All The Outer Worlds 2 factions

Who are The Outer Worlds 2 factions? There are three new factions coming to The Outer Worlds 2 and the returning Earth Directorate, all of which have their own style, humor, beliefs, and are also involved in an escalating dispute over The Rifts impacting the colony trade routes.

The Rifts seem to be the focus of the story, with tears in space travel causing chaos among the colonies in the RPG game. Each faction wants to deal with The Rifts in their own way, and it's bound to cause some conflict with your companions in The Outer Worlds 2, as they each belong to a different faction. As well as these four main factions in The Outer Worlds 2, there are also sub-factions, like the religious cultists that worship The Rifts.

The Outer Worlds 2 factions are:

• Auntie's Choice
• Order of the Ascendant
• Earth Directorate
• Protectorate

Auntie's Choice

This faction is a mashup of Auntie Cleo and Spacer's Choice from The Outer Worlds and acts as the corporate representatives. They invade the Protectorate-run Arcadia to get their hands on the abundant resources there, under the guise that they're doing it for humanity, when, of course, it's just for profit. We also know they ran some pretty nasty experiments on one of our potential companions.

Order of the Ascendant

An offshoot of the Order of Scientific Inquiry from the first game, a religious group run by Scienticians. They are a science-based religion with the same goal as its origin religion, of solving the universal equation to predict and alter the future. Though they used to be part of the Protectorate - and their uniform is quite similar, but more of a sky blue - but they want to help better mankind and not control people.

Earth Directorate

This is the faction we belong to and will be familiar to those who played the first game. They are in charge of coordinating between Earth and the different colonies and settling disputes that arise. They play a big part in investigating The Rifts that have appeared in space-time and are causing the disruption of trade routes, as well as the conflict between Auntie's Choice and the Protectorate.

Protectorate

The Protectorate, an authoritarian faction, runs Arcadia, an isolated colony surrounded by vital resources. They pose the question of how much people are willing to sacrifice for security and luxury, and the answer better be everything. They are a very wealthy faction founded by the inventor of the skip drives, the faster-than-light engines that are starting to cause issues in space-time travel, cutting off other colonies and Earth from being able to trade resources.

Now you're caught up on what to expect from The Outer Worlds 2 factions, here's everything to look forward to from The Outer Worlds 2 release date, and the upcoming games we're also excited about coming this year and beyond.