Obsidian Entertainment announce The Outer Wilds

Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind RPGs from Alpha Protocol via Fallout: New Vegas to Pillars Of Eternity, tonight introduced The Outer Worlds, a brand new singleplayer first-person RPG with a space-western twang. As an area colonist who was deep frozen when their ship bought misplaced, we find yourself within the arse finish of the galaxy on a planet many factions are preventing over. It’s a little bit of a foolish one too, a bit like Borderlands however hopefully not full of gits? Trailer beneath.

The blurb sez:

“In The Outer Worlds, you awake from hibernation on a colonist ship that was lost in transit to Halcyon, the furthest colony from Earth located at the edge of the galaxy, only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy it. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter various factions, all vying for power, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable.”

The Outer Worlds is because of launch in 2019. While Obsidian are now owned by Microsoft, this one is being revealed by 2K’s Private Division so it isn’t confined to the silly git Windows Store. Look, it already has a Steam page and all. Look, dialogue choices:

Tonight’s announcement got here from The Game Awards, the ‘Oscars but video games’ marketing-o-rama that includes a number of anti-vaping movies.