Outer Wilds Soundtrack (Andrew Prahlow)

Support the devs by purchasing Outer Wilds at www.outerwilds.com/
All music by Andrew Prahlow.
Track Listing:
00:00 Main Menu
01:07 Timber Hearth
04:31 Museum
07:20 Observatory
09:37 Traveler Theme
13:43 End Times
15:36 Morning Cello
16:02 Outer Wilds Ventures (combined)
16:28 City
20:13 Data Stream
20:55 Nomai
22:08 Various Motifs
26:22 Aquatic Exploration
28:53 Advanced Technology
31:40 Dark Bramble
35:17 The Vessel
36:08 Quantum Signal
36:56 Quantum Moon
40:09 Sun Station
42:42 Final End Times
46:05 Eye of the Universe
46:37 Time Loop
54:21 Ending Theme
54:57 Credits
1:00:18 Kazoo
1:01:10 Campfire Song
1:03:12 Main Theme (demo)
1:04:40 Campfire Song (demo)
1:06:23 Timber Hearth (alpha)
1:08:31 Nomai (alpha)
1:09:23 Giant's Deep (alpha)
1:10:42 Dark Bramble (alpha)
1:12:09 Quantum Moon (alpha)

[@andrewprahlow]

Hey everyone - the official soundtrack is now available on all digital and streaming platforms!

[@chiffmonkey]

Nice one, your music really adds something special to the game.

[@rodrigogondarmendes820]

Very well done my dude ! awesome piece of music for an awesome little game .

[@Army0fSp4rta]

Oh man, thanks for the update Andrew! Finished the game last night and I still can't get over the whole experience, and that is in no small part due to the phenominal sound track

[@4lfie-]

It'd be so good if this was on Spotify

[@blackhand95]

Andrew Prahlow Thank you so much for your work. This game is pretty dear to me and your music makes it.

[@hella_cool1312]

Fun fact: The two banjo tracks in the Main Menu song were played 7 years apart, the left ear at the start of development and the right ear right before the game came out

[@valdesmayvictorantonio6760]

That its holly impresive

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Is there a source for this?

[@elmaa5642]

@@irecordwithaphone1856 noclip documentary on the games development

[@jac1207]

now, if we can get one played at the beginning of the universe and another at 14~ billion years later.

[@menin91]

@@jac1207 The first one was called the Big Banjo

[@somedude6833]

13:58 Wow what a great song. >takes off headphones, song continues to play

[@wobblywack5531]

Fuck, I almost unlocked the new log too

[@hamazing913]

Back in time we gooooooo!!

[@matheuscabral9618]

fr, it's actually harder to pay attention at school cause this song's too good

[@MrTalithan]

The fact that, if you sit on the title screen long enough, (22 minutes to be exact.) the stars slowly die out and the pieces of Wilds drift apart and become more and more broken is a sign that nothing was spared creatively with this game. Everything by design. Everything accounted for.

[@we-must-live]

i always wondered how that happened, but I never got to see it in action - I'd go make a hot chocolate and dinner while on the main menu, come back and Outer Wilds is now Out e r W i l d s - i wonder if someone's put up a video showcasing the effect?

[@mrchung]

Not everything was accounted for. A cool detail didn't prove they did something that's not humanly possible.

[@themocingbird2488]

@@mrchungI’m a little confused as to what you’re getting at here?

[@creed22solar123]

@@themocingbird2488 so is he

[@witalnosc]

everybody gangsta till 13:43 starts playing

[@magicmushroom1880]

*Sun goes supernova*

[@seantaggart7382]

Oh God OH FUC--- *VAPORIZED*

[@ajdogz5088]

@@seantaggart7382 that's probably the guys reaction when it first happened! Completely understandable.

[@Narsuaq]

Still haunts me to the core

[@AB-pr4uc]

@@Narsuaq Right?? Terrifying

[@aidenpendergrast8448]

The saddest thing about outer wilds is probably that you’ll never be able to play it the same way, after you reach the ending it just turns into a hey I did that moment, the music will never feel the same because you’ve already heard it at its special moment. Outer wilds is a good game though and anyone here who has only heard of it and not played it I would suggest you play it

[@shirori2004]

You are way too right. I wondered why it never felt the same again. After beating it the game just vanished from my mind. Like the pink in a cherry blossom fading away after it falls, outer wilds will never make me wonder again. And yet, even so I remember looking out into the sky as the stars exploded and wondering.

[@seantaggart7382]

@@shirori2004 yeah but the beauty of life is that we have so much yet so little We.arent that special but we are as.well It makes me smile

[@shirori2004]

@@seantaggart7382 you know what... i like that

[@seantaggart7382]

@@shirori2004 thanks

[@christiant.g.994]

The premise of this game just isn't compatible with replayability. For me, that's exactly what makes it such a precious experience though. You only get to experience it once, but you can carry the memories with you indefinitely ::)

[@PixelatedApollo1]

I played this game a year ago not really knowing what to expect. This game made me feel things I have never thought possible. But here I am again a year later listening to the soundtrack feeling those same feelings. It’s amazing what art can do for the human experience. Greatest game I have ever played. Only wish I could experience it for the first time again....who knows maybe I will.

[@yaellg248]

Or maybe you did... who knows ?

[@HerbertFilby]

First time I played it, I fell off a cliff and died before I realized what was going on lol

[@biancatruman6708]

If you want the same feeling play subnautica, when I finished I looked for games like it and found this masterpiece and I got the same feeling I got for subnautica.

[@alexouillelafripouille3314]

I also want to play again this game for the first time

[@ZweiofPembroke]

Right there with you. I played it immediately upon launch and there isn't a week that goes by where this games gorgeous design, doesn't invade my mind. Whether it be the music, the story, the likeable characters, or its very aesthetic, I come back almost every time the game comes to mind. Outer Wilds is always in my heart

[@nickmunoz6681]

(Spoilers for the Game) You know a moment for me that really just sticks out every time I look back on this game. The Sun Station. I had been trying to for multiple time loops to get on that thing. I had firmly believed even before reading logs on the Ember Twin project, that the Sun Station would be the cause of this. Thus I tired everything to get there. Tried flying my ship on it multiple times. Failed every time. Once I had figured out the secret of the Ember Twins and finally made it to the sun station, doing the jump for your life, and making it there, finally ready to shut it down and save everyone. I found the truth. I was hit like a brick. As I read the writing and learned it had failed I didn't know what to do. After everything it turned out that this was simply the fate we were dealt with? I couldn't even leave the station. I went and stared out the window for the rest of that loop. Sitting next to a skeleton and letting the music play. Till it all reset once again. It was beautiful, for me to be lead to believe that there was this hope, this chance I could stop it and realizing, no. There wasn't a thing I could do to stop this. I could only sit and watch. That's when this game truly made it's mark on my heart. To make me feel that failure, yet I wasn't mad. I only wish I could've done something. 40:11

[@pabloliva87]

(More spoilers) Realizing that you are not in there to change the fate of the Universe, just to watch and learn, was a beautiful and profoundly humbling experience. Incredible script.

[@Videogueimeiro]

But... but the sun station is swallowed by the sun halfway through the loop. Just kidding bro, I felt absolutely the same.

