{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-25T10:55:02.415Z","story":{"id":"r_74271754f70b4cbbad0b70ea","slug":"outward-2-beta-preview-shows-a-faster-still-brutal-survival-rpg","url":"https://yomimono.id/outward-2-beta-preview-shows-a-faster-still-brutal-survival-rpg","headline":"Outward 2 Beta Preview Shows a Faster, Still Brutal Survival RPG","summary":"Game Spark previewed the closed beta of Outward 2, the sequel to Nine Dots Studio's open-world survival action RPG. The game is set 50 years after the original and retains its signature lack of hand-holding. Combat has been reworked with animation canceling and dual-wielding, making it faster, while survival mechanics like status effects and preparation remain punishing. The beta begins May 26.","why_it_matters":"Outward 2 appears to address the original's most divisive criticism-sluggish combat-without softening its core identity as a survival game where the player is an ordinary person, not a hero.","published_at":"2026-05-25T09:15:37.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"Game Spark","title":"Surviving a Harsh World as an Ordinary Person, Not a Chosen Hero: Outward 2 Beta Preview - Even Runs on a 14-Year-Old GPU with Potato Mode! | Game*Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/25/166873.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}