Outward Definitive Edition

ninedotsstudio.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026

Backs Genres, About.

• Genres: The maker presents a fantasy adventure involving food, sleep, hunting, healing and combat.
• About: An ordinary adventurer explores wild fantasy lands while managing basic needs.

playersupport.plaion.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026

Backs Platforms.

• Platforms: Definitive is Windows, PS5 and Xbox Series, not PS4 or Xbox One. Older-console store entitlements deliver the original Adventurer Bundle. The later Switch release is confirmed separately.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Local co-op, Split or shared screen, Genres, Release status, Release date, Kind of game, Sessions, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: The publisher explicitly describes sharing an expedition online.
• Local co-op: The feature text explicitly describes local split-screen co-op on PC.
• Split or shared screen: The PC feature text specifies split screen.
• Genres: The publisher calls the game an RPG with survival gameplay.
• Release status: The Definitive Edition is available to purchase.
• Release date: The page dates this edition to May 17, 2022. The original game has a different release date.
• Kind of game: Shared survival preparation and exploration fit a survival world. Solo play is supported, so this is not a campaign built only for a pair.
• Sessions: The persistent world allows exploration and character development across repeated visits and playthroughs.
• Building and creating: Crafting equipment and rebuilding Sirocco are supporting activities rather than the main expedition loop.
• Unlocks and progress: Equipment enchantment, skills and supplies provide lasting development.
• Planning ahead: The publisher explicitly requires preparation, varied strategies and several steps for magic.
• Free base co-op: The full Definitive Edition is a paid base game on the checked computer and console products. Nintendo paid eShop licence terms establish its model, while a live numeric amount remains unconfirmed.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release date.

• Steam app ID: App 794260 is currently titled Outward Definitive Edition. The original shared this store identity.
• Platforms: The current PC build lists Windows.
• Release date: Steam dates Definitive to May 17, 2022.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Lists online play with a friend.
• Most players online: Supports two online players.
• Local co-op: Lists one to two local players.
• Most players on one screen: Supports two on one device.
• Platforms: The description identifies Definitive as the PS5 build and the PS4 entitlement as the Adventurer Bundle.
• Free base co-op: The full Definitive Edition is a paid base game on the checked computer and console products. Nintendo paid eShop licence terms establish its model, while a live numeric amount remains unconfirmed.

xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Most players on one screen, Split or shared screen, Platforms, Release date, Fear, Free base co-op.

• Most players online: Lists online co-op for two.
• Most players on one screen: Lists Xbox local co-op for two.
• Split or shared screen: Lists shared or split screen, corroborated by the publisher's explicit split-screen wording.
• Platforms: The supported hardware is Xbox Series X and S.
• Release date: Lists May 17, 2022.
• Fear: The content rating includes horror, while the game centres survival rather than sustained horror.
• Free base co-op: The full Definitive Edition is a paid base game on the checked computer and console products. Nintendo paid eShop licence terms establish its model, while a live numeric amount remains unconfirmed.

nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online, Local co-op, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The released Switch edition is also specifically marked Supported with no issues found in Nintendo Switch 2 Compatibility Information. This is backward compatibility, not a separate native build.
• Most players online: Lists online play for one to two.
• Local co-op: Switch supports one person on a single system. The two-person local mode applies to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.
• Free base co-op: Nintendo lists a paid digital edition of the complete Definitive Edition. The page supports this Switch product on Switch 2. The paid offer, rather than generic eShop licence wording, confirms that purchase is required.

gog.comStore page, read 24 October 2026

Backs Genres, About.

• Genres: Publisher text identifies role-playing and survival gameplay.
• About: Aurai combines monsters, magic, hostile weather and disease.

thexboxhub.comPress, read 24 October 2026

Backs Exploring, Story, Getting better, Building and creating.

• Exploring: Gareth Brierley on 14 August 2022 revisits Definitive on Xbox Series X and S, describing long walks, regions and dungeons.
• Story: Faction choice supplies a main questline, while survival and exploration carry ordinary play.
• Getting better: The reviewer stresses difficult systems with little guidance.
• Building and creating: Sirocco rebuilding is an additional activity in the included expansion.

godisageek.comPress, read 24 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Exploring, Fighting, Unlocks and progress.

• Tension and danger: Mick Fraser on 27 May 2022 reviews Definitive on PS5 and describes abrupt defeats from ordinary creatures and bandits beyond settlements.
• Exploring: Finding places and returning with treasure is the reviewer's main attraction.
• Fighting: Fighting and spell use recur, but travel occupies substantial time.
• Unlocks and progress: New equipment, supplies and treasure support later expeditions.

invisioncommunity.co.ukPress, read 24 October 2026

Backs Working in sync, Time to hang out, Calm and coziness, Fear, Planning ahead, Getting better, Sessions.

• Working in sync: Andrew Logue on 20 June 2022 describes complementary fighting styles in Definitive. The body compares current console performance with the older release.
• Time to hang out: The reviewer explicitly identifies conversation during long overland walks.
• Calm and coziness: Long travel and safe settlements provide breathing room between danger.
• Fear: Night travel without light can lead to a frightening encounter, with survival rather than horror as the main focus.
• Planning ahead: Loadouts, provisions and complementary abilities shape encounters.
• Getting better: Learning combat, survival and defeat consequences is a major challenge.
• Sessions: The review describes open-ended exploration with optional faction quests, rather than a fixed sequence of pair-only levels.