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Outer Wilds on Twitch — competition and audience

Mobius Digital· Annapurna Interactive· 2019· Series X|S · PS4 · PC · PS5 · XONE
PuzzleSimulatorAdventureIndieScience fictionOpen world

Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.

Trailer

What is Outer Wilds about?

Welcome to the Space Program! You're the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system. What lurks in the heart of the ominous Dark Bramble? Who built the alien ruins on the Moon? Can the endless time loop be stopped? Answers await you in the most dangerous reaches of space. The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city of before it's swallowed by sand, or explore the surface of a planet as it crumbles beneath your feet. Every secret is guarded by hazardous environments and natural catastrophes. Strap on your hiking boots, check your oxygen levels, and get ready to venture into space. Use a variety of unique gadgets to probe your surroundings, track down mysterious signals, decipher ancient alien writing, and roast the perfect marshmallow.

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25Room for youThin
10Live streamers8 in English
98People watching
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Should I stream Outer Wilds on Twitch?

25/100 · Thin· 10 viewers per streamer on paper

Not really. Most of the 87 people watching Outer Wilds in English are already committed to the streams they are on, leaving about 27 across 6 other English streams. You would start around #4 of 11.

About 27 of the 87 English viewers here are not watching the two biggest English streams — roughly 4 each if you split it with the 6 other English streams below them. With ten viewers you would sit at #4.

Only 87 of the 98 viewers here (89%) are watching in English. 8 of the 10 live streams are in English.

Most of the audience here is not watching in English, is committed to the biggest streams, or you would start too far down the list to be found.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

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How many people stream Outer Wilds?

Right now

10 right now, to 98 viewers between them. 8 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is Outer Wilds too saturated on Twitch?

No. 10 people are streaming Outer Wilds to 98 viewers, 8 of them in English to 87 — about 11 each — and you would open at about #4 of 11.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 10 live right now

Is Outer Wilds any good?

Steam calls it Overwhelmingly Positive across 61,633 reviews, and players score it 87 out of 100 from 896 ratings, critics 85 out of 100.

95%Steam players62K reviews
85Critics7 outlets
87Players896 ratings

Steam calls it Overwhelmingly Positive across 62K reviews.

  • “For several years I heard about how it's one of the best puzzle and exploration games to have come out. I wasn't too driven to try a puzzle game immediately, but it’s about outer space so it was in my "must play" list for a long time. And two of my friends rec…”

    Recommended · 27h played · 38 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “One of the most intentional, memorable, and emotionally thought provoking games I have ever played. Don't read about the game, it's one that is at its best when you experience it yourself, at your own pace.”

    Recommended · 34h played · 18 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “Without spoiling anything, this is one of my favorite games and has simple but intriguing mechanics that are worth a blind playthrough. This is truly one of those games you can only experience once, so I recommend trusting all the people saying to trust them i…”

    Recommended · 50h played · 10 found this helpful · from Steam

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Details

Released
May 28, 2019 · 7 years ago
Time to finish
About 19h
Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Rated
ESRB E10+
Biggest stream
34 (35% of the category)
Typical stream
4 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 10, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC