Outer Wilds

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Outer Wilds

Short description

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Developer
Mobius Digital
Publisher
Annapurna Interactive
Release
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Price
$24.99
Reviews
90,686
Positive
95%
Followers
186,545
Owners (estimated)
1M – 2M
Concurrent players
928
Genres
Action, Adventure
Features
Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Gamepad Recommended, Keyboard Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV
Tags
Exploration Space Mystery Story Rich Adventure Great Soundtrack Atmospheric Puzzle Open World Singleplayer Indie Sci-fi Horror First-Person Beautiful Psychological Horror Epic 3D Simulation Action
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$44.1msomewhere between $40m and $44.1m · roughly 1.8M–2M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $22.03, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $24.99 launch price. That is 12% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

84 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$42.7m → ~$44.1m
Reviews 87,699 → 90,686
Followers 183,075 → 186,545
Concurrent players 928 → 928
Price $24.99 → $24.99
Positive reviews 95.5% → 95.5%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 178 further data points reach back to Jun 1, 2020 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $12.49 on Feb 22, 2026.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Outer Wilds is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

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