This is kind of embarrassing to write but I could not finish this game. I realized that I was not enjoying the experience. I found it aimless and tedious drifting around the galaxy with no idea where to go. I couldn't tell if I was making any progress at all, which made me feel like I was just spinning my wheels playing the game. And yet I'm giving it a high score here independent of my feelings on actually playing it because I've gone and watched a bunch of playthroughs of the game and videos of the game to try and understand why people like it so much. I think I get it. I think the game was really not for me, but I really like how cleverly the story and the secrets of the universe are tied into a web of connections and revelations. I like how you can solve the puzzles in pretty much any order, I like the emotional beats even if they didn't hit me as hard as they hit other people. You can disregard this review for how strange it is but I liked Outer Wilds better when I didn't play it. My style of play wasn't suited for it but I can see it is a well-made game. Because the experience didn't click for me, that's why I'm reducing the score.