When does Outward 2 come out?

Outward 2 is listed on its official Steam store page for a February 7, 2027 Early Access launch, checked October 14, 2026. Store dates can change, so the Steam page remains the source of truth.

Is Outward 2 coming to Steam?

Yes. The Outward 2 Steam page is live (app ID 2849490), developed by Nine Dots Studio and published under Nine Dots Publishing with Gamersky Games, with the Windows PC version listed.

Will Outward 2 come to PS5 or Xbox?

No console plans have been verified from official sources as of October 14, 2026 — the Steam listing covers Windows PC. We won't guess; track the Steam page and Nine Dots' official channels for announcements.

Is Outward 2 Early Access?

Yes — the Steam listing carries an Early Access tag for the February 7, 2027 launch. How much of the full game the Early Access build will include isn't detailed on the store page yet.

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Outward 2 release date

Outward 2 launches into Early Access on February 7, 2027 — per its official Steam store page, checked October 14, 2026. Nine Dots Studio is calling it "the ultimate simulation of an adventurer's life", and the Aurai wilderness is getting no gentler.

Outward 2 timeline

Every date below is checked against a primary source — the Steam store listings for the original game and the sequel. We list nothing we couldn't verify, and the one number everyone is here for carries its checked date on purpose.

2019

01The original Outward launches

Nine Dots Studio's open-world survival RPG first reaches players in 2019, built on one inversion: you are an ordinary adventurer, not a chosen one.
May 17, 2022

02Outward: Definitive Edition ships on Steam

The Steam listing becomes the Definitive Edition — the complete game with The Soroboreans and The Three Brothers folded in natively (per the store page).
As of Oct 14, 2026

03Steam page lists Outward 2 for Feb 7, 2027

The sequel's official Steam store page (appid 2849490) is live with a February 7, 2027 release date and an Early Access tag. Listed publishers: Nine Dots Publishing and Gamersky Games.
Feb 7, 2027

04Planned Early Access launch

The date Steam shows today. Store dates can move — we re-check the listing against this page, and the store link below stays the source of truth in the meantime.

What's confirmed about Outward 2

The sequel's Steam description commits to the same design DNA that made the first game the survivor's answer to Skyrim: no mounts and no fast travel — the store page says so outright — plus hunger, thirst, exhaustion and weather that can kill you as dead as any creature. Every weapon type gets its own moveset, armor weight affects both your speed and your protection against the elements, and what you eat, drink, and sleep under (including which tent and which backpack) all feed the simulation.

Two structural facts are also on the record: the game launches into Early Access on February 7, 2027, and it is a Windows PC release on Steam — no console versions are listed yet. What Early Access will and won't include isn't detailed on the store page at this point, so we won't speculate; the listing itself is the place to watch.

If you want the first game's loop before the sequel arrives, start with our Outward vs Skyrim comparison — it doubles as a "should you bother in 2026" verdict — or browse the Outward wiki hub for everything else we've verified.

How this page stays current

Release pages rot when nobody owns them, so this one is built to be re-checked rather than rewritten: the timeline above lists only dates verified against Steam's official store listings — the original game's, and the sequel's — and every claim that can age carries the date it was checked. If Nine Dots moves the February 7, 2027 date, adds console platforms, or details what the Early Access build contains, those are one-line edits to this page, and the Steam store page stays the source of truth in the meantime.

The fastest way to watch for news yourself is the Outward 2 Steam page ↗ — store listings are where Nine Dots has published everything official so far — followed by the studio's own channels. Anything we couldn't verify from those sources, including console plans, stays out of this page until it is on the record.