Outer Wilds: Design Works, written by Chris Schilling and published by lostincult

A Thing I’ve Read 16/26: Outer Wilds: Design Works, written by Chris Schilling and published by lostincult

The "cover" of the Outer Wilds Design Works, written by Chris Schilling and published by lostincult.
It shows the silver jacket with a big round cutout in the middle, revealing the black actual cover as if it were a black hole. Around it, several of the in-game symbols for the in-game planets are spagettifying.

I had to get this. OF COURSE I had to get this.

lostincult publishes… things around gaming. Part of what they publish are the Design Works, deep dives into the design and history of the games in question.
And when they announced the Outer Wilds one, this was a no-brainer.

The book does, well, dive deep into the design and history of Outer Wilds. It’s a super interesting read, with input from the team and concept art throughout the process, and the deluxe edition also came with a bunch of collectibles. The paper model of the player ship might get its own post, when I finally come around to it…

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