In this Outward Beginner’s Guide, we will guide you on how you start your journey in Outward with some basic tips and tricks. These tips and tricks will help you survive your initial moments in the game because Outward is not an easy game and it will really test your mettle, especially in combat. Outward is true to the core RPG so you need to toughen up if you want to survive in it.

There are different key mechanics that you need to keep in mind when you start playing Outward which include combat, healing, managing your backpack and having good weapons before you set out on your journey. We have curated this Outward Beginner’s Guide which will help you survive your starting times in Outward because the game does very little to explain what you need to do next.

Beginner’s Guide – Outward

Our Outward Beginner’s Guide, ensures that you need to know everything that you need to know in order to start your journey in Outward.

Save your Initial Money

As you start your journey in Outward, you must save your money because before you can begin playing the game feely, you are bound to pay back a debt of 150 silver within 5 days. During the initial five days, you must save your money and avoid purchasing anything because paying back your debt is very important in Outward otherwise you will lose your home.

For a detailed guide on how to easily pay back your debt, check out our Outward Debt Guide in which we will share some ways by which you can easily collect enough money and pay back your debt so that you do not lose your home.

Finding a Starting Weapon

When you start playing Outward, you will need to find a decent weapon because you cannot really afford to spend your money on buying stuff because you need to collect 150 silver to pay back the loan. There are four weapons which can find at the starting locations simply in the world which will not cost you a dime.

At the very starting location, when you are starting the game at the beach, head to the small area next to the beach where you will find a Machette and some Hyenas. After you arrive in Cierzo city, exit your house and check the yellow bushes next to it to find a Quarterstaff. Check behind the Town Hall building to find a Felling Greataxe and then head to the tavern to find a Pitchfork near it.

These weapons should be enough for the start and will help you save some money so that you can return your debt in time. Once you go out of Cierzo, you can head find some more weapons such as the Simple Bow which can be found at the entrance of the Blister Burrow. This also deals a decent amount of damage to enemies from a safe distance.

Handling Inventory

Inventory management is a very important step in Outward. Your inventory space is limited while the items you will want in your inventory are unlimited. You will have two types of inventory spaces in Outward. One is your backpack while the other is your pocket slots. The items in your pocket slots will always be with you while you backpack items will stay in your backpack and if you take off your backpack, you will not have access to those items.

You must keep essentials such as healing items, potions, water and eatables with you at all times in your pockets. Also, your weapons and a lantern should also be present in your pockets so that you can use it in dark areas to look at what is ahead. You must try to get a better backpack as soon as possible because the starting backpack will have very less space for your items.

The merchant Doran in Cierzo will sell you a Nomad Backpack which has 50 slots and will be good for a good chunk of the starting areas. Another thing you must keep in mind is that in-game currency also has weight in Outward so the higher amount of gold or silver you have in the game; it will have more weight. You can also store some items in your stash which is located at your home in Cierzo.

Regenerating Health

Combat in Outward is brutal and you will need to refill your health a lot so make sure that you know exactly how to do that. The game offers different ways by which you can heal yourself. The most basic method to heal yourself quickly is using bandages. They restore a very small amount of health but they are also the quickest way to heal yourself in combat and other scenarios.

You can also use different potions and consumables which will grant you instant health. You can purchase different healing items in the game from merchants and alchemists such as Life Potion and Luxe Lichette. The last way to heal is the slowest and depending on your location, dangerous as well.

You can sleep to heal yourself in Outward. This will not cost you anything and all you need to sleep is a bed or a bedroll which you can find in your home very early in the game. You can also purchase a tent from Doran who is a merchant and is located in Cierzo. While sleeping, you can also choose a few hours to keep watch if the area is dangerous where you are sleeping. This will ensure that no harm comes to you while sleeping.

Combat

Combat is brutal in Outward and if you are not well prepared for it, you will not survive. Everything in the wild will try to kill you and you will find very few allies in Outward. Do not take anything for friends while you are out exploring the wilds of Outward. Make sure that you always keep healing items and weapons handy.

Your backpack also plays an important part in combat and you must always get rid of it before any enemy encounter. While entering a hostile area, always keep the essentials with you and leave the backpack behind at a safe location. Otherwise, your movement will seriously be hindered.

Just like any other RPG title, Outward has stamina based combat mechanics so each combat action will drain your stamina so keep an eye on your stamina bar. This ensures that your attacks are powerful and you deal plenty of damage to enemies. It always helps to land some ranged hits on enemies before joining them in close ranged combat. Keep on dodging and blocking enemy attacks and you should be fine.

Always Be Well Stocked

You never know what might happen to you in Outward so it is best that you always remain well stocked on supplies. Apart from decent weapons, you must ensure that you always carry enough water, food, medical supplies, potions, a lantern, and a bedroll or tent with you all the times. Sometimes you will also catch a disease so you must have tea with you as well so that you can cure yourself quickly.

Check out more Outward guides below.

• Outward Fishing Guide
• Outward Crafting Guide

This concludes our Outward Beginner’s Guide. If you want to add anything to this guide, feel free to use the comments section below.