Developers from Outer Wilds studio officially announce they are crafting a new project, yet insist revelations about the game will not be disclosed for several years.

Developers from Outer Wilds studio officially announce they are crafting a new project, yet insist revelations about the game will not be disclosed for several years.

Outer Wilds Devs' Mysterious Announcement:

It's about time Mobius Digital, the legendary creators of the sci-fi camping game sensation, Outer Wilds, are cooking something new. And they didn't even shout it from the rooftops! You read that right; it wasn't a flashy press release or a social media announcement - instead, we found it in the patch notes for the latest Outer Wilds Update 16. Yep, you heard it straight from the horse's mouth.

It's weird, though. Usually, when developers switch gears to a new project after a massive hit, there's all sorts of buzz brewing. But in this case, it was just a casual comment in the changelog.

"This is a minor patch mainly for adding a couple folks to the credits and fixing two PC-only bugs: clicking out of the game disabling certain inputs (affecting streamers in particular), and diagonal movement being faster than normal with mouse and keyboard," they wrote, explaining that the patch would first hit Steam and follow for other platforms later in May.

As for why the release order differs, here's the lowdown: "We wanna minimize any chance that bad bugs on Steam sneak through testing and mess up the release on other platforms. No hard feelings to our QA testers, we're just being extra cautious and saving our resources for our new game!"

And to put a stop to any confusion, the dev team repeated the statement in the closing remarks: "FYI, there are no more major updates planned for Outer Wilds or Echoes of the Eye because we are knee-deep in our next project."

So, Spill the Beans, Mobius!

Now, I can't guarantee this is the very first time a new game from Mobius Digital has seen the light of day, but I reckon it is. Rock, Paper, Shotgun reported it, and there's an air of surprise swirling around social media.

That's also where Mobius Digital warned us not to expect too much too soon.

"It's gonna take a while, like years, before we can dish out any juicy details about the new game," they said on a certain social media platform. "Good things take time."

The full patch notes for the latest Outer Wilds Update 16 can be found below. It's what led us to this tantalizing tidbit in the first place.

Gotta Love the Gameplay Fixes:

• The Scout no longer phantom-drives through a planet and into the abyss after being hurled into a certain black hole
• Leaving the Scout in specific locations on an astral body doesn't cause the whole shebang to de-orb anymore
• You can't hold more than one item at once in a specific situation in Echoes of the Eye
• Gabbro's technique now makes the credits roll in more situations
• Fixed a peephole-related softlock in Echoes of the Eye
• Using Gabbro's technique just before your light source goes kaput no longer puts you in an awkward state in Echoes of the Eye
• Fixed raft lights sticking around after vamoosing in Echoes of the Eye
• Certain items now return to their shelves when you vacate specific dark areas in Echoes of the Eye
• The Scout now sticks to the ship's cockpit if you fly inside while ensconced at the flight console
• Certain Nomai computers now deactivate when a charged platform is used
• Various collision fixes

Art & Visuals:

• Improved the resolution of the glow effect on a certain probe
• Removed a tiny blue square floating about in space in certain circumstances
• Dark Bramble fog lights are now visible while poking around the ship's cabin
• Fixed missing eyelid animations in peepholes for Echoes of the Eye
• Updated some images on a certain satellite
• Various fixes to missing or low-res textures

UI:

• Fixed the Scout HUD marker appearing when it shouldn't in specific situations
• Fixed the UI of the Signalscope not showing up in some instances
• Fixed some button prompts covering up the pause menu
• Fixed the Lock-on UI not disappearing when a targeted meteor gets obliterated
• Various UI fixes

Text & Localization:

• Fixed the "Unidentified Signal Nearby" prompt having a confusing meaning in Chinese
• The projection stone used at Brittle Hollow's north pole now displays correctly colored text
• A couple of minor credits updates
• Various text and localization fixes

PC Only:

• Diagonal movement no longer races ahead when playing with mouse and keyboard
• Clicking out of the game or changing the window focus no longer disables certain inputs, like the ship's lock-on function

This Update's That:

As previously mentioned, this is one of the last major updates for Outer Wilds and Echoes of the Eye. There might be some smaller updates from time to time, but no promises. But hey, you can always reach out for help on their support page.

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1. The developers of Outer Wilds, Mobius Digital, are working on a new project, announcing it subtly in the patch notes for Outer Wilds Update 16.
2. The announcement caused a wave of surprise and excitement on social media.
3. The developers cautioned that it will take several years before they can reveal more details about their new game.
4. Apart from gameplay fixes, the latest Outer Wilds Update 16 also includes changes in art, visuals, UI, text, and localization, as well as fixes specifically for PC users.
5. This update is one of the last major updates for both Outer Wilds and its DLC, Echoes of the Eye.
6. In 2025, a year full of new releases, passionate gamers can look forward to an array of gaming adventures, including first-person shooters, grand role-playing games, and more.
7. Seasoned game journalist Andy Chalk, who has a long history with PC gaming, is well-equipped to guide gamers through the upcoming wave of updates and releases in technology, entertainment, gadgets, smartphones, and social media.

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