[@zdenekhostasa5726]

I had very much the same experience

[@Sarah-ds3ee]

Same here--I thought that there has to be a way to stop everything from happening. Then you read on the vessel that the Nomai found a place to live where the sun isn't dead, and then you think "okay, somehow I'll make it there and bring everyone and it will be okay." it really took me aback when I realized that you can't/aren't supposed to save anyone. the game isn't about survival--it's about death and being okay with it.

[@ScibbieGames]

I almost managed to get into it by flying. I just could never get through the door. Leaving your cockpit just smashes you into the side of your ship because of the rotation. lmao Did someone actually do it?

[@Egalitariat-likesecretariat]

Some things in the world we live in, are works of beauty so great and vast it's hard to understand that *this thing is real*. Outer Wilds is like that. A monument to humanity, profoundly melancholy and desolate and quietly desperate. ...I really need to finish that game. It's so. profound. I can't give up now that I've started.

[@stankyrearend]

People keep saying this game and music is cozy. I disagree. I get sadness out of it. But sad in a good way. Like thinking back at a journey in life you took. Sad that its over. But happy that it happened. That mixed with the overwhelming presence of the unknown. Bravo to the composer. You really added something special to this experience.

[@DaYoLoMaster801]

i think it's kinda cozy when you first hear it, but when you realize what's going on, then the memories/sadness vibes come in

[@qyuburt2796]

The word is melancholic

[@stankyrearend]

@@qyuburt2796 thank you! Exactly

[@kilianwagner9424]

It's probably different when you finished the game

[@triclinium8508]

No one says that

[@ahmedharon2811]

That last loop was the most intense gaming experience I ever had

[@DudeWatIsThis]

Bro I had the scout bug when getting out of Ash Twin Project. It delayed me so badly that I was inputting the coordinates when the supernova reached me. If only I had been 30 seconds earlier, it would have been the most incredible sensation ever xD

[@davidtorazzi7650]

@@DudeWatIsThis I died the first time I got the Core because I couldn't figure out the coordinate machine, needless to say it was a flopping end lol!

[@endgamenull3562]

I just finished Outer Wilds yesterday (late to the game, I know) and my heart has never raced so fast for so long for any other game. My whole body was vibrating from the adrenaline, I swear.

[@user-no8fy9ly8b]

@@endgamenull3562 Ended it like 3 hours ago my man! Damn I kinda wish I DID NOT KNOW that missing on the true game does not erase the save file haha, but still the thrill from the music and concentration was absolutely insane

[@ahmedharon2811]

@@user-no8fy9ly8b imagine if dying on the last loop deletes your save file , that would be the most hardcore shit in history

[@KeytarArgonian]

Finding the bodies of Pye and Poke on the interloper was so damn sad... after everything they accomplished... after all their effort the solar system was scrubbed by something completely random from outside the system, and the hearthian’s were only spared because of the thermal vents they were inhabiting.

[@wjblegge]

I know right! I felt crushed to realise that's where they ended up, after all they'd achieved to be wiped away by the ghost matter. Man this game was good

[@DudeWatIsThis]

They survived because they were a water species! Remember that ghost matter cannot hurt you in water.

[@tactical_slime4608]

this game in a nutshell "aw shit, here we go again"

[@Uncle-Dark]

Yea because of the ground hogs day scenario the play is in

[@noicenoise8718]

With a smile XD

[@hllyenaylleth9576]

Sad, if that is all you think of such a game and concept. One moment, our star will explode, it is a reality as existence it's self.

[@avavii]

Don't mind me. Just here 2 cry again.

[@BaneHydra]

The "Final End Times" scene is so special imo because for the first time in the entire story, the game revolves around you. Everything that happened so far has been out of your control, the whole game you have been just an observer, in fact this feeling of powerlessness is a big theme of the game. The Nomai died to something completely arbitrary, something they could've never predicted, let alone prevented, and similarly the player, alongside the whole universe, repeatedly dies because they were simply born at an unfortunate timing. This powerlessness, being at the mercy of the mood of the cosmos (and finding peace with it), is the main theme of Outer Wilds, but the moment you pick up the warp core from the Ash Twin Project, suddenly you have agency. Suddenly, you have your own fate in your hands, and then the music sets in. The music that accompanied the grandest, most out-of-your-control moment that has ended your life over and over, plays as you try to maneuver your way back to the vessel to change the course of history. It creates this amazing feeling where you feel like you're in *way over your head*. It's such a unique moment.

[@iansutton4691]

So many games where key events all happened in the distant past fail to create any sense of urgency or immediacy (think of something like BOTW), but in Outer Wilds the very likable and human characters you read about through your investigations and their hopefulness in the face of repeated tragedy really make you care about them and their mission. Then at the end, things that were remote and ancient become incredibly tense and urgent. The raising of the stakes at the end of this game and the payoff of the story is masterfully done, taking perfect advantage of videogames as a storytelling medium to make YOU feel the knife's edge that the world is balancing on through the experience of play. The music was a huge part of that.

[@theroyalteabagyoutube4928]

In my opinion I saw this moment in the totally opposite light, because I felt the goal was to save the universe. When you take the core out of the ash twin, you are accepting that your only choice is to let it die. The choice between keeping the universe in stasis in its last 22 minutes and the absolute unknown that is the eye.

[@rusalkin]

@@theroyalteabagyoutube4928 bummer to find out the eye is just a mcguffin

[@panampace]

Beautifully put

[@KripticKill]

The saddest part to me is it’s probably the most significant thing in the entire universe and nobody would ever know you did it.

[@lfa7556]

Spoiler 42:42 The time when this song starts playing is one of the best experiences of the game. It is amazing how it gives you that feeling of "Oh shit, this is my last chance. No more loops, if I screw up that's it".

[@DimitriSabadie]

YES!

[@widget3672]

I absolutely agree - it was at this moment that I knew that all the calming freedom of knowing that whatever happens it won't have any repercussions in 22 minutes, and suddenly you know this is your only shot. You've gone the whole game since your second loop (assuming you didn't know about it from the 1st loop) effectively consequence free - but now everything hinges on your performance to do what you will. From as many shots as you need to "this is it" is such a huge shift. One hell of a way to crank up the tension for the final loop and just another example of what makes this game so freakin special.

[@project-mk-ultra]

I agree, I will keep this moment in my memory for years to come. When I was finally writing coordinates my hands were shaking and my heart was beating like crazy. Music really added to the experience. Simply brilliant.

[@Laezar1]

I remember when I did that I was so stressed, especially cause I wasn't going through the anglerfish nestt 100% reliably (I've gone to the vessel like 4 or 5 times before xD) so that moment was tense. And then I was at the vessel, thought "I did it" and get to the command panel. And it's only at this exact moment that I understood how the coordinate worked, and I rushed back to my ship not knowing how much time I had, taking notes of the code on a piece of paper and rushing back to the control panel. Then when the ship warped I got to the eye of the universe and that was amazing! I started exploring, taking my time, sending my scout through the black hole first, making sure it was safe, then going through it myself. Took a while to understand the layout and got worried about oxygen. And then suddenly... I broke spacetime! I had entered the black hole from the project the loop before cause I wanted to try it, thought nothing really bad could come out of it and didn't even notice my duplicate. I was a bit confused as to why I didn't start that loop directly in the project but shrugged it off, today was finally the day I'd break the loop. And I broke spacetime. That was great lol.

