The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds arrived in October 2019, and we were ready. 124.5 hours with Obsidian's answer to Fallout in space—a game that felt like the spiritual successor everyone had been waiting for. The house gravitated toward this one naturally. New Vegas legacy, the writing, the player choice that actually mattered—we saw why the fans were so devoted. Yeah, there was drama about the Epic Games Store exclusivity window, and the discourse was loud, but the game itself? Excellent. We worked through the campaign, experimented with builds, appreciated the companion narratives. It was the kind of game that rewarded our 24/7 coverage because there was so much beneath the surface to discover. 456 peak viewers might not sound massive, but for an October 2019 indie-backed RPG, that told us we had an audience that cared about depth over hype.

This one's interesting from a metrics perspective. We accumulated 33,594 hours watched, which is solid, but the average viewers were 289—comparatively modest. Yet we maintained this across a full playthrough, suggesting a dedicated audience rather than casual drive-by viewers. The 456 peak was meaningful for 2019, especially for a game that wasn't a AAA blockbuster launch. The small negative follower gain (-112) reflects a shifting audience during that era, not a reflection on the game itself—just the nature of our streaming landscape at the time.