Outer Wilds

Video game fandom
Video game fandom
Name	Outer Wilds
Developer(s)	Mobius Digital
Publisher(s)	Annapurna Interactive
Release date	28 May 2019 (PC) ; 29 May 2019 (Xbox One) 15 October 2019 (PlayStation 4); 18 June 2020 (Steam); Echoes of the Eye DLC: 28 September 2021
Platform(s)	PC, PS4, Xbox One
External link(s)	Hollow Knight official website,; Steam page
	Fanart by SirDanielsArt
	Related articles on Fanlore.
	Contents 1 History; 2 Canon 2.1 Gameplay; 2.2 Story; ; 3 Fandom; 4 Fanworks 4.1 Fanart; 4.2 Videos; 4.3 Fanfiction; 4.4 Zines; 4.5 Other; ; 5 Communities and Resources; 6 References;

Outer Wilds is a 2019 game developed by Mobius Digital and published by Annapurna Interactive. It is a first-person view adventure game with focus on exploration and mystery-solving, as the player controls a rookie astronaut who explores their solar system and uncovers facts about the mysterious alien Nomai who inhabited the system long before the player character's people.

History

See Wikipedia

It received high praise from both industry reporters and players. It was named "Game of the Year 2019" by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian.^[1]

Canon

The game is about exploring the various planets, astronomical bodies, and spacecraft of a solar system and uncovering the history and records of the Nomai, a vanished alien species who inhabited this solar system long before the protagonist's species.

Gameplay

Story

Spoiler Warning: This article or section may contain spoilers. If this bothers you, proceed with caution.


Characters	Locations
Hearthians: Player Character (aka "the Hatchling", "Time Buddy", "the Protagonist") Esker Gabro Chert Riebeck Feldspar	Astronomical bodies: Timber Hearth Attlerock Giants Deep Ember Twins Brittle Hollow Dark Bramble Quantum Moon The Interloper The Eye of the Universe
Nomai: Pye Cassava Poke Solanum and many more	Constructed Locations: Hearthian village on Timber Hearth White Hole Station Sun Station and many more
Echoes of the Eye DLC: unamed alien species The Prisoner	Echoes of the Eye DLC: The Stranger (an abandoned O'Neil Cylinder) the dream world/simulation

Fandom

Fan names for the player character. ("Granite" is a prominent one from a popular fic^[2])
Fan names for the aliens from the DLC: the Owliens^[3], the Hoot Hoot Men^[4], "owlks" or "sleestelk"^[5], "The strangers" "Deer people" "The aliens"^[6]

Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fanart

Perfect Landing, ^{Archived version} -- fanart and game pitch by mcnostril, 2021
I believe we’ve reached the end of our journey., ^{Archived version}, by limegelatin, 2022
i love her, ^{Archived version} fanart of Pye by sleepii-moth, 2022
Listen our songs and have time for the rest above the fire., ^{Archived version}, by lys-d-raev, 2022 -- fanart of the player character and Gabbro on Giants Deep
Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye - Kaepora, ^{Archived version}, fanart of the DLC by Luneyes, 2021

Videos

Despite our time being at an end..., ^{Archived version} by dynamotoon and desolozantas-blog, 2022
Hehehe Happy Halloween ! >::] , ^{Archived version}, animation featuring characters from the DLC

Fanfiction

"I hope you won't mind if I think of you as a friend", ^{Archived version} by Ghosts_Multiversal_Mindsoup -- "Have you ever noticed how Solanum, when telling you she'd like to be your friend, wrote her message in the shape of a heart? I didn't, not until a bit ago."
A Marshmallow at the End of the Universe, ^{Archived version}, by CorundumBleu
Let's Not Face Oblivion Alone, ^{Archived version} by PoisonHemloc -- AU in which there are six Nomai statues

Zines

Outer Wilds Travelers' Encore Fanzine, ^{Archived version}, completed September 2022 (itch.io link

Other

My Halloween costume!, ^{Archived version} by boatwontfloat, 2022 -- cosplay of Gabbro
IT IS DONE., ^{Archived version} by fauxbia, 2022 -- compilation of all Nomai dialogue and writings found throughout the game.

Communities and Resources

Outer Wilds subreddit
Official Forums at Mobius Digital Games' website
Outerwildsmods.com, fan-run mod site
Outer Wilds Steam Community, ^{Archived version}
Discord server invite, fan-run discord
Outer Wilds Wiki at Fandom.com

References

^ Outer Wilds on Steam, ^{Archived version}. Accessed 23 July 2022.
^ "Granite is pretty much my go-to hatchling to write for Outer Wilds anything so they get to shine for a while", Author's Note from Let's Not Face Oblivion Alone
^ Example youtube comment by Neff Sos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iRCPMBQouA&lc=Ugy2PcuKGb6FVHE7OsF4AaABAg. This moniker was widely adopted in the comments to Playframe's letsplay of the game
^ from PeriPapaya
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Oj-3ODVaY&lc=Ugxm-Etg16RqUgWwJtB4AaABAg Youtube comment from DaveLH: "I'm sorry the Stranger's race have no official name -- The Lore Explorer calls them "Owlks" (portmanteau of "Owl" and "Elk"). Following a similar reference to the elk-like antlers, I like to refer to them as "Sleestelk", because to me they have a similar creepy vibe as the "Sleestak" race from the classic TV series "Land of the Lost"."
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbpUCg7b-9Q&lc=UgwqBvUbOeZjXhYlMjx4AaABAg Youtube comment by Mallk238: "My friend and I always called them Owlks Because they look like owls with antlers so owl-elk--->owlks I've also heard them called "The strangers" "Deer people" "The aliens" all kinds of things."

[1] Outer Wilds on Steam, ^{Archived version}. Accessed 23 July 2022.

[2] "Granite is pretty much my go-to hatchling to write for Outer Wilds anything so they get to shine for a while", Author's Note from Let's Not Face Oblivion Alone

[3] Example youtube comment by Neff Sos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iRCPMBQouA&lc=Ugy2PcuKGb6FVHE7OsF4AaABAg. This moniker was widely adopted in the comments to Playframe's letsplay of the game

[4] rom PeriPapaya

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Oj-3ODVaY&lc=Ugxm-Etg16RqUgWwJtB4AaABAg Youtube comment from DaveLH: "I'm sorry the Stranger's race have no official name -- The Lore Explorer calls them "Owlks" (portmanteau of "Owl" and "Elk"). Following a similar reference to the elk-like antlers, I like to refer to them as "Sleestelk", because to me they have a similar creepy vibe as the "Sleestak" race from the classic TV series "Land of the Lost"."

[6] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbpUCg7b-9Q&lc=UgwqBvUbOeZjXhYlMjx4AaABAg Youtube comment by Mallk238: "My friend and I always called them Owlks Because they look like owls with antlers so owl-elk--->owlks I've also heard them called "The strangers" "Deer people" "The aliens" all kinds of things."

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