[@dair2656]

After becoming so familiar with the end times and what the music means, to have this moment of hope and bravery rise over it is truly something special.

[@trentonlecleir2054]

I never thought I would be that guy, but here we are. My brother-in-law had been bugging me to play this game for months, but I never really gave it a shot because the flight controls were a bit difficult to master. Jump back to October 2022. My wife and I had just had a miscarriage. We have two amazing boys, and didn't even know she was pregnant until she started bleeding...After an emergency surgery, we went home the next day and began to grieve the child we would never know. As a way to escape and cope, I picked up this game. I still don't know if that was a good idea or a bad one to be honest, but it was an amazing experience to play through this game with my wife watching, cheering me on, and screaming when an anglerfish popped up out of nowhere. Every night after we put our boys to sleep and our daily distractions were gone, we would pull this game up as a way to distract from our grief. It's been about a month and a half now, and we're getting better, but this game had a profound impact on me partially because, yes, it is an amazing game, but also because of the context of our playing it. I don't know why I keep coming back to this soundtrack. It makes me feel lots of things, but mostly it makes me sad...in a good way I guess. I know this is super long, and I don't expect anybody to really read this, but I wanted to get it out of my head at the very least. If you've read this far...thanks.

[@antoniocuorleggero9253]

bro i wish it's all going good, i hope u andur family are all doing well

[@StrangeJimi]

Wishing you and your family all the best, bro x

[@trentonlecleir2054]

@@antoniocuorleggero9253 Thanks man. I appreciate your reply. My family and I are doing a lot better. 2023 was a rocky year for us for sure, but God's brought us through it all.

[@trentonlecleir2054]

@@StrangeJimi Can't tell you how much I appreciate that! We have a good life, and things are going better. Wishing the best right back for you.

[@justindeclair346]

This game for me was defined by a single moment. That moment when you realize that you have to take the core and replace the broken one with it. The whole hours of struggle and constant loops you go through, hours of floating endlessly through space knowing that time is stuck and you are stuck in it. That moment you solve that last riddle through context clues. That stunned me. And even after you take the core, the game playing that beautiful rendition of the end times because it's just as aware as you are that you are alone, in space, with one life and one shot. Just like real life. This is a work of art.

[@justindeclair346]

@@mamga3986 Awe! Thank you for reading!

[@pasty609]

I was on my final trek through dark bramble and just as I was reaching the final portal to the vessel I realised I was on track to collide with a branch. I looked to my left and saw an angler fish was beside me. I had no choice but to accelerate as fast as I could towards the portal while knowing this time I wouldn't wake up after dying. Honestly this game deserves every bit of hype it gets.

[@ryanpratt8568]

Seeing Solanum on Quantum Moon was the best moment for me. Genuine surprise. I literally gasped.. then realized who it was and said "...Solanum?" out loud. Then after talking with them, I was heartbroken after learning that they themselves acknowledge that they are not exactly alive. Mind you, this is before I reached the center of the Interloper, so I still had hope that there were Nomai still alive. This made the actual moment of realizing the Nomai's downfall even more crushing.

[@Luchoedge]

... just like real life. that hit like a train. you made me tear up!

[@viniciuscoxoba3842]

This piece of art made me fall in love with this thing called gaming all over again, for a few hours i was 10 years old in my tiny room like in 2006, thanks outer wilds.

[@josefaksoy42]

Me too my friend me too( ◜‿◝ )♡

[@HotdogSosage]

This is the only game to have ever brought that feeling back. Perhaps stronger than when I was younger? A truly astounding work of art. I'm in love with it.

[@Gerolanfalan]

Older than you, but I fully concur. Brings back a new sweet heartfelt wonder rarely found in adult everyday life now.

[@mattdrummond3552]

This game totally rejuvenated my love for gaming. I was playing Battlefield for like 2 months straight there, numb to the experience. Decided it was tome for a change of pace and randomly bought this beautiful game. I have since purchased and almost beat Subnautica. Subnautica so far has been JUST AS AMAZING an experience as Outer Wilds. What should my next game be?

[@polishpopulous8046]

@@mattdrummond3552 If you haven't played it already, and if I'm not responding much too late, Hollow Knight is another game that's given me the same feeling. It's quite challenging, but another masterpiece in immersion and world-building.

[@jcassokh]

There's a lot of big talkers and self-proclaimed badasses out there, but deep down inside, we're all scared and lost and just want to go back to Timber Hearth.

[@Lyrikan]

Comet Spoilers - For me, the biggest moment was exploring the comet. I kept wondering, "How did this race of highly intelligent alien life just suddenly die? How did an entire species capable of manipulating a solar system wide contraption all suddenly perish? There's skeletal remains all throughout the planets, so many of them looked completely unaware, like their immediate death was only a unknown second away." And then you reach the center of the comet, through the midst of the invisible poisonous gas (which could be found all throughout the solar system similar to an environmental hazard VIDEOGAMEY thing). You learn this gas was so densely compacted in the comet that their thirst for exploration following a failure of the Sun Station cracked open the shell, and released a wave of instant death which blanketed the entire solar system, sparing only some animal aquatic lifeforms on one of the planets. There's no spoken dialogue, only written text. The way the music kicked in as I read the final message of the Nomai who realized they were all going to die. The moment it clicked in my brain the cause was the moment the musical crescendo peaked. I was left speechless. What an absolutely amazing game experience that still haunts me to this day.

[@hyperrein]

There is no other game like it. To me it was more of a spiritual experience. My first time landing on the comet was such a great feeling. I super enjoyed every moment. The music really made me feel emotional whilst journeying through the depths of space ❤️

[@ReavoEnd]

Whether the Nomai explored the comet or not, it would have ruptured. As per their notes (on the sun station, I think), this was the comet's first foray into the Outer Wilds solar system, and it was that first heat of the sun which caused its core's pressure to spike and rupture. The Nomai's actions weren't their own undoing... Their time had simply come.

[@pkjohnson7477]

@@ReavoEnd the way you word it makes it so incredibly sad 😢 after all they accomplished and learnt in this world, it was simply time for them to go without even the chance to plea their case or to even reconcile with the inevitable. Just simply gone.

[@crisis8v88]

@@ReavoEnd And the explorers on the comet hoped to send a warning to the rest of their people once they learned what was coming, but they never got the chance to. D:

[@araxiel569]

1:00:18 So beutiful I cry evryteim :_:

[@Haaylo]

:'c

[@justblast3393]

😂😂

[@anstronomer2438]

When you destroy spacetime

[@justblast3393]

When you break up with your gf

[@subscriberswithnovideosc-rp5kf]

:b

[@adjsmith]

It took me two tries to actually play this game. I just didn't get it the first time I booted it up, and after the first loop I just didn't feel like starting it again. A year later, I was convinced to give it another go, and I'm glad I did. It was a wonderful experience. At one point, after I had already explored most of the system but hadn't found the final pieces of the story, I flew out to the edge of the system at the end of a loop and lined my signal scope back up at the planets. I got them almost all perfectly aligned... and then listened as, one by one, the signals of the instruments vanished. First Chert's drums. Then Esker's whistle. Then Riebeck's banjo. Then Gabbro's flute. And finally Feldspar's whistle. All that was left was static. And then the loop ended, and I was standing at the campfire again. It was profoundly sad. I had to spend a loop saying goodbye to everyone, before I finished the game.

