{"id":1608620,"date":"2026-06-16T18:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/MZKLJnzApqpqypuSUH3R6b"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:20:15","slug":"less-than-a-month-before-launch-survival-rpg-outward-2-delayed-into-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/less-than-a-month-before-launch-survival-rpg-outward-2-delayed-into-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Less than a month before launch, survival RPG Outward 2 delayed into 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Survival RPG Outward 2 has been delayed from a July 2026 release into next year. Developer Nine Dots Studio delivered the news on Steam<\/a> today, with Nine Dots CEO and Outward 2 creative director Guillaume Boucher-Vidal saying “I apologize that we couldn\u2019t give you the game you guys deserve on time.”<\/p>\n

There’s no specific revised release date for Outward 2: at the moment, the release date on Steam simply says “2027.”<\/p>\n

That’s disappointing for sure! I had a fine time in a build of Outward 2<\/a> not long ago and the RPG has been in open beta since June 7, so it looked to be on track for an early access release this summer. Alas.<\/p>\n

“I know that this might seem sudden as not that long ago we released a trailer inviting people to explore Aurai during summer, but the truth is that if we just stick to the plan stubbornly, we\u2019re delivering a product that might not satisfy your expectations,” Boucher-Vidal said on Steam.<\/p>\n

“The last thing we want to do is disappoint fans of Outward and there has been a lot of comments stating that they wish for the game to spend more time in development before the launch. The point of a beta is to listen to feedback, and so we will.”<\/p>\n

Boucher-Vidal’s post did not say specifically what the feedback was from players that convinced the studio to delay.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s hard to gauge what is the appropriate degree of stability expected for early access. The best we can do is take a hard, honest look at the game, and at our team, and ask: in a few weeks, will this be good enough to charge money for?” Boucher-Vidal said.<\/p>\n

I definitely ran into some rough edges in my time in the beta, but nothing that seemed like it couldn’t be addressed with patches\u2014and besides, Outward 2 was going to be an early access game, so issues are expected. However, I only spent a couple of hours in the build, so players who dove in a bit more deeply may have seen other, more serious problems with the RPG.<\/p>\n

“Dropping this news is especially painful knowing that some of our most dedicated players actually planned their summer break around the release date. It sucks for you and I personally apologize to everyone affected this way,” Boucher-Vidal said.<\/p>\n

“However, it would be even worse if you ended up playing something over your vacation that you were not even happy with.”<\/p>\n

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