The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition similar games & best alternatives
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
2023
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Quick resume
The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is the ultimate way to play the award-winning RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Including the base game and all DLC, this remastered masterpiece is the absolute best version of The Outer Worlds.
Global score
77/100
Genres
Action, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Shooter
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Pros
- Meaningful player choice and character customization
- Engaging narrative and well-written dialogue
- Improved graphics and performance after patches
- Multiple playthroughs with varied approaches
- Compelling companion interactions
Cons
- Initial performance issues and bugs at launch
- Combat considered clunky or mediocre by some
- Short main story length
- Some players find world small or repetitive
- Upgrade price criticized by some users
Motivations
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Autonomy
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4"Players have significant freedom to choose playstyle, dialogue options, and companion usage, supporting personal decision-making."
The Outer Worlds
"Players have significant freedom to choose play styles, dialogue options, and character builds with minimal boundaries."
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Competence
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3"Game offers skill-based combat, weapon upgrades, and escalating difficulty requiring player effectiveness."
Island 359™
"Game offers skill-based dialogue checks, combat challenges, and tinkering mechanics that reward player effectiveness."
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Competition
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-4"Focus is on personal story progression and understanding rather than competing against others."
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
"Focus is on personal story progression and choices rather than competing against others."
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Continuation
Game with the same Continuation vibe
3"Players report long playtimes, multiple playthroughs, and engagement with side quests and DLCs, indicating habitual and extended play."
We Happy Few
"Players report multiple playthroughs and extended engagement with side quests and DLC content."
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-3"Gameplay centers on solo play with AI companions; no evidence of multiplayer or cooperative player interaction."
West of Loathing
"Gameplay centers on individual player decisions and solo exploration; companions are AI controlled without multiplayer cooperation."
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Creativity
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3"Players can customize character builds, weapons, and playstyles; some creative freedom in approach."
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
"Players can customize character builds, dialogue approaches, and tinker with weapons and armor."
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Domination
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-4"Interactions emphasize choice and consequence rather than exerting control or superiority over others."
Final Profit: A Shop RPG
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Escapism
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4"Players use the game to immerse themselves in a fictional adventure, escaping real life through story and exploration."
Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010)
"Players use the game to immerse in a fictional corporate dystopia, escaping real life through exploration and story."
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Expectation
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-4"Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or external pressure."
Gnomoria
"Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or external pressure."
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Experimenting
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4"Multiple dialogue options, mission orders, and playstyles encourage trying new approaches."
Alpha Protocol™
"Multiple play styles, dialogue options, and character builds encourage trying new approaches."
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Exploration
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3"Game world includes multiple locations and secrets; players explore new areas and lore."
Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
"Game world includes multiple planets and areas with lore and secrets to discover."
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Expression
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3"Character customization and cosmetic items allow personal expression."
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
"Character customization and companion interactions allow personal expression."
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Fantasy
Game with the same Fantasy vibe
4"Strong sci-fi and satirical corporate dystopia setting with imaginative characters and story."
The Outer Worlds
"Set in a satirical sci-fi universe with imaginative corporate dystopia and fictional characters."
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Fellowship
Game with the same Fellowship vibe
-3"Social interaction is limited to NPCs and companions; minimal multiplayer or community features."
New Arc Line
"Social interaction is limited to NPCs and companions; no multiplayer or community focus."
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Growth
Game with the same Growth vibe
3"Players develop skills, learn character mechanics, and improve strategies over time."
Hunger Dungeon
"Players develop skills, learn game mechanics, and improve character abilities over time."
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Health
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-5"Game is a sedentary, screen-based experience with no physical activity elements."
Go Mecha Ball
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Idle
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-4"Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during play sessions."
Backrooms: Escape Together
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Intimacy
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2"Strong emotional connections with companions and character interactions, though no romantic relationships."
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
"Companion relationships and character interactions provide some emotional connection."
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Leadership
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-3"Player leads a single character with some companions but no complex group management or authority dynamics."
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
"Player leads their own character but companions act independently; no group leadership dynamics."
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Progression
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4"Leveling up, acquiring new skills, weapons, and armor provide clear sense of advancement."
Mass Effect (2007)
"Level cap increase, weapon and armor upgrades, and skill development emphasize progression."
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Relaxation
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2"Some players find the game relaxing and immersive, though survival and combat add tension."
Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
"Some players find the game relaxing and immersive, though others note tension in combat."
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Sensation
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3"Enhanced graphics, sound, and effects provide sensory stimulation and enjoyment."
Age of Mythology: Retold
"Enhanced graphics, lighting, and sound design provide sensory stimulation and enjoyment."
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Status
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-4"Game focuses on individual experience without social recognition or leaderboards."
UnMetal
"Game focuses on individual experience without social recognition or leaderboards."
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Story
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5"Strong narrative focus with well-developed characters and lore."
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
"Strong narrative focus with meaningful choices, character development, and lore."
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Strategy
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3"Players engage in tactical combat, skill management, and quest planning; some strategic depth but also straightforward elements."
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
"Players use tactical combat, dialogue skill checks, and planning to solve quests."
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Thrill
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2"Some suspense and tension in combat and story moments, though generally controlled and balanced."
LIVE A LIVE
"Some suspense and tension in combat and story moments, but generally controlled experience."
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Value
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2"Players feel the game offers good value for money especially with frequent updates and mod support, despite some complaints about DLC pricing."
WARNO
"Players generally feel the upgrade and DLC content provide good value, though some critique price."
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Violence
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2"Combat involves shooting enemies; violence present but not primary focus."
STRIDE
"Combat involves shooting and melee but is not the main focus; some players avoid combat."
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Survival
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1"Some resource management and combat survival elements, but overall low threat environment."
Shadow Legend VR
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Analysis
Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.
How to use the graph
Similar games map
Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.
- Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
- Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.
Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.
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