Outer Wilds, the first-person space exploration game beloved by everyone at or no longer at Kotakuâand also every other sentient being on this planetâis getting an expansion. Itâs called Echoes of the Eye, and is slated for a September 28 release. Developer Mobius Digital announced the news on Thursdayâs Annapurna Interactive showcase.
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Rumors started to swirl about an Outer Wilds expansion back in April. As reported by Eurogamer, some folks spotted a file in Steamâs database about an Outer Wilds expansion called Echoes of the Eye. Thus began a social media storm. First, Annapurna Interactive tweeted out the info with an âeyeâ emoji. Then, former Outer Wilds writer Kelsey Beachumâwho, longtime readers will recall, sparked an all-timer Kotaku headlineâretweeted that tweet with four âeyeâ emojis.
Turns out all the dizzy speculation ended up with a bullseye.
Whatâs Echoes of the Eye about?
Mobius Digital is currently mum about what, exactly, the Echoes of the Eye will entail. Todayâs minute-long trailer is fittingly vague, showing the planets of Outer WildsâGiantâs Deep, Dark Dramble, Brattle Hollow, Timber Heart, and the Hourglass Twinsâorbiting an eclipsed yellow dwarf. That unmistakable jingle plays in the background. Other than that, nothing.
Still, the expansionâs name could offer some indication about its whole deal. Thereâs, uhh, really no way to go into that without veering hard into spoiler territory. Letâs just say that Outer Wilds ends with bang. And that the Eye is an importantâessential, reallyâplot device for that ending. And that itâs kinda hard to picture a follow-up. Basically, if you havenât yet beaten 2019âs best game, be sure to do so.
Anyway, more Outer Wilds! Thatâs the good news. The bad news? Mobius says Echoes of the Eye is the gameâs only planned expansion.
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