{"data":{"slug":"outward-2","name":"Outward 2","aliases":[],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/outward-2","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/outward-2","facts":{"online_coop":true,"max_players_online":2,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":2,"local_screen":"split_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":true,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":null,"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"untested","release_status":"upcoming","release_date":"2027-02-08","genres":["action","role_playing","survival"],"steam_app_id":2849490,"wikidata_qid":"Q124767459"},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.ninedotsstudio.com/outward-2","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["online_coop","local_coop","max_players_online"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Maker's page says players can adventure together online.","local_coop":"Maker's page says players can adventure together locally in split screen. 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Steam shows the planned date as Feb 7, 2027, one day before the maker's date."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=2849490&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve has not rated the game for Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://www.gog.com/en/game/outward_2","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Page shows the game as coming soon with the release date February 8, 2027."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124767459","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date"],"notes":{"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."}},{"url":"https://gematsu.com/2026/05/outward-2-launches-in-early-access-on-july-7","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["max_players_online","max_players_local"],"notes":{"max_players_online":"Gematsu, May 2026, repeats the maker's feature list: Two-Player Split-Screen and Online Cooperative Play, played alongside a friend. 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