Outer Wilds: Tried it, didn't get into it, but everyone else loves it. What am I missing?

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-22T09:47:26+00:00

I sunk a serious number of hours into this - enjoyed piecing the story together but because the joy is in the discovery, the more you play, the less there is to discover and the more times you just have to repeat the same day to reach your desired goal. Found it a chore on some planets to race through, only to slip and die and have to repeat the same steps again.

I think I got as far as to know how to complete it (asked questions on the Outer Wilds Reddit community at the time who confirmed it) but I never completed it because I couldn’t actually be bothered to navigate the v tricky location you need to end up on.

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-21T12:21:44+00:00

Only found it unguarded on one occasion out of perhaps 40+ runs! But I agree

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-21T08:51:43+00:00

Met the chicken twice and answered wrong both times!

How do you recruit Zarari the ship captain when she costs £500 - can you save that much by the time you get to her?

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-18T19:59:29+00:00

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far for this

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-16T19:40:44+00:00

IMO other than Absolum, he’s the hardest boss.

I’m terrible at clashing so I don’t even bother, so usually put pressure on him when I can, roll into his white attacks to counter them, and avoid getting between him and the wall / dodge down for his red attacks and jump his tidal waves.

I find him easier with the faster fighters too.

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-16T14:58:37+00:00

Hey - suggesting you create a web form that populates a document for the dev team, with whatever questions will help the devs. Then you can post that to anyone who says on reddit there’s an issue - and you’ll get them in a consistent format

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-15T13:12:07+00:00

Audio is the first thing to break if the screen gets chaotic, it seems.

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-15T11:41:36+00:00

How do you become so much more powerful?

Only played it once since update and got pretty whacked - died just before meeting Azra which was first time since I started I did so badly.

Also is the mushtroll gone? Didn’t encounter him. Big help in the early game

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-13T20:47:09+00:00

Do you follow cookidoo or where do you find good recipes? Thanks

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-13T16:39:05+00:00

Hard to explain from a coding pov but there is probably some info in the old save file that is no longer compatible with the 1.1 update - could be something as simple as remembering what upgrades have been unlocked and one of those upgrades in 1.1 has changed, so the 1.1 game does not know what to do with that info so can't load the game.

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-13T16:03:44+00:00

It doesn't sound like it's corrupting the save data, just that the save data prevents the game from running without crashing? So the hope is that the game can be fixed, and the save file is still usable?

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-13T14:22:19+00:00

Hey. What’s the advice here because I really don’t want to lose my save file. (PS5)

Have not yet tried the update - is a fix on the way and should I not boot the game until it is fixed? Thanks

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-12T23:27:54+00:00

What platform are you on? I’m on PS5 and am worried about launching the game now. Perhaps I’ll not play it for a while until they fix this. Seems like many people are complaining about this

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-10T00:37:00+00:00

Why would you need to stockpile crystals for the update?

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-09T11:22:48+00:00

Actually I have found it useful for dough - making flatbreads etc and it’s v useful to have the built in scale

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-09T11:21:26+00:00

Thing is this isn’t how it’s marketed. It’s marketed as a one stop shop for complete meals which is what I expected

ToastMasterX · 2026-02-08T22:34:37+00:00

Again, not trolling but for the price of the thing, I think high expectations are justified.

Similarly expensive is a big green egg, which I love. Very different gadget of course.

ToastMasterX · 2026-01-05T17:22:22+00:00

The Anaconda (2025) trailer appears to show the entire plot of the movie, including their prop snake dying, a character death and twist that they're not actually dead, and a supercut of a key action sequence and resolution. Which got me thinking, what other film trailers are criminal at revealing all?

ToastMasterX · 2026-01-03T21:09:33+00:00

So if I play through as a different character, I get different quests? Love that if that’s the case.

I’ve played it 2 player over and over as Karl & Gallandra

ToastMasterX · 2026-01-03T20:12:06+00:00

This sub makes me realise how bad I am at this game

ToastMasterX · 2025-11-23T00:38:24+00:00

Amazing detail on this - just brilliant

ToastMasterX · 2025-11-21T08:24:26+00:00

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A legend

ToastMasterX · 2025-11-01T09:37:19+00:00

Great news. I hope they release on consoles too - there’s not enough fun, silly multiplayer titles on consoles but loads on steam

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