[@Bean-mr8sf]

When you complete the game, and look at the log for the vessel in dark bramble and it's all like *"there is more to explore here"* 1:00:18

[@stefanspaho118]

Me when i read my ship log post ending:WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME GAME?!?!?

[@seantaggart7382]

But who cares LISTEN TO MPRE MUSIC

[@jonomarlowe3046]

I'm calling bullshit. When you finish the game you can only load your save before you finished the game, there is no 'post ending' gameplay. You reload your last save before completing or you start a new one. Weird thing to lie about bros.

[@lucasw3121]

They mean playing the previous save after beating the game. You’re incredibly rude considering you didn’t realize that’s what they meant.

[@pierrenoss4351]

Jono Marlowe well it’s normal, the sun entered in supernova, so basically the solar system is gone, you can’t go back there, and you’re in the eye of the universe so you still alive, I think that’s a perfect ending, but that’s only my opinion

[@porcuspine2368]

It's so incredible how some artists can make songs that change the emotion they give you by doing nothing but changing your context. Before playing this game, the songs sound comforting and curious, especially the title screen song. But as your journey matures, those same songs start feeling lonely, melancholy, and reflective without changing anything at all. It's magical.

[@kilroy7506]

Justin Iaconis it’s like, being sad that it’s gone but happy that it happened

[@HotdogSosage]

Such a fantastic art form. I absolutely think they've nailed this entire game. Geniuses

[@seantaggart7382]

@@kilroy7506 -Bob Ross

[@akeustis]

Absolutely, although I think that's partly a function of the human condition itself. Same thing happens with memories: for example, what was once a purely joyful memory of Grandma's cookies becomes tinged with sadness when Grandma passes away. No emotional experience is pure and static. The best composers get that

[@jehen15]

When you finally get the courage to pull the warp core out and travel to The Vessel that song kicks in and it was probably the moment I fell In love with this game. Never have I seen so much love and thought put into a project like this and I dont think I ever will again.

[@ddang3463]

Usually that's the moment I start swearing because I thought the suns gonna go super nova again and make me relive the challenges

[@Evbuscus1]

I immediately went to jump into the sun and restart my loop

[@Davesoft]

The first time you do it, and the music starts, the only thought can be "it knows what im gonna do, and im gonna do it!"

[@azghuldrake]

that is the reason i fear to get the last step to the vessel bcs i fear the hole this game will left in me cause i know i will never expirience something trully wonderfull like this again

[@seantaggart7382]

@@azghuldrake hey Its ok A game finished is better than a game forever not played

[@davies2871]

I believe my favorite part about Final End Times at 42:42 is that you can hear the distress signals from the escape pods start it off and they fade in and out throughout. The Nomai are lighting the way. The quantum signals that are throughout the solar system can also be heard underneath. Perhaps the Eye itself wishes to be found. All that coupled with the End Times theme helps create a cohesive piece that nicely encompasses the steps most people had to take to reach the Ash Twin Project and take the core. It really feels as if it has all come to this moment. This is the cycle where the universe dies the death it needs to be reborn.

[@Davesoft]

The game only ever 'directly' interacts with the player a couple of times, and that music change is perfect.

[@seantaggart7382]

And also the "vocals" Underneath give that moment of TRIUMPH

[@MrTalithan]

@@mamga3986 also of note, they really put the distress in in distress beacons because holy hell listening to it makes me distressed.

[@babythorgaming2166]

20:55 made me so uncomfortable and sad when I came across it ingame, uncovering what happened to that third escape pod was heart wrenching to me

[@subscriberswithnovideosc-rp5kf]

What happened in that part of the game I mean I won the game but I dont remember that part can u explain me

[@babythorgaming2166]

Yeah. So basically when you go to dark bramble, one of the things you can find is one of the three Nomai escape pods. You find they've left and follow a trail of lights they make and you come across all of their corpses huddling around one of the dark bramble seeds cause they ran out of supplies

[@Raptuure]

@@babythorgaming2166 Yeah man, it is a really sad part

[@seantaggart7382]

@@babythorgaming2166 Yeah if only they had a scout launcher maybe then they would have saw where it was and left

[@Nefarion90]

This tune plays on the Interloper too.

[@cmbasnett]

Just finished the game a couple weeks ago. So far, my game of the year by a long-shot.

[@spoopy._.cheems]

Just finished it a couple of days ago, and wow I can't believe I missed it. Its is genuinely one of the most underrated hidden gems and I wished Outer Worlds didn't overshadow it because it released in the same year.

[@charlesajones77]

@@spoopy._.cheems I would never have heard of Outer Wilds if it hadn't been for Outer Worlds. And now I've spent far more time on Outer Wilds.

[@christianp5993]

​@@mamga3986 100% agree. I've played a lot of games with amazing stories, but this one is easily my favorite.

[@jsd9273]

Game of the year? Game of a life for me.

[@allendegraaf8939]

This game is great but another good adventure game is journey to the savage planet

[@climbhazzard126]

It's so weird. For a game about exploration, this soundtrack feels like coming home. This game is special.

[@pabloliva87]

Sometimes, when I was done with an exploration and knew that I didn't have time for another, I liked going back to Timber Hearth and waiting for the supernova in the village. I haven't been able to visit my hometown in months due to the quarantine. This felt like going home.

[@The_Jumping_Box]

It feels like coming back to your childhood home, all the memories are there, but no one you remember is, it's sad and lonely, but happy and nostalgic at the same time, a bitter sweet melancholy

[@sylviebarthelemymartinez1229]

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[@julianp.5818]

First time I was about to enter Dark Bramble, I sent a probe into the core and got a photograph of a giant angler fish. Took me five minutes to gather up all my courage and fly into that damn thing...

[@revenant9277]

This is probably the only game where I can honestly say that I wish I could experience it for the first time again. I never realized it was this realistic to be moved emotionally over a videogame.

[@Sproctoo]

me too

[@statick160]

I have yet to complete the game, but I'm looking forward to all the secrets it has to offer. In the meanwhile, if you want to experience games that i have this exact feeling with, i would tell you to try out Subnautica, and return of the obra dinn

[@revenant9277]

@@statick160 The story just gets more and more fascinating. And I've played subnautica but I've never heard of the other one you mentioned. I'll have to look into it now

[@Spurioushamster]

Me too. I'm putting off playing it again to kerp it as fresh as possible

[@lindseys3708]

@@statick160 Yo the style of RotOD looks really cool, I have NEVER heard of it before, but I'm gonna keep it on my wishlist!

[@lukas753331]

I will not lie, that campfire song at the end of game left me in tears..

[@automatedminer7158]

Everyone: damn 2020 was awful, can't wait for 2021 December 31st, 2020: 13:43

[@osman8950]

lmfaoo imagine while counting down you see a blue wave coming towards you and it gets closer and closer as you get close to zero

[@Nefarion90]

21:00 this tune plays when you reach the ruptured core on the Interloper. Man it's so heart-piercing to read nomai diaries to that melody. This is some special kind of sadness when you uncover tragic events from distant past.

[@KevinMacku]

Pye's last audio log, man. All the feels.

[@williamkoch4420]

I didn’t notice this song until I found the grave in dark bramble.

