Talk:Outer Wilds

DYK nomination

 * Did you know nominations/Outer Wilds czar ⨹   16:30, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Other endings
Shouldn't the other endings from the game be added? I think it's an important detail. Ronsiv8 (talk) 08:31, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Regarding spoilers
As part of the culture around the game, this is a game you really, really would not want to be spoiled on, or at least only have minimal hints about the details of the game. Should this article make note of how heavily the plot details matter to the experience of the game? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Echonioni (talk • contribs) 11:58, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia does not hide spoilers. As long as it is from material available to anyone that owns the game, WP is free to include material about it. --M asem (t) 13:29, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Cover Art
Just a note that this appears to be the art associated with the alpha version of the game circa 2015, rather than the actual launch version as published by Annapurna in 2019 and should probably be updated to reflect the actual game. Was this intentional? If not, would probably suggest someone look into this. 100.8.88.71 (talk) 01:08, 10 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Looking at the current image's page on Commons, it's poster art that was released on a CC license by creator Alex Beachum. While we could upload and use the copyrighted cover art with a fairly straightforward fair use claim, I think we should prefer the use of the most free option. Firefangledfeathers 02:24, 10 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Neither Mobius nor Annapurna would ever try and go after the cover art of a wikipedia page. I feel like having the more updated cover art would be more representative of the game. Especially considering there are zero screenshots or art from the completed version of the game; the only two images are both alpha. I feel like the article is less truthful and informative with zero images of the released game. I am considering adding more screenshots (I would definitely say to keep the old cover art in the article, but not as the "main" image) but I am curious what others have to say first. OboTheHobo (talk) 06:03, 9 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I also agree that we should be using the final version of the cover art as that's more definitive of the game than an alpha version from half a decade ago. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 19:47, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Can you use game info as a reference?
According to https://outerwilds.fandom.com/wiki/Sun_Station direct quote from the game says the Sun Station was deactivated 281,042 years from when the game takes place, and the Interloper just reached the Solar System just as it failed, so the Nomai died approximately that long ago or slightly less from time taken for the Interloper to release ghost matter, and that could be used instead of "A long time later"? Also should the number of loops/how long the Orbital Probe Cannon took to find the Eye be mentioned? 9,318,054 according to the fandom quote. 9,318,054*22 minutes each = 204997188 minutes of loops. Divide this by 60 for that many hours, 3416619.8 hours, convert that 0.8 back into minutes gives 3416619 hours and 48 minutes, then (with 24 hour days) 142359.125 days, 48 mins, convert back, 142359 days, 3 hours, 48 mins, into years (divide 365 off days) is 390.024657534 years, 3 hours, 48 mins, or in total, 390 years, ~9 days (8.99999991), 3 hours, 48 mins of loops. Luckysticks121 (talk) 11:58, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * While interesting, both of these are too overdetailed for the article- they're random numbers that don't add to the readers' understanding (especially since the scale in the game is nonsensical, so the idea that the Hearthians evolved sentience and a civilization in ~280,000 years just adds confusion. -- Pres N  13:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)