Games Like The Outer Worlds Similar Role-playing & Adventure Games like The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds is described as 'Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony' and is a role-playing game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to The Outer Worlds for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Xbox and Playstation apps. The best The Outer Worlds alternative is The Elder Scrolls. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl or Infected Shelter. Other The Outer Worlds like games are Fallout, Metro, Baldur's Gate and Starfield.

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Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony.

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The Outer Worlds alternatives page was last updated Jul 8, 2022
  1. The Elder Scrolls icon
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    The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

    62 The Elder Scrolls alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    The Elder Scrolls Features

    1.  Cloud saves
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Enviroment
    4.  Single player
    5.  Player vs Player
    6.  Achievements Supported
    7.  Open World Game
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    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to The Outer Worlds.

    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular commercial alternative to The Outer Worlds.

    • The Elder Scrolls is Paid and ProprietaryThe Outer Worlds is also Paid and Proprietary
    • The Elder Scrolls is MultiplayerThe Outer Worlds is not according to our users
  2. Fallout icon
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    Fallout is a series of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games—and later action role-playing games—created by Interplay Entertainment.

    38 Fallout alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Bethesda Launcher
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Fallout Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Player vs Enviroment
    3.  Single player
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  3. Metro icon
     22 likes

    Metro is a survival horror first-person shooter video game series, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.

    43 Metro alternatives
    Metro Exodus

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Metro Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
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    • Metro is the most popular Linux alternative to The Outer Worlds.

    • Metro is Paid and ProprietaryThe Outer Worlds is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl icon
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter video game by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World, published in 2007. It features an alternate reality theme, where a second nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone in the near...

    19 STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl alternatives
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    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Moddable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Player vs Enviroment
    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl iconThe Outer Worlds Icon

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    • STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is the most popular free alternative to The Outer Worlds.

    • STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is Freemium and ProprietaryThe Outer Worlds is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Baldur's Gate icon
     8 likes

    Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting.

    23 Baldur's Gate alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch

    Baldur's Gate Features

    1.  Online co-op
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Single player
    4.  Multiplayer
    5.  Achievements Supported
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Isometric view
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  6. Starfield icon
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    Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.

    23 Starfield alternatives
    Starfield screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Starfield Features

    1.  Procedurally generated
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  7. Star Wars: KotOR II icon
     8 likes

    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (often abbreviated KOTOR) is a series of role-playing video games set in the Star Wars universe.

    27 Star Wars: KotOR II alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Star Wars: KotOR II Features

    Star Wars: KotOR II iconThe Outer Worlds Icon

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  8. Betrayal at Krondor icon
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    Midkemia – a realm of enchantment and ancient magic where elves, dwarves and man once battled an unimaginable evil across rifts in time and space. The legends tell of a boy named Pug who would become Master Magician.

    71 Betrayal at Krondor alternatives
    Betrayal at Krondor screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Betrayal at Krondor Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Third person perspective
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  9. Dragon Age icon
     17 likes

    The epic role-playing series from BioWare takes a thrilling leap forward with the power of Frostbite 3. Beautiful vistas and incredible new possibilities await you. Ready yourself for Dragon Age: Inquisition.

    33 Dragon Age alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam
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    An epic RPG based on the popular German paper & pencil series, "Das Schwarze Auge" (The Dark Eye).

    38 Realms of Arkania (trilogy) alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • DOSBox

    Realms of Arkania (trilogy) Features

    1.  Single player
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  11. Wasteland icon
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    Wasteland was originally developed by Interplay, and spawned the creation of the Fallout series. The game was published by Electronic Arts. inXile Entertainment, is planning on remastering the original version that was created by Interplay.

    24 Wasteland alternatives
    Wasteland: Remastered,

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Wasteland Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Isometric view
    3.  Squad based
    4.  Top down camera
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  12. Kenshi icon
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    A free-roaming squad based RPG focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals.

    9 Kenshi alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Steam

    Kenshi Features

    1.  Player vs Enviroment
    2.  Moddable
    3.  Endless gameplay
    4.  Single player
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Sandbox
    8.  Base building
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