<s>
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mobius	O
Digital	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
before	O
releasing	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
is	O
also	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
exploring	O
a	O
solar	O
system	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
22-minute	O
time	O
loop	O
that	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
star	O
going	O
supernova	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
by	O
exploring	O
the	O
solar	O
system	O
and	O
learning	O
clues	O
to	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
several	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
at	O
the	O
16th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
expansion	O
,	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
features	O
an	O
unnamed	O
player	O
character	O
exploring	O
a	O
solar	O
system	O
that	O
is	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
loop	O
,	O
going	O
back	O
22	O
minutes	O
before	O
its	O
star	O
goes	O
supernova	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
each	O
death	O
,	O
whether	O
the	O
cause	O
is	O
the	O
sun	O
going	O
supernova	B-Application
,	O
or	O
through	O
misadventure	O
—	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
loop	O
resets	O
when	O
the	O
sun	O
goes	O
supernova	B-Application
after	O
22	O
minutes	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
player-character	O
otherwise	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
power	O
required	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
was	O
so	O
high	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
viable	O
way	O
of	O
obtaining	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
from	O
a	O
supernova	B-Application
,	O
so	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
artificially	O
induce	O
the	O
sun	O
to	O
explode	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
supernova	B-Application
feeds	O
power	O
into	O
the	O
Ash	O
Twin	O
Project	O
,	O
conveying	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
memories	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
self	O
and	O
resetting	O
the	O
cannon	O
for	O
another	O
scan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
discover	O
that	O
their	O
star	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
going	O
supernova	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
entering	O
the	O
Eye	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
quantum	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
characters	O
they	O
had	O
befriended	O
in	O
their	O
travels	O
,	O
and	O
working	O
together	O
,	O
they	O
create	O
a	O
Big	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
rise	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
expansion	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
exhibit	O
to	O
the	O
observatory	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
off	O
the	O
deep	O
space	O
satellite	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
solar	O
system	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
this	O
ship	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
Stranger	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
theaters	O
and	O
heavily	O
damaged	O
slide	O
reels	O
that	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Stranger	O
's	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
an	O
extinct	O
race	O
of	O
owl	B-Language
and	O
elk-like	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inhabitants	O
eventually	O
created	O
artifacts	O
and	O
areas	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
sleep	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
of	O
their	O
homeworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
began	O
as	O
Alex	O
Beachum	O
's	O
USC	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
&	O
Games	O
Division	O
master	O
's	O
thesis	O
and	O
grew	O
into	O
a	O
full-production	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beachum	O
had	O
previously	O
made	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
platformer	O
out	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
as	O
a	O
kid	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
uninterested	O
in	O
a	O
career	O
in	O
games	O
until	O
applying	O
to	O
the	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beachum	O
took	O
cues	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
non-player	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
tell	O
tales	O
of	O
distant	O
lands	O
as	O
to	O
entice	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
those	O
areas	O
for	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
journalists	O
have	O
compared	O
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
time	O
loop	O
mechanics	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
Beachum	O
notes	O
that	O
these	O
mechanics	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
primarily	O
"	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
large-scale	O
dynamic	O
systems	O
"	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
"play[ing]	O
around	O
with	O
causality	O
"	O
as	O
in	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
built	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Unity3D	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	O
in	O
Processing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
actor	O
Masi	O
Oka	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
and	O
founded	O
Mobius	O
Digital	O
to	O
develop	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
had	O
seen	O
the	O
demo	O
of	O
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
during	O
a	O
demo	O
day	O
for	O
the	O
USC	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
&	O
Games	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobius	O
later	O
announced	O
plans	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
to	O
also	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
that	O
Fig	O
backers	O
would	O
have	O
received	O
redemption	O
keys	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
some	O
backers	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
change	O
;	O
Linux	O
users	O
noted	O
that	O
as	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
Linux-compatible	O
front	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
change	O
left	O
them	O
without	O
any	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
a	O
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
retail	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
mid-2021	O
release	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
,	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Performance	O
update	O
patches	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2015	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference-sponsored	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
,	O
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
and	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
Josh	O
Tolentino	O
appreciated	O
the	O
open	O
ended	O
nature	O
of	O
Outer	B-Application
Wilds	I-Application
world	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
make	O
discoveries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2015	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Awards	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
2018	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
2019	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
Best	O
Game	O
Direction	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Fresh	O
Indie	O
Game	O
(	O
Mobius	O
Digital	O
)	O
202023rd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
