{"id":1943645,"date":"2026-05-19T15:55:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1943645"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:55:37","slug":"open-world-action-rpg-outward-2-sets-summer-early-access-release-with-a-potato-specs-gameplay-trailer-starring-a-talking-tuber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1943645","title":{"rendered":"Open-world action RPG Outward 2 sets summer early access release with a &#8220;potato specs&#8221; gameplay trailer starring a talking tuber"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/outward-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Outward 2<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Open-world action RPG Outward 2 sets summer early access release with a &#8220;potato specs&#8221; gameplay trailer starring a talking tuber<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;I&#8217;m frying happy tears.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Outward-2-PC-gameplay.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Outward 2 co-op gameplay\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Outward-2-PC-gameplay.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nine Dots Publishing<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T15:55:37+00:00\">May 19, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/outward-2-release-date-trailer?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"965f3591-5b58-4547-8893-6e17da38cf3e\" data-name=\"Outward 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Outward 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Outward 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Outward 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Outward 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Outward 2\" title=\"Follow Outward 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Outward 2<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>As strange as it was, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/outward-definitive-edition\">Outward<\/a> managed to sell over 1m copies and build a solid following. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/outward-2\">Outward 2<\/a>, developer Nine Dots Studio, which is now self-publishing the game, aims to improve on that start and now we have a release date for the new open-world action RPG.<\/p>\n<p>Outward 2 will be released in early access on 7th July on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2849490\/Outward_2\/\">Steam<\/a>, Epic Games Store, and GOG &#8211; there&#8217;s no console release for now. To celebrate the occasion, Nine Dots released a new trailer detailing the game&#8217;s &#8220;potato specs&#8221; &#8211; a humorous nod to the fact it&#8217;ll run on old machines.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"WE'RE TRYING OUTWARD 2 ON A POTATO PC! POTATO SPECS PC TRAILER - RELEASE DATE TRAILER\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AEDeIEOZs9c?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AEDeIEOZs9c\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">WE&#8217;RE TRYING OUTWARD 2 ON A POTATO PC! POTATO SPECS PC TRAILER &#8211; RELEASE DATE TRAILER<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Outward 2 &#8216;Potato Specs&#8217; Release Date Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AEDeIEOZs9c\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though we&#8217;d already seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PKSH4d-iN-k\">Outward 2 in its quirky glory<\/a> before, this remains an unexpected marketing choice, though one that could help get more eyes on the off-beat RPG. With a &#8220;Fryzen 5 CPU&#8221; and &#8220;8 Gigabites YAM&#8221;, the trailer shows the game working &#8220;buttery smooth&#8221; on the lowest, presumably potato quality settings, if you&#8217;re willing to sacrifice most of the visual flourishes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jokes aside, it&#8217;s good news for those using older PC hardware, and the full specs rundown below makes it clear that anyone using 2014-era components can play the game fine. Running ultra settings at 4K will demand a higher-end graphics card and CPU, though, obviously.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Outward 2 PC specs\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Outward-2-PC-specs.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Outward 2 PC specs\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Outward-2-PC-specs.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nine Dots Publishing<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar with Outward 2, you&#8217;re &#8220;an average Joe&#8221; on an open adventure in a living world full of mystery and menaces. There&#8217;s two-player local split-screen co-op &#8211; hooray! &#8211; and online multiplayer available from the get-go. It&#8217;s dangerous to go alone!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>As strange as it was, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/outward-definitive-edition\">Outward<\/a> managed to sell over 1m copies and build a solid following. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/outward-2\">Outward 2<\/a>, developer Nine Dots Studio, which is now self-publishing the game, aims to improve on that start and now we have a release date for the new open-world action RPG.<\/p>\n<p>Outward 2 will be released in early access on 7th July on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2849490\/Outward_2\/\">Steam<\/a>, Epic Games Store, and GOG &#8211; there&#8217;s no console release for now. To celebrate the occasion, Nine Dots released a new trailer detailing the game&#8217;s &#8220;potato specs&#8221; &#8211; a humorous nod to the fact it&#8217;ll run on old machines.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"WE'RE TRYING OUTWARD 2 ON A POTATO PC! POTATO SPECS PC TRAILER - RELEASE DATE TRAILER\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AEDeIEOZs9c?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AEDeIEOZs9c\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">WE&#8217;RE TRYING OUTWARD 2 ON A POTATO PC! POTATO SPECS PC TRAILER &#8211; RELEASE DATE TRAILER<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Outward 2 &#8216;Potato Specs&#8217; Release Date Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AEDeIEOZs9c\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though we&#8217;d already seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PKSH4d-iN-k\">Outward 2 in its quirky glory<\/a> before, this remains an unexpected marketing choice, though one that could help get more eyes on the off-beat RPG. With a &#8220;Fryzen 5 CPU&#8221; and &#8220;8 Gigabites YAM&#8221;, the trailer shows the game working &#8220;buttery smooth&#8221; on the lowest, presumably potato quality settings, if you&#8217;re willing to sacrifice most of the visual flourishes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jokes aside, it&#8217;s good news for those using older PC hardware, and the full specs rundown below makes it clear that anyone using 2014-era components can play the game fine. Running ultra settings at 4K will demand a higher-end graphics card and CPU, though, obviously.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Outward 2 PC specs\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Outward-2-PC-specs.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Outward 2 PC specs\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Outward-2-PC-specs.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nine Dots Publishing<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar with Outward 2, you&#8217;re &#8220;an average Joe&#8221; on an open adventure in a living world full of mystery and menaces. 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