[@Ainz_Oo]

Listened to this first in dark bramble... I was hypnotised by the instant. Feeling the despair...

[@silver6s]

Does anyone know the name of it(its not actually The Nomai; cause thats a different song)

[@moontiger6393]

Listening to it literally just hurts

[@pothawkhd1221]

Woops I actually read all 600 comments while listening to these tracks. Thank all of you for sharing your stories and thoughts! It's good to see that there are so many who can appreciate this masterpiece. Let this game and music become a part of who you are. Remind yourself of who you want to be. Every day. Don't let the loop wipe your memories away.

[@BlueShellshock]

My one and only regret for this game was that I had to do a lookup or two. I loved how the entire game was about learning to use what you had and exploring, but then I choked on getting to the Core, and looking that up spoiled about 4 other things.

[@we-must-live]

@@BlueShellshock mmh, i was doing pretty well until I kept getting murderized by the giant fish present on a certain planet looking for a seed that led to a certain ship... had to look up how to get to the right place because everything i tried ended me up in de gullet of a fish

[@sylviebarthelemymartinez1229]

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[@monsoonsheep]

Thank you for this comment

[@literatedegenerate3800]

Outer wilds: Science fiction games at its absolute peak and then some

[@Loctiter]

42:42 gave me chills when I was playing

[@rarespetrescu69]

The moment that song plays and the gravity of what you just did sinks in is astounding. I thought if I screwed up the game would've deleted the save slot. Really felt as if the weight of the whole universe was resting on my shoulders. What a grand and terrifying moment that was.

[@conorward6991]

@@rarespetrescu69 For real man. It's been a while since i've had an "oh shit" moment in a game but that part did it.

[@literatedegenerate3800]

@@rarespetrescu69 Yeah, the game gives you one single safety net, then takes it away at the point when you would want it most. You must sacrifice that which makes you immortal for the sake of the universes mortality. You must die so others can one day live, so that the efforts, labors and dreams of everything the nomai built aren't in vein. The master stroke of the master piece that is outer wilds.

[@mikeman7918]

@@literatedegenerate3800 I remember after doing that, my first thought was "I am mortal now. If I die, that's it." I spent the previous cycle talking to all the travelers and a few hearthiens mentally preparing myself for what's ahead. I even managed to mess up a bit and get a Dark Bramble anglerfish after me, there were a couple times when I thought I would die and unlike every other time it actually had weight. Drifting past the anglerfish on the final cycle was terrifying. The fact that I didn't know what the game would do if I died made it so much more frightening. Oh, and 54:57 nearly brought me to tears. Me of all people, that's a hard feat. This game is truly a masterpiece, I would be very disappointed if it doesn't get many awards.

[@void-1632]

Loctiter scared the crap out of me, I thought the cycle was about to end in a few minutes

[@johnnymccormick1524]

54:21 One of the most powerful, emotional, majestic, tearful and beautiful moments in all gaming history. Outer Wilds... Wow just wow. I thought it was impossible for a perfect game to be made these days. So happy this game came along and proved me wrong 👍 🙂

[@9volt65]

It gives me goosebumps every time. What a trip!

[@ecksdmanxd7419]

no that’s 1:00:18

[@seantaggart7382]

Yeah "let there be light" LITERALLY TRUMPS OVER SUBNAUTICA UNDERTALE ALL THOSE OTHER GAMES BY A LONG SHOT

[@seantaggart7382]

@@ecksdmanxd7419 DODODOOO DOOO DOO DOOO DOOOOO DDOOO DOOOO

[@pierrenoss4351]

Aiden The gamer yeah man that’s too much emotion...

[@gabrielrej834]

I'm not crying. You're crying!

[@cryoanubis]

We are all crying.

[@whatsongisthis5691]

13:43 "End Times" stressed me the hell out. Even hearing it now, I feel like I'm gonna die any moment lol

[@xaakoland]

I'll never forget that moment, when I first time flew casually into the Dark Bramble, completely clueless of what was expecting me there.

[@hyperrein]

Me too! Oh how we were soon awoken with the monsters in the midst 😂

[@basementdustproductions1069]

My friend recommended this game to me and when I told them I went into Dark Bramble they just said "How long did it take you to die?" and I just said "Immediately"

[@Zapdos7471]

After all this time, all the memories, watching so many other people fall in love with the game, after discovering detail upon detail upon reflection… … the kazoo ending still makes me lose it.

[@mattomo6825]

End Times was always my favorite because of how much sadness it brought to me. I had no idea what it meant at first, but once I saw the supernova, I realized what it meant. It meant you watching as all of your family died, and you would start back where you began, over and over again. But when Final End Times came on, it really hit me. Final End Times was about you making your final journey, without a way to come back. You would fulfill what the eye wanted of you, and you would meet an end. A sort of happy one. Those two songs are my favorite...

[@hllyenaylleth9576]

imagine, you aren't alone, this loop affects the universe, everyone replied again and again. Albeit living for ever in that time frame.

[@sevbait]

I remember the first time this happened to me in game, I was interacting with the white hole and things around it, and I thought I had somehow caused the supernova. Great game.

[@danimorgan5378]

I was really having fun then I didn’t realize my autopilot was getting too close to the sun. It was dying but I thought it was because I was too close, I died thinking, “Is it dying or was I too close?” Got my answer the second time :D

[@xuxooo]

I love this game so much its unreal The many emotions i felt during my playthrough, the realizations, the various moments of fear and scare... honestly, this is a masterpiece Great audio design, great history, great gameplay The only bad thing is that i can't play it again for the first time!

[@Rockthemike13]

I'm typically not a sad guy. Things dont make me cry. But I gotta be honest.... That moment in the dark brambles when you're following the beacons, to find the Nomai who were looking for their last chance to survive.... and that gut wrenching music starts playing at 20:55 my eyes were very wet. I'll never forget that. What a game. This will be rooted in my brain for a long while.

[@hyperrein]

Aww yeah that moment was rough. Was unexpected considering the atmosphere in Dark Bramble. ❤️

[@Lexyvil]

That was an impactful experience. Being stuck in spooky dimensional maze like Dark Bramble is worse than being stuck in a closed maze-like Egyptian tomb in the dark.

[@gabrielgava4510]

This Nomai song gives me Silent Hill 2 feelings. It is the same type of sadness.

[@hombiebearcat]

The replacement of "Escape Pod 3 Survivors" with "Nomai Grave" really hit it home

[@davidtorazzi7650]

It was only at the end of the game I realized the greatness of what I was experiencing. I was oblivious at the magnitude of what was happening.

[@edmndw]

16:28 City I have to check everything. The sand is filling up. The planet is collapsing. *Time is running out.*

[@pabloliva87]

That was so, so intense.

[@incompetentastie9888]

I think im drowning, asphyxiating, I wanna play the game, that youre creating

[@deathmatch480]

This game is amazing but terrifies me. It's a great experience to play. And it gives me astroneer vibes ( if you know that game )

[@someone_is._]

Space and the unknown? Is that what scares you?

[@aurel33333]

@@someone_is._ I fear no man, but this thing (supernova), it scares me...

[@feldsar]

Astroneer? You mean an excuse for spyware?

[@a-5516]

Yes

[@Davesoft]

Me to, a little toy star system to roam around in with deep mysteries without explanation.

