# Making THE OUTER WORLDS 2 with Obsidian's Brandon Adler and Kyle Koenig

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Published: 2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00
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Adam Orth chats with Brandon Adler and Kyle Koenig about their latest work at Obsidian Entertainment , The Outer Worlds 2 . Together they discuss the lessons they learned from the first game and what they sought to improve; how they implemented comedic and narrative elements into every aspect of gameplay; what ideas ended up on the cutting room floor; and what's next for themselves and the franchise. This episode is sponsored by: Xsolla Episode Host: Adam Orth Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a rating and review . Support the show and get all of our episodes early/ad-free: https://bit.ly/4kU34Lt Follow us: linktr.ee/AIAS Please consider supporting game dev students with: AIAS Foundation

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