The outside world 2 2025 is Obsidian Entertainment's second triple-A release. where Accepted was the studio's foray into the world of high fantasy action, The outside world 2 A follow-up to a reasonably likable sci-fi action RPG. For Obsidian it was a chance to revise the formula established in 2019. And by most accounts, the studio seems to have achieved that goal. Furthermore, at the performance level, The outside world 2 An amazing display, capable of high frame rates and featuring an art style that is instantly arresting.
You can read our The outside world 2 Review for in-depth thoughts on how successful Obsidian Entertainment is in building on the platform of the first game. Many RPGs play with the idea of effective choices, but this game presents players with some real headscratchers. their Decisions have meaningful consequences And can shape the worlds/planets around them. Some elements may not be as noticeable as others, however The outside world 2 Totally nails the idea of playing a role in the world.
From the performance level, the The sequel makes the leap to Unreal Engine 5Like Accepted. In fact, there are many visual and stylistic similarities between the two, as well as some familiar nitpicks about how the game plays.
Using our iBUYPOWER RDY Y70 TI B03 build, which features an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card and an Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, we put The Outer Worlds 2 through its paces, showing how Obsidian takes advantage of the new technology to deliver the best possible experience.
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From a stylistic point of view, The outside world 2 has the same beauty Accepted. The facial animations, menus, and sound effects are also reminiscent of Obsidian's other 2025 releases. obviously, Outer Worlds 1 came first promised, But Obsidian has a clear formula at work here. They don't try to push the envelope with realistic graphics, but instead Finding a look that fits its style.
One could argue that the performance of the game is so smooth because the game isn't pushing things too far visually, but I still think that Outer worlds 2 is impressive with its semi-open world Planetary regions, which are full of interesting flora and fauna.
The outside world 2 Boasting a pretty wide selection of graphics settingsWith low, medium, high, and very high options across the board. I always appreciate when the menu highlights what each setting affects, and The outside world 2 Ambiguous settings such as screen effects clearly outline what will change. Yes, that seems a bit catch-all in particular (ie there's no option to turn off chromatic aberration), but it's useful if you're just getting into PC gaming.
Outer Worlds 2 graphics options
- Screen Effects: Low, Medium, High, Very High
- View distance: Low, Medium, High, Very High
- Shade: Low, Medium, High, Very High
- Anti-Aliasing: Low, Medium, High, Very High
- texture: Low, Medium, High, Very High
- Visual Effects: Low, Medium, High, Very High
- Leaves: low, medium, high, very high
- Global illumination: low, medium, high, very high
- Reflectance: Low, Medium, High, Very High
- Crowd Density: Low, Medium, High, Very High
Anytime you mention a game in Unreal Engine 5, there's concern about hitching or stuttering. playing The outside world 2 Pre-launch, I can say there was a fair bit of hitching, but Updates/patches improved performance dramatically. I seemed to have a bad memory leak in the prologue of the game that required a refresh, but I didn't experience anything like that afterwards.
Once there was such concern The outside world 2 Jumped into its open world areas, running around a bunch of NPCs, that the frame rate will sink, but The experience is solid across the board. Even with some really cool effects in the background, the game runs really well on our rig at high settings.
Currently, the only scenes that feature some significant hitching are any time the in-game ship, the Icognito, lands on a new planet. That cutscene features a big rush, but everything smooths out from there.
Beyond that, though, The outside world 2 Runs very well at its highest settings. For an added visual boost you can mix in DLSS, FSR, XeSS, and if you're on Nvidia, use frame generation to push things even further, and the game supports 4x frame generation right out of the gate. No need to use Nvidia's app to override. On my 4K 120Hz TV, I was able to max out the settings and rarely did the game dip below that performance level, while on my 240Hz monitor, performance was closer to the high 100s/low 200s, depending on settings and frame generation.
Outer Worlds 2 supports hardware raytracing. It gives the visuals a little extra punch but if it affects performance, it's not a significant loss.
Also testing with 40-series GPUs or the 2x frame generation offered by DLSS, the performance boost The outside world 2 is large enough, and the loss in visual clarity is not noticeable. For those who choose to play the game like a more traditional shooter, that increased frame rate is a huge boon. Being able to zip around the arenas and get that quick shot that's right makes all the difference.
Maybe after a few more titles, it could be argued that Obsidian has become too familiar, but right now, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The performance is excellent The outside world 2Like Accepted Before this, and the RPG experience seemed to resonate with fans who had early access to the game.
While gamers wait for the next two big RPG franchises The Elder Scrolls and another resultObsidian has entered and delivered its own “versions” of those games. They may not be huge in scale, scope, or budget, but they're still well-made and fun.
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October 29, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Intense violence, blood and gore, strong language
- publisher(s)
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Xbox Game Studio
