
Or rather, start pulling on the conspicuous thread that developer Mobius Digital leaves hanging for you to tug on.Ī new exhibit in the Timber Hearth museum will kick that off, leading to a fun puzzle that felt like a warm-up for what’s to come. In true Outer Wilds fashion, even after installing Echoes of the Eye, you’ll still need to find it.

But if you’d like to know a little more, read on. If you enjoyed the base Outer Wilds, you’re more than likely going to enjoy solving the puzzles of Echoes of the Eye. It’s a good addition to Outer Wilds, with some really clever new ideas and some genuinely breathtaking moments, with only one small aspect of it detracting from the whole experience. I’ll be avoiding detailing anything like major puzzle solutions or explaining how certain mechanics or “laws” of the DLC function, but if you’re worried about knowing too much, here’s the short version: I really enjoy Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye. It’s at this point that I should be clear that discussing a game like Outer Wilds at any level beyond the most surface-level description will entail some amount of spoilers. But it feels like a solid, significant addition to what made Outer Wilds great, and it works within the universe surprisingly well. I’m about eight to nine hours into playing Echoes of the Eye and still working on solving its larger, grander puzzles. How can Echoes of the Eye, the new DLC out today for Outer Wilds, fit into that system?Īs it turns out, it fits in pretty well. Its solar system, filled with unique and fascinating planets, all work together in harmony, so the idea of adding more to it just raises more questions. Outer Wilds was a brilliant game that felt very self-contained and whole.