[@Justin-ee1mv]

Bring me back to June 2019 Where I watched the game from a streamer and was entirely hooked, Now the game is as popular as it always and should deserves

[@kingkendroid987]

I swear every time I play this game it feels like one of the scariest games, from the fact every cave is so dark in ember twin that whenever I turn my flashlight off I fear I will die instantly, even though I know nothing is there, to the anglerfish who, no matter how much times I see their faces, gives me nightmares. And to top it off you have some of the songs this game has which just freak me the hell out. And somehow with all of this scaring me to my deathbed, I like this more than like, any other game.

[@thaneros]

Fuck them Anglerfish!

[@imaginationcrew9516]

@@thaneros yes they are annoying but If you pay attention to your logs (assuming you have most of them) they will reveal a way to get past those blasted things.

[@thaneros]

@@imaginationcrew9516 I know but it doesn't make them any less scary knowing what to do.

[@imaginationcrew9516]

@@thaneros you couldn't be more right about that. patience s critical, and I learned the terrifying way.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

if I could wipe all of my memory of this game and play it again... I'd want to. I'd really, really want to. But I can't help but feel like that would fly in the face of its message.

[@tylertot4400]

16:02 *take a long look at the stars* *and watch how they take you into their arms to join them once more* *dont worry.* *you will be back again someday*

[@hyghostgamer9495]

You know whats kinda funny and astounding at the same time? That I've seen zero haters for this game, its kind of amazing :) Edit: This whole thread has been really awesome, thank you all for the likes/replies!

[@seantaggart7382]

I KNOW THAT'S AMAZING (But give it time like 2 years)

[@swoff2844]

@@seantaggart7382 I spotted a hater the other day on twitter. They made a tweet exclaiming how they HATE the game to its core. Other than that it's just been people saying "I dont understand it"

[@seantaggart7382]

@@swoff2844 THEY WHAT? *fire rages in me* IGNORE that But HOW DARE THEY hold on ill be right back *Sounds of screaming* Done

[@seantaggart7382]

Hmmm did i do that?

[@TheRealArcher-gn6wo]

Sean Taggart cringe

[@Zblade495]

(Minor spoilers) Getting to the sun station manually felt incredibly rewarding. Just the ludicrous idea of having to match up your position and speed with an object traveling so fast and so dangerously close to the sun made it memorable. I recall back to getting that ah-ha! moment when looking at the sun station (the last location for me to visit) and thinking: 'wait, we're in a vacuum, I could match up my speed and as long as my orbit is stable... I could totally get there!' It really made me feel like I was experiencing that scene from Interstellar when they dock with the spinning space station.

[@pob_42]

"It's not possible!" "No, it's necessary"

[@mcCrunch]

We were there together. The final voices of a dying universe, passing the torch to the next one. May their campfires be surrounded by good cheer, good friends. And most important of all...marshmallows.

[@Mincho1994]

*Bit of spoilers ahead* This fucking game man. The loop is such a genius mechanic that also ties into the storyline. Every time you hear End Times you know your time is up for this loop. But it's fine, there's always the next. You don't know why or how, but you know you'll come back. But eventually you learn whats behind it, and how it works, and what powers it. And when you pick up that warp core, you KNOW that's it. No more loops. If you fuck it up now you will not come back. And then 42:42 picks up. It's the same music again. But this time, it's more serious because you know it's for the last time. If you fail now, you fail forever. Never have I had such an OH SHIT moment in a game before. Absolutely brilliant 10/10

[@DimitriSabadie]

Yeah, the first time I heard the synthwave version, I both got very excited, panicked, stressed and happy. Especially because, I guess like most other players, it took me so many hours to grab all the knowledge to end up there. And you know you did something that is going to lead you to the right decision. This game is so beautiful.

[@theterrificturtwig5742]

I actually did screw up in dark bramble with the anglerfish and it just said YOU DIED and played the credits, luckily it lets you reload the save and try again.

[@Narsuaq]

Reading this gave me chills.

[@thanatos2185]

lol that 42 is the number in Hitchiker's guide to the galaxy that represents the answer to life, the universe, and everything. It probably a coincidence, but damn if it is one.

[@Jerkzilla]

@@theterrificturtwig5742 Same, I even did a practice run to the vessel the previous loop, but in the excitement, I went to the wrong node.

[@buffruddy297]

My favorite moment when experiencing the game was when I stood on the quantum stone and teleported across the ember twin. I was shaken with the flashlight revelation. That night I lay in bed and thought about how this could be important. I realized that the “conscious observation” thing was very literal. That line-of-sight wasn’t just the path I was looking, but my literal observation of the object. I know it sounds obvious, but after that sank in I decided to experiment with my camera and sure enough, I figured out how to land on the Quantum Moon the very next morning. I was OVERJOYED when I touched down for the first time. After a few visits I realized the environment changed whenever I moved planets. So I played with the environments and ended up on the North Pole. I found Solanum and talked with him. The whole time I was gleefully smiling. That was the biggest moment for me besides the end of the game. Inviting Solanum into the campfire circle made that moment all the more meaningful for me in the end. Hell of a game. It immediately shot to my top ten games of all time and I think it will remain their for many many years. I really hope this game gets a completely brand new sequel (not just the dope dlc) with a new solar system and mystery.

[@wifin6644]

I remember hunting for the Quantum Moon for several cycles, trying various things to land there, after finding info about it here and there. Then, I've learned about the photo trick and was like "hun, it can't be THAT easy". SO I took a photo and flew into the moon at 1km\s... And boy did it work. I crashed so hard into the surface the ship broke in two, but I survived, thinking "oh, so it was actually that easy". I remember laughing for a minute at the irony of the situation

[@kladdkaka9997]

Seriously, this game is *the best* gaming experience I've ever had. Period.

[@_h4t3]

I KNEW IT !!!11 Banjo and Space fit together like Glove and Hand

[@yournotilliterate2103]

A friend recommended this game to me and suggested is buy it. I said I probably might knowing really I wasn’t. He bought it for me and oh my.. what a game. Still can’t thank him enough for showing me this.

[@hyperrein]

You have a great friend there. It’s just something of an impeccable experience ❤️

[@MegaChickenfish]

I'd just like to thank the community for this game. I'm not the best at puzzles, but threw everything I had into this game, taking notes about everything, but still finding a couple of times where I got completely stuck despite being confident that I found all the necessary clues. The community has a *dedication* against spoilers, thanks to knowing that simply using a walkthrough *isn't experiencing the game.* All I needed was a gentle nudge in the right direction a couple of times, like "hey, the symbol at the warp forge is important, remember what it looks like" to get those pieces to click together. You guys helped fund the game by crowdfunding it, then helped *preserve* the game with this.

[@ats2149]

I just finished the game today and to tell you I was crying is an understatement. The convergence of all the instruments was beautiful

[@jackcleary1873]

This game changed so much in the way I view video-games. A true piece of art, it’s soundtrack ties everything together, one that still takes my breath away months after finishing it. This is what games are all about, not empty soulless voids designed to suck up as much cash as possible, but masterpieces, designed to make you contemplate yourself and the world you live in, a game designed to bring joy and a sense of achievement from self-attained knowledge, not from a pretty new skin for your gun. I urge anyone who hasn’t to experienced this for themselves, to trust in all of us who have, and believe us when we say this game will make you cry, laugh, hide behind your covers and smile from ear to ear. Personally, no game I have ever played can come close to the feeling I got when finishing outer wilds, a feeling I had achieved something special. my game of the decade. to the devs, I thank you for creating a true testament to what games should be. you deserve so much more than what you have probably got

[@psammiad]

I would say this game is a cultural milestone. The writing, music and atmosphere are original and amazing. We really need to be officially recognising and recording these kind of cultural landmarks.

