The Outer Worlds: 11 Gameplay Details You Need To Know

7. Quests Are Dynamic And Integrated Into Exploration

One major element that brings the world to life is just how packed the game is with quests and activities, but not in a way that just has you checking out a board in a town and automatically having a checklist to tick off land in your journal. Instead, quests almost appear as emergent, unscripted events that you've uncovered yourself.

Simply investigating the world uncovers a whole bunch of stories and threads for you to get involved with, even in the most unassuming places. Of course, the busier settlements have a huge amount of points of interest to discover, but even these aren't signposted, and instead are naturally uncovered by listening to conversations and talking to people.

You don't want to explore simply to engage with more combat or find better gear, but to see what stories you can stumble across, both big and small.