The Outer Worlds 2's Metacritic score has landed and it's right on par with the original RPG, and tied for fifth highest-rated game the developer Obsidian has ever made. Obsidian has put in a shift this year, releasing three games. First was Avowed back in February, then Grounded 2 came out of nowhere and launched very shortly after its announcement during the summer. And now to close out the year, The Outer Worlds 2 is releasing next week on October 29. The Outer Worlds 2's Metacritic score of 85 is on par with the original game, as well as South Park: The Stick of Truth, and places it just above Fallout: New Vegas at 84 and Avowed at 80. This makes it tied for the fifth highest-rated game from the studio behind Pentiment (which sits at 90 for Nintendo Switch 2), Pillars of Eternity (89 on PC), Pillars of Eternity (88 on PC) and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords (86 on Xbox). Big Preview: The Outer Worlds 2 – Exclusive access and hands-on with the quirky sci-fi RPG Channeling big Fallout energy means The Outer Worlds 2 could be the Starfield I always wanted The Outer Worlds 2 review: "The Fallout New Vegas creators have crafted a masterful space age RPG that's willing to play game master to my silliest decisions" Screw up too hard in The Outer Worlds 2 and your companions may fight you "to the death" because Obsidian wanted the RPG's cast to feel "like they're their own people"