[@globbo2225]

I think my favorite one here atmospherically has to be sun station. It sounds so grand and cosmic while also sounding melancholy and tragic. It perfect accentuates the feeling of opening the emergency door and floating too the other side with the sun so close below you. Or discovering the nomais plans to blow up the sun without quite knowing why they would yet. It perfectly couples one of my favorite areas in the game and I love it for that.

[@raxafrog3010]

The first time I removed the warp core, I stumbled into the cactus next to the warp pad and died.

[@ianhughes6579]

Here’s the track list so you can just click to each song :) 00:00 Main Menu 01:07 Timber Hearth 04:31 Museum 07:20 Observatory 09:37 Traveler Theme 13:43 End Times 15:36 Morning Cello 16:02 Outer Wilds Ventures (combined) 16:28 City 20:13 Data Streanm 20:55 Nomai 22:08 Various Motifs 26:22 Aquatic Exploration 28:53 Advanced Technology 31:40 Dark Bramble 35:17 The Vessel 36:08 Quantum Signal 36:56 Quantum Moon 40:09 Sun Station 42:42 Final End Times 46:05 Eye of the Universe 46:37 Time Loop 54:21 Ending Theme 54:57 Credits 1:00:18 Kazoo 1:01:10 Campfire Song 1:03:12 Main Theme (demo) 1:04:40 Campfire Song (demo) 1:06:23 Timber Hearth (alpha) 1:08:31 Nomai (alpha) 1:09:23 Giant's Deep (alpha) 1:10:42 Dark Bramble (alpha) 1:12:09 Quantum Moon (alpha)

[@joshsimon794]

Thank you my friend. Have a good life

[@MrFigaro69]

Ian Hughes you are a God have a good rest of your life

[@joshsimon794]

@Gmayor61 yea but we cant click on those on mobile, we'd have to drag the slider to that time

[@joshuafox2990]

Ian Hughes z

[@S1lv3rc0m3t]

Hands down timber hearth is my all time favorite song

[@Lexyvil]

This game is a good example on why video games are my favourite entertainment medium.

[@jakeradcliffe2396]

Listening to the soundtrack again makes me wish I could just forget ever playing Outer Wilds, then start it all over again...

[@BlunterSales]

The credit theme goes so hard, and then you hear Kazoo. Flawless

[@YesOfCourse0]

(Spoilers) Final End Times...Wow, just...wow. This game was amazing. It's sense of exploration, of discovery, of those little a-ha moments you'd get, it was what made this game truly special. And when this song played, as I rushed to Dark Bramble, I had a realization. This was it, one way or another, I was leaving this place. There was no more to discover, no more to sift through, I would never experience it again. I almost cried, it was beautiful, yet so, so sad. As I was putting in the coordinates for the Eye, I heard the song again, but this time, it was the original. I panicked, realising that I needed to finish this now. I heard the sun explode, the wave of energy rushing towards me, I was terrified. I could pratically feel the heat as I dragged that orb to it's final spot. I was so close to death, but then, I was safe. I looked out and saw the Eye. It wasn't scary, like others had thought. In that moment, it was beautiful. As I made my way through the Eye, and into the dark forest, as I found Esker, and all the other explorers, as I realised that even Solanum was there, I smiled. I asked everyone to start playing, and it was stunning. I listened for a while before moving on, knowing this was the end. And when I finally worked up the courage to enter, and the ending theme played, and I saw the wave of energy rushing towards, I knew I was going to die. But this time, I wasn't scared, I was happy. I embraced the wave. And then I was gone. But I started something new. And it was beautiful.

[@Raptuure]

When you finish this game, you have so much feelings that you want to share, its beatiful

[@seantaggart7382]

@@Raptuure yeah and to end a decade? THATS STYLE!

[@Raptuure]

@@seantaggart7382 Yup

[@TheRealArcher-gn6wo]

TheRapture Once the game is beat, you experience so much raw emotion that the only response your brain can come up with is to cry, even if you’re not sad

[@CrispyMuffin2]

Im sorry i cant help but tear up when hearing some of these

[@Sparsse]

31:40 first time I loaded up the game and played, dark bramble was my first planet I visited with no prior game knowledge, boy was I in for a surprise

[@brinous_]

Oh no no no xD

[@KG-ck9hb]

15:36 is such a beautiful heartache.

[@micahheemstra9049]

Hey Thomas, if you read this comment, thanks for recommending this game to me. I absolutely loved it and every time I play it I’ll think of our friendship. I never really say it much, but thanks also for being such a great friend. I’m sad that we don’t get to hang out as much any more, but I’m happy you are pursuing your dreams. Love you as a brother, man. Good luck at college!

[@lorachi8407]

Merci TheGreatReview pour les travaux

[@matthewl6627]

When you literally unlock a whole city but 14:00 starts playing

[@theterrificturtwig5742]

How? Both cities are destroyed by that point, either buried in sand or scattered around the white hole.

[@shirori2004]

@@theterrificturtwig5742 Well yeah technically the broken city is at the white hole

[@freshpudding345]

@@theterrificturtwig5742 not the hanging city

[@criscut6224]

I’m grateful that I’ve been lucky enough to run across this game and experience its soundtrack. Especially at this specific step in my life. My dog of 14 years is passing away this coming morning and I’ve more or less grown up with him. I’ve come to terms with the fact that he passing away because I’ve accepted that it’s an inevitable part of life. Although as ready for this I’ve become it’s still jarring and incredibly sad. So I’m happy something like this soundtrack exists to just help me calm myself and reflect on memories in a light brighter than it would have been it hadn’t existed. I’m thankful to this incredible composer for all of this music and to the developers for crafting this whole piece of art. You’ve made something truly special.

[@andrewprahlow]

Thank you so much for sharing this story - it really means a lot to me, and to be able to help you and relate to you like this is the entire reason I started writing music in the first place.

[@Geo-st4jv]

I learned that letting go from the game it's such a strong message that presents its self all at once and it'll stick with me forever

[@austinhall200]

Your story is so cool and inspiring. This soundtrack brings out feelings of sorrow and mourning, but not in a bad way at all. I’m just at peace listening. I just melt away in my bed dreaming of the past and future

[@basementdustproductions1069]

I’m sorry to know that you’re dog has passed on, but I do hope you are doing well. I saw your comment a long time ago, but just want to make sure you are still doing good

[@KyleKatarn145]

I wish there was like a twenty minute version of the Timber Hearth track, that acoustic guitar just makes me float away.

[@superiorcomputerai7608]

Can I thank you? No one else appreciates it.

[@xemnus766]

It sucks that You can’t ever really replay this game. It was fun while it lasted tho

[@pewienczlowiekag3111]

@@mamga3986 i was actually replaying one point n click 8 Times So... You can

[@denialater7775]

Do you really play the game or does the game play you?

