Outward 2

ninedotsstudio.comOfficial site, read 23 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Local co-op, Most players online, Working in sync.

• Online co-op: Maker's page says players can adventure together online.
• Local co-op: Maker's page says players can adventure together locally in split screen. It gives no player count.
• Most players online: Says players can double the fun and play together online or in split screen, which is two players.
• Working in sync: The maker says skills are limited, so the pair should pick builds that cover each other.

ninedotsstudio.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026

Backs Release status, Release date.

• Release status: Post dated 2026-10-08 announces Early Access on Steam, GOG and Epic. The game is not out yet.
• Release date: Post says February 8th and gives no year. The Steam page, the GOG page and press give 2027. Steam shows 7 Feb. The maker's date takes precedence.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game, Split or shared screen, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Exploring, Getting better, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.

• Friends can join mid-game: Maker's text on the Steam page says players can drop in and out of each other's worlds, for one quest or the whole game.
• Split or shared screen: The text says the game is playable in split-screen co-op. Categories include Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
• Kind of game: The text says you can join each other's worlds for a single quest or the full game, in a world where hunger, thirst and weather can kill you.
• Sessions: User tags include Open World. The text says there is no quest log telling you what to do.
• About: User tags include Fantasy and Medieval. The text says hunger, thirst and weather can be as deadly as the creatures.
• Exploring: User tags include Exploration and Open World. The text says there is no fast travel.
• Getting better: User tags include Souls-like. The text promises no hand holding and a Hardcore mode.
• Tension and danger: The text describes a perilous world.
• Calm and coziness: The text says the pacing is about the contrast between calm and chaos.
• Unlocks and progress: The text describes paid trainers, gear and following up to three classes.
• Planning ahead: The text tells you to assess each threat, devise a strategy and prepare, with supplies as important as weapons.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Release status.

• Release status: Steam lists the game as upcoming. Steam shows the planned date as Feb 7, 2027, one day before the maker's date.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve has not rated the game for Steam Deck.

store.epicgames.comStore page, read 23 October 2026

Backs Getting better, About.

• Getting better: Maker's text on the Epic page calls it a challenging action RPG with survival elements.
• About: Maker's text on the Epic page calls it an action RPG with survival elements.

gog.comStore page, read 23 October 2026

Backs Release date.

• Release date: Page shows the game as coming soon with the release date February 8, 2027.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 23 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: Wikidata lists it as an action role-playing game. The maker describes an action RPG with survival elements.
• Release date: Wikidata gives the release date as February 8, 2027.

gematsu.comPress, read 23 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Most players on one screen, Planning ahead, Working in sync.

• Most players online: Gematsu, May 2026, repeats the maker's feature list: Two-Player Split-Screen and Online Cooperative Play, played alongside a friend. No page gives a separate online cap.
• Most players on one screen: Same feature list names two-player split-screen.
• Planning ahead: Repeats the maker's feature list, which says you plan alongside a friend and cover each other's weaknesses.
• Working in sync: Says two players pick different builds to cover each other.

gamesbeat.comPress, read 23 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Most players on one screen, Tension and danger.

• Most players online: GamesBeat, 2026-05-20, says the game offers two-player split-screen and online co-op.
• Most players on one screen: Same article names two-player split-screen.
• Tension and danger: Calls Aurai an unforgiving world that is gentle to no one.

rpgamer.comPress, read 23 October 2026

Backs Most players on one screen, Fighting, Exploring, Getting better, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress, Story, Sessions.

• Most players on one screen: RPGamer preview of 2026-05-25 says the game keeps the first game's co-op, including two-player split-screen.
• Fighting: Describes careful combat with a weapon in each hand.
• Exploring: Describes exploring by map without fast travel.
• Getting better: Says combat is methodical and you run out of stamina if you do not act with care.
• Planning ahead: Calls combat methodical, with room to prepare.
• Unlocks and progress: Says there is no level scaling, so you roam between regions as you grow.
• Story: Describes four regions with their own questlines.
• Sessions: Describes four regions you roam between as you grow.

dualshockers.comPress, read 23 October 2026

Backs Fear, Building and creating.

• Fear: Preview describes dread from dark caves, no torch and getting lost at night. It is not horror.
• Building and creating: Describes crafting traps and potions to prepare for fights. There is no base building.

inverse.comPress, read 23 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger.

• Tension and danger: Preview says bandits and wildlife can kill you at any time once you leave the city, and stamina runs out fast.

gematsu.comPress, read 24 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Most players on one screen.

• Most players online: Gematsu's May 19, 2026 feature overview is supplied by Nine Dots and advertises two-player online play. Its old July date is superseded. This is an announced maximum, not a tested shipped cap.
• Most players on one screen: The maker-supplied overview explicitly advertises two-player local split screen for the upcoming game.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op.

• Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.