It’s Not Open World, But Still Exploration Heavy
Although it shares a lot in common with other open world RPGs, The Outer Worlds technically isn’t an open world game. There’s no massive map you’ll be traversing, but there’s still quite a bit of exploration.
Instead, the game is split up into a number of zones that function as different planets or areas in the Halcyon Colony. These maps generally aren’t terribly large, but the space is used well.
Areas are littered with buildings to explore, items to find, and enemies to battle, and it’s much more than just empty space.
You’ll be scavenging plenty of loot and consumables, just like in Fallout, but you won’t have to trek across a wasteland for ten minutes in order to do so.
If that level of vast exploration is something you like, temper your expectations a bit with The Outer Worlds, but know that a similar experience is still there.
