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It's launch day, and the newest astronaut of Outer Wilds Ventures is finally setting off on their first solo voyage to explore the solar system. Only, their first flight is spun off-course when they make a world-shattering discovery...
Older Than the Universe is a complete retelling of the story of Outer Wilds and Echoes of the Eye, with added worldbuilding, science, and character interaction sprinkled throughout. The ENTIRETY of this work (Yes, even Chapter 1!) is FULL of spoilers for the game and its DLC. Outer Wilds is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so read at your own risk!
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Voici un journal de mon parcours de jeu (playthrough) d'Outer Wilds. J'y joue en français, donc les noms risquent de changer par rapport à la plupart des travaux ici. Je l'écris à la première personne, à travers les (quatre) yeux du personnage principal.
Il y a évidemment beaucoup de spoilers, alors ne le lisez pas si vous avez l'intention d'y jouer un jour !Je n'ai pas terminé le jeu, alors pas de spoils svp ! Commentez uniquement sur les événements déjà mentionnés.
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You don't know what it is—a detailed hallucination, a trick of the mind, or one last gift from the Eye of the universe in recognition of your years of steadfast dedication to finding the answer. Infinite life condensed into a moment: twenty-two minutes to save the universe. In the end, you led yourself and everyone you loved to their final resting place. A universe contained within the space of an atom, an explosion as bright as a supernova.
And then you woke up.
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Elkin is the newest astronaut of the Outer Wilds Ventures, ready for their first ever liftoff. Fortunately for them, the sun isn't ready to explode - at least not within the next 22 minutes.
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Learning to Catch at the End of Everything by Fridurmus
Fandoms: Outer Wilds (Video Game)
18 Jul 2025
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Sanidine is ready to get out into space, and nothing is going to stop them from hopping into their ship and becoming the new best there ever was. They'll solve the mysteries of the Nomai, find the truth behind their missing idol, and advance Hearthian exploration more than ever before, with the help of the translator that they built with Hal and a brand new ship Slate calls their finest work yet. Their launch day is going so well, until suddenly it isn't. A chance encounter with a new artifact in the museum sends them rocketing to Giant's Deep, seeking out Gabbro right away to talk about a shared experience.
It's the first of many shared experiences the pair have, as they come to realize their situation. Faced with the reality that the only person either of them can turn to is the other, they're soon forced to learn what it really means to catch someone when they've got nowhere else to fall, and to let themselves be caught in turn. And if they can do that, then maybe, just maybe, they can save the universe... or at least save each other.
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- Part 3 of Orbiting the End
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Welcome to the Timber Hearth Police Department, where you don't quit your side-job because there just isn't enough crime to go around to make a decent living being a cop.
Until now, that is...A modern AU where Hearthians, Nomai, and Owlks coexist in all their diverse, awkward, misunderstood, and sometimes, terrifying glory.
Cultural satire, comedy, action, drama, mystery, intrigue, and a touch of romance ensues...
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Weird Fish Society Roles by Brumhilde (nebulouscinders)
Fandoms: Outer Wilds (Video Game)
08 Jul 2025
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"Our new theory is that there were two distinct categories – "
"We have a whole list of possible, like, culturally-significant splits, but – "
" – make more sense to be societal roles or some – ""Can you two chill?" Marl asked loudly. Their gaze was still unimpressed, but there was the beginning of a smirk tugging at their lips. "Take a breath. Sit down. You don't need to be climbing in Riebeck's lap to talk weird fish society roles, or whatever it is you're ranting about like that."
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Have you ever wondered how Hearthians came up with gendered pronouns?
Have you ever wished to read about the process in excrutiatingly specific linguistics details?
No? Can I interest you in some worlbuilding, then? Campfire banter? Anything?Series
- Part 1 of Exhibit 1 - ?
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The end comes and goes. Now people have to live with what they sacrificed everything for, and it's harder than expected (in more ways than one!)
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The Orbital Probe Cannon never found the Eye. The Sealed Vault aboard the Stranger stubbornly denies entry. But the Hatchling is not known for giving up.
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When the ship crashes during the hatchling's second day of flight training, all Gossan can think about is how much he is going to lay into Slate when they get back. But, as things take a turn for the worst, Gossan and the hatchling find themselves in need of the very mechanic's help if they are to make back to the village alive.
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My take on how Gossan loses their eye, and the complicated relationship of them and Slate following it all
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The hatchling has reached the eye of the universe, and despite everything, it's so hard to let go of the present. They gather everyone around the campfire, and for one final time, sing the travelers song to the universe.
The past will always affect the future, even if they can’t see it.
However, it’s time for something new, now.The little scout crash lands onto a strange new planet 14.3 billion years later, interrupting a meeting between the two species who inhabit the planet. Cedar, an Acridocel, and Alyonsia, an Aulofin, don’t speak a lick of the same language. The music in the stars bonds them together, a tune that rang in their hearts.
They start to unravel the mysteries of the strange object, the past it represents, and the future it allows them to seek. Tangled in cultural issues, a looming storm, and a long burnt out fire, Cedar and Alyonsia reach for the stars in hopes of understanding their past, and hopefully guide their future.
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Hal's feelings towards Slate have been changing. They weren't sure what to make of it.
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In which our Traveler desperately tries to fix everything that's falling apart, and is forced to accept the futility of fighting the inevitable.
This is a story about love, growing up, and saying goodbye.
A Time Buddies fic (eventually). The flip-side to Refraction.
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- Part 9 of Postcards
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The same as every single loop before, they opened their eyes with a soft gasp and stared up to the night sky. Giant's Deep greeted them, as always, with the pieces of the probe launcher floating in its orbit.
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- Part 1 of Collapsing Possibilities
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Hal is excited for their best friend's big day, but something is off.
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A loose theory: when you break space time, the universe rewinds a little ways and tries to fix it.
Sometimes, that fix involves the accidental relocation of the hatchling that did it.Or: A humorous rewrite of my friend and I's Quantum Space Buddies fueled adventure. Written with full permission from my buddy using his hatchling Geo and my hatchling Fossil!
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(Main Engine Cut Off)
In which Feldspar is in love with the stars, and Slate makes the mistake of falling for their (other) best friend.
IOW, Memories of how the Outer Wilds Ventures came to be (and almost ended) from Slate's perspective.
This is a story about loss, and moving forward.
A prequel to Satellite and Ratio.
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- Part 5 of Postcards
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The Hatchling experiences a childhood memory.
(Edit: I realized this puts Feldspar's disappearance a little further in the past than I officially consider canon, but it was worth it for the theming. That being said...space and time are very linked, and Dark Bramble is very distorted. Maybe from Felds' POV, it *has* been less time spent surviving there than it has from Timber Hearth...much to consider.)
(Or, y'know, Hearthians just mature faster than humans. That's probably the simpler explanation. ::})
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“Hey, I thought I might see you before the big launch,” you call out as they approach you. “Nerves getting the better of you?”
They don't reply, just... look at you for a while. They slowly scan over your clothes, your hands, your face, lingering at your scarred eye.
You arch a brow at them. “Need something, hatchling?”
Eventually, they settle within themself, square their shoulders, and look at you. “Think you can give me a hand with something for a minute?”
or - a series of goodbyes that didn't stick.
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There's one thing the Hatchling needs to do before they'll let the time loop end. One thing locked behind 33,000 possibilities.
Luckily, they've got nothing but time.