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Nintendo eShop has Outer Wilds (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) for $12.49.
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About this game:
- Winner of Best Game at the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards and named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
- You're the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system.
- What lurks in the heart of the ominous Dark Bramble? Who built the alien ruins on the Moon? Can the endless time loop be stopped? Answers await you in the most dangerous reaches of space.
- The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city before it's swallowed by sand, or explore the surface of a planet as it crumbles beneath your feet. Every secret is guarded by hazardous environments and natural catastrophes.
- Strap on your hiking boots, check your oxygen levels, and get ready to venture into space. Use a variety of unique gadgets to probe your surroundings, track down mysterious signals, decipher ancient alien writing, and roast the perfect marshmallow.
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- About this deal:
- This offer is $2.50 less than the previous Frontpage Deal.
- Our research indicates that this deal is $9.83 less (44.04% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $22.32 at the time of this posting.
- Sale ends: 8/21/25 at 11:59 p.m. PST
- This digital game will be sent to your system/console automatically after purchase
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Nintendo eShop has Outer Wilds (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) for $12.49.
Thanks to Community Member rsoncl for sharing this deal.
Thanks to Community Member rsoncl for sharing this deal.
Note, must login to your account to purchase this digital game
About this game:
About this game:
- Winner of Best Game at the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards and named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
- You're the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system.
- What lurks in the heart of the ominous Dark Bramble? Who built the alien ruins on the Moon? Can the endless time loop be stopped? Answers await you in the most dangerous reaches of space.
- The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city before it's swallowed by sand, or explore the surface of a planet as it crumbles beneath your feet. Every secret is guarded by hazardous environments and natural catastrophes.
- Strap on your hiking boots, check your oxygen levels, and get ready to venture into space. Use a variety of unique gadgets to probe your surroundings, track down mysterious signals, decipher ancient alien writing, and roast the perfect marshmallow.
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- About this deal:
- This offer is $2.50 less than the previous Frontpage Deal.
- Our research indicates that this deal is $9.83 less (44.04% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $22.32 at the time of this posting.
- Sale ends: 8/21/25 at 11:59 p.m. PST
- This digital game will be sent to your system/console automatically after purchase
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The story is really neat and by the end I found it to be one of my favorite games of all time. It is divisive with players, some think like I do and others enjoy games where you hack n slash and collect stuff and upgrade things. It is a mistake to spoil the story on this one. the music is great, the story is charming and unique, the puzzles are crafting designed, and the exploration leaves you feeling like a proper astronaut.
The bundle with Echoes of the Eye expansion was also excellent and leans more into a non-gory horror aspect. it adds to the overall main story in a neat way.
Community Reviews
Outer Wilds is a curiosity driven space exploration puzzle game that shines when you figure things out for yourself. The mystery, music, and handcrafted world create a memorable, spoiler free experience, and the Echoes of the Eye expansion adds a strong lore focused side story with some non gory horror. The Switch 2 patch improves framerate and clarity, and the Archeologist edition with the expansion is cheaper than buying the base game and DLC separately. The main caveat is that the controls and ship handling can feel janky or frustrating at first, and the horror elements are not for everyone, making it a distinctive but polarizing pick.
Common Questions (4)
The ship and movement controls are acceleration-based, so they can feel awkward at first and some players find them janky. Once the physics click, the flying and landings can become very fun, but the controls can still be a dealbreaker if you dislike that style.
Yes. The story and progression depend on figuring things out yourself, and the experience is strongest when you know as little as possible. It is a one-time discovery game, so looking things up early can spoil the core appeal.
No. The base game is $12.49, while the Archeologist edition that includes Echoes of the Eye is also on sale for $17.09, which is cheaper than buying the base game and DLC separately on this sale.
Yes. A Switch 2 patch improves framerate and clarity, making it noticeably better than Switch 1 performance, though still not at PC-level smoothness.
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Speed based means you hit a button and move at X speed until you take your finger off the button which then makes you stop moving.
Acceleration based means you start accelerating by X and keep accelerating until you release the button. At which point you are still moving at whatever speed you accelerated to until you actively slowdown either by deceleration or impact.
When you grasp the difference and start experimenting it becomes incredibly fun to slingshot around the solar system and pull off crazy landings.
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