Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young women 1

Outer Wilds's audience scores lean most toward young women at 70 of 100, with comparable appeal to young men 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreyoung women 70 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young men 61 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Verified May 31, 2026Scores accuracy-checked against current data.Think a score is wrong? Submit a correction.
Primary audienceYoung WomenYoung Women70
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
61
Young Women
70
Older Men
30
Older Women
39
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Audience Representation

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LGBTQ+
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Advocacy

Advocacy0
Entertainment

Synopsis

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.

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Cast & Crew

Mobius Digital (game director)