The Outer Worlds 2 gets an October release date as Obsidian opens pre-orders and confirms that 2 story expansions are on their way

Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed that The Outer Worlds 2 release date is October 29, 2025. The news came at the Xbox Games Showcase, where the upcoming RPG was given a new trailer – a palate cleanser before the main course (the main course, in this poorly constructed analogy, being the dedicated Outer Worlds 2 showcase, which will run once the main showcase has concluded).

The release date means that The Outer Worlds 2 will land almost six years to the day that its predecessor introduced us to Obsidian's take on sci-fi RPGs. The studio has put that time to great use, drastically advancing the complexity of the underlying systems and pushing more choice than ever before into combat and conversations.

The Outer Worlds 2 looks set to be one of the must-play upcoming Xbox Series X games of 2025, but it won't be a platform exclusive. Despite Obsidian being a part of the Xbox Game Studios ecosystem, the publisher has already confirmed that the game will launch day-and-date on PS5 and PC (via Battle.net, Xbox, and Steam). It'll also support Xbox Play Anywhere (meaning you can pick up your progress across PC and Xbox console at no additional cost) and land into Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

The Outer Worlds 2 pre-orders are open now, with the upcoming Obsidian game also receiving a premium edition which includes a digital game download, a 'Corporate Appreciation Prize' cosmetics pack, a 'Commander Zane's Battle Pack', and a DLC pass for two incoming story expansions.

Xbox Games Showcase 2025 needs to build on Microsoft's momentum, but it may need to go beyond The Outer Worlds 2 to pull it off.