The game’s time loop proved to be the ultimate challenge, throwing me back into my starting place every 22 minutes - or sooner if I died via crash damage or lack of oxygen.
Navigating the ship required controlling six thrusters, and charting a course that would let me land on orbiting celestial bodies. The game was, put simply, stunning.īut Outer Wilds was also incredibly difficult. The trip would take me away from my home of Timber Hearth and across the cosmos, exploring archaeological ruins, and sussing out the civilization that left them behind. I marveled at the galaxy’s beautiful planets, playing as a Hearthian alien on my first space expedition. I first played Outer Wilds in 2019, when the game was initially released.