Outer Wilds was inspired, in part, by roasting marshmallows - Polygon

Polygon interviewed the creative director of Outer Wilds, Alex Beachum, about why the team added roasting marshmallows to the space exploration game. It turns out that the silly mechanic was a part of the game from the very beginning.

Each time you start a new playthrough in Mobius Digitals time-loop game Outer Wilds, your character blinks their blurry eyes open to see a night sky and you hear the light crackling of a fire. In the… [+3844 chars]

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