2020 at $29.99, the game runs at a normal difficulty with a long playtime. It is marked as playable on Steam Deck and holds an 82% positive rating from over 16,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 578650
- **Developer:** Obsidian Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Private Division, Xbox Game Studios
- **Genres:** RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 23, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/578650/the-outer-worlds)
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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578650/)
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