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Original release

The Outer Worlds

Explore a corporate-controlled colony through companion stories, dialogue choices and first-person combat. Skills and equipment give you different ways to complete quests. Check your edition before using mods: the original game and Spacer’s Choice Edition have different versions and compatibility.

Official game information ↗

From the publisher

Updates & announcements

The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Upgrade FAQ

Announced upgrade for eligible owners

Obsidian announced an upgrade to the separate Spacer’s Choice Edition for qualifying original-game owners. PC digital base owners qualify under the FAQ’s platform and regional conditions; Xbox One and PS4 digital owners need the base game and both expansions. The May FAQ still listed physical-disc eligibility as under investigation. The upgrade requires a separate installation.

Separate edition

Upgrade eligibility

These conditions come from the May 27, 2026 developer FAQ. The announcement concerns a separate Spacer’s Choice Edition entitlement, not a patch to the original game.

Your content route

Nexus Mods — Better ADA Portrait, by Sladernimo

The named original-PC texture mod replaces ADA’s portrait. Its author documents placing the package’s .pak file in Indiana/Content/Paks/~mods beneath the original game folder, creating ~mods if needed. These instructions describe this package, not every mod in the shared catalog.

Manual Unreal PAK override for the named texture package; no injected loader is specified.

Requirements

Documented locations

Use the documented location for the applicable edition.

Back up files you change and keep an untouched save before testing. Add only the selected package’s .pak file. The author documents disabling it by changing .pak to .bak, or uninstalling by removing that added file. Avoid deleting the game’s original PAKs or overwriting an existing mod with the same filename.

Know your edition

Game details

Edition scope

This guide covers the original game. Spacer’s Choice Edition is a separate installation and version; its upgrades and mod compatibility do not automatically apply to the original. The documented PC mod example does not apply to Xbox consoles.

Xbox One original · Original Windows PC edition

Community context

An October 13 community discussion disagreed about the relative strengths of the first game’s companions, factions and combat. It is a small discussion spanning editions, not a representative verdict on the original release’s performance.

Community discussions reflect individual experiences and can change.

Sources & review

Reviewed October 17, 2026. Exact editions and mod requirements can differ across stores and branches.

This is an informational guide. Automatic mod-folder preparation and package installation are not enabled for this game in Heimdall Link.