[@quitwoozy5224]

@@denialater7775 ok alan watts

[@Soulie81]

I'm so glad I have Game Pass. Otherwise I never would've given this game a shot. At first I was underwhelmed at the start, but once I got out into space and started uncovering the mystery, my mind was blown. With all the copy pasted / unoriginal games out there that people buy every year, this game has been a breath of fresh air and a reminder that video games are ART and this one is a MASTERPIECE.

[@basementdustproductions1069]

Same

[@hyperrein]

Oh 💯 I saw this on game pass and overlooked it at first. Then one day I just decided to download it and see what it was all about. Best decision I ever made in regards to gaming. It was so soothing and I have yet to see another game that had me feeling the same way. All the best ❤️

[@_Cypher__]

I remember back in 2020 I had just finished playing the Ori games on Xbox Game Pass. I saw Outer Wilds next to it in the list of games, and thought “what the hell I’ll give it a shot”. Man I do not regret that decision even one bit.

[@Knightkrawla34]

At 43 you know damn.....my time is up, such a beautiful but depressing song knowing everything in existence will be gone......very depressing to think about.

[@tobiasm988]

True, but also it gives me some satisfaction knowing that no matter what i do in life i will in the end be gone forever, so why not take time and smell the pinetrees along the way : )

[@kharanjulLive]

Better enjoy life at 43 than regret what you didn't do by the time you're 73

[@xthecrazy3548]

@@kharanjulLive I thinks he's talking about the minutes on the video...

[@xthecrazy3548]

@Giovanni Marrero Still... i thinks he is talking about the time...

[@gustavobriseno5537]

@@xthecrazy3548 Is he still talking about the time lol

[@span89]

Honestly, I bought this game and struggled to start it because the menu music was so damn good.

[@krztix]

please make 16:02 Outer wilds Ventures (combined) longer!! it passes all the memories and feelings of playing the game and the beautiful ending

[@whitetigersinon6927]

I can give you the advise to look it up on spotify. it's 3:30 long. Called "Travelers". open.spotify.com/track/607Rub0edH75AmHEIsuw8N?si=pzXFRub9R2SfZzkUctHj6Q

[@Delta_2209]

Just search Traveller theme on KZbin.

[@Cavemanner]

I barely made it 10 seconds before the tears starting flowing. This game came to me during one of the best and worst times of my life so far. I was still happy and could feel emotions. I felt the joy of discovery and the dread of failure so deeply while exploring that beutiful world, and the music was a huge part of the atmosphere and charm. I was simultaneously in the early stages of losing myself to drugs and excess. Excess of stimulation, of stimulants, of the dopamine rush. Excess of hedonism and selfishness. And now I am nothing but a hollow shell of the person I once was. Emotions amd memories have faded and now I simply float through life, barely existing. I've let all my friendships fall by the wayside. I've lost all zeal for learning and discovering. Even drugs are no longer a respite. They just don't hit the same way, and usually the wrong way. I'm not entirely sure why this was recommended to me, but it brought me back like whiplash to that time in my life when I could discover an experience like The Outer Wilds and just fall headfirst into it. I played it so intently that i had dreams of being in the lander and taking off from Earth and our moon which were the size of the planets in the game. I began seeing the same sort of spiral patterns that the alien language was written in everywhere. Hell, I could even close my eyes while roasting a marshmallow and just see the campfire scene from the beginning of the loop, looking up at the stars like i was in the game. God, I miss me. I miss who I was before I fucked around and found out. I'm truly afraid I'll never know that guy again.

[@davidtorazzi7650]

I wonder what would happen if you could convince Gabro of comming with you to The Eye

[@TheKryps89]

*Spoilers ahead* I just finished the game and I'd like to share my experience. That kind of ending was something that I didn't expect and it was a punch right in the face like no others. I cried for 10 minutes thinking about my all life in a nutshell. After all the struggle and every trouble, in the end there's just a campfire, some friends, good music, and you lived an experience that makes you appreciate the scent of pines along the way. The only things that matters... I really wish that I could bring these feelings with me even after years, I'm so grateful to this game and to this beautiful soundtrack. I don't know if you have felt the same, I think that this kind of ending is open to interpretations, and it makes this game a real piece of art.

[@Z8MB1ET0WN]

Love this kind of stuff, man.

[@tactical_slime4608]

Me : "im about to do whats called a pro gamer move." *removes black hole warp core in high energy lab 1:00:18

[@HotdogSosage]

Holy shit I laughed hard

[@seantaggart7382]

*actual end times plays not final version* OH SHIT BACK BACK BA-----

[@CannedSoup602]

*screen cracks*

[@seantaggart7382]

@@CannedSoup602 game: 😏

[@suspensionrailway7094]

CONGRATULATIONS! *YOU DESTROYED THE UNIVERSE*

[@sp0ckz0mbi3]

What I love about the game's ending is that we get to experience what the mc is experiencing. Just like their world is gone an can never return. Neither can the player ever experience the game for the first time again, and like the mc this world slips through our grasp. Tragic yet beautiful, the world is precious not because it goes on forever but because it doesn't. And one day we must all make way for something new.

[@guillaumegeaymond503]

I've never played this game but had the feeling the soundtrack would be gorgeous. Didn't think it would be THAT gorgeous though.

[@dango6266]

_Play it_

[@boredishfish2717]

Seriously. *Play it.*

[@fallowthrall2292]

You will never be able to play Outer Wilds fresh again

[@ichbinawsum]

I first played outer wilds when i got covid last year. I was bedridden for 2 weeks and it helped me get thru the roughest parts of it when i thought i was going to die. It was something to wake up for. Thank you

[@user-cx5bf2uf2r]

This soundtrack is so good it has 2 most replayed moments.

[@wendyschwartz7455]

1:00:19 , this genuinely caught me off guard and scared me.

[@MegaLordGaben]

I just started playing this game about 3 days ago at the time of writing this comment. I really wish I picked it up sooner, because this game is literally what a game is supposed to be. Passion filled art. An expressive piece of art that makes you feel something. The game really does make you feel like when you did when games were fun and exciting. Almost makes you feel like a kid again, and it’s so strange. Outer Wilds is proof there is still love that goes into games. I just wish there was more of it. I just have to add as well, this soundtrack is fucking beautiful, every note is felt and the vibe is so sad, yet comforting. I have an emotional bondage with the music for this game and I really cannot tell you why. Everything about this game hits the right beats. And I mean EVERYTHING. A modern masterpiece. Pick this game up. Right now. I don’t care if you’re on the fence or don’t think it would be fun, you NEED to experience this. You will NOT regret it.

[@romansmirnov467]

Totally agreed, the music is fantastic. It feels so personal and yet galactic. Amazing work!

[@Donncreo]

About feel like a kid, this is literally how i feel about all the game. I remember feel scary but really happy when finally arrived on Quantum moon

[@C0nn0r72]

*I CRIED OVER THIS OK!?*

[@TheGhilamonster]

Don't worry, so did I c:

[@elegyofthering6363]

Doctor: "you have 30 secs left to live, what do you want? me with a QR tatoo: 54:21

[@chotorem]

Opened the game. Heard the music. Knew it was gonna be good. Did not disappoint.

[@CDMudd]

I died 3.3 times listening to this soundtrack.

[@victorpedrosoceolin3919]

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