No other game has captured what an adventure through retro space would be quite like inThe Outer Worlds. The game was made by the developers of Fallout: New Vegas and is a return to its dark humor style and fantastic RPG mechanics. The player’s choice is also a major aspect of the game, and it also features multiple endings.
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It’s a grim future where life among the stars is owned and operated by mega-corporations who see their colonists as nothing more than a means to profit. There are many unique and powerful weapons to use as you make your way through the Halcyon System. Here are the best weapons to help you destroy your enemies.
10Shrink Ray
The Shrink Ray is one of the uniqueScience weapons in the gameand is also one of the easiest to acquire. The weapon lives up to its name as to how it works. When it is fired at an enemy, it shrinks them to at least half their size, thus reducing the damage that they’re able to do to you.
The pistol uses energy cells as ammo and does a small amount of damage as it shrinks the enemy. The Shrink Ray can be found after you leave the Emerald Vale, sitting on a table in the room where you first meet Phineas in his lab.
9Phin’s Phorce
This weapon is a modified Light Assault Rifle, created by Phineas himself, that fires a three-round burst of N-Ray rounds. When upgraded, it can do even more damage and even allow mods to increase its accuracy and damage. Its base damage is already 53 x 3! As its name suggests, it uses very affordable and abundant Light Ammo.
Phin’s Phorce also has a unique stagger effect that makes it even more devastating to human enemies. The weapon can be found during the quest “Kept Secret But Not Forgotten” in Phineas' Lab.
8Euthanasia Kit
This weapon is one of the most unique shotguns in the game. Euthanasia Kit has a very morbid name and is just as deadly as its name makes it sound. When you hit an enemy in the body with this weapon, they get knocked over and stunned for a few seconds.
Unfortunately, you cannot mod this weapon, but it already does pretty great damage compared to the other tactical shotguns in the game. The Euthanasia Kit uses Light Ammo, which is another big plus. you’re able to find this shotgun by traveling to Terra One Publications on Monarch and by finding the gun on the medic’s corpse just outside the building’s main entrance.
7Irion’s Flintlock
Not only does this weapon look cool with its old-fashioned aesthetic, but it also does great damage and has great abilities. Irion’s Flintlock has a high rate of fire thanks to its ability to fire two shots every time you pull the trigger.
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It does 44 x 2 points of damage and also has a staggering effect when you hit enemies. Irion’s Flintlock can be found during theSolution Vial questand is gained from Irion the Smuggler after you rescue her on Scylla.
6Ionized Paper Knife
This melee weapon is the first on the list for a good reason. The Ionized Paper Knife is a high-damage one-handed weapon that has the burn damage special effect. It comes with the Speed Grip mod that increase’s the weapon’s attack speed by 15%! This is a great choice to give to anymelee-based companion.
This weapon will help you easily fight through the Byzantium Sewers where it is found. The exact location of the Ionized Paper Knife is in the Parcel Service room on the ground, next to one of the dead bodies.
5Shock Cannon Ultra
This weapon is amazing for crowd control of waves of enemies. The Shock Cannon Ultra fires a constant beam of electricity that has a chance to spread to any nearby enemies if they are close enough. This weapon also scales with the Heavy Weapon stat, so you may make this beautiful weapon do even more damage.
Being an electricity gun, it also can stun any enemies it hits. The Shock Cannon Ultra is pretty easy to acquire considering how powerful it is. You can purchase this weapon from shops once you reach Byzantium.
4Prismatic Hammer
The Prismatic Hammer is another Science Weapon, but this one is even better and even more useful. This two-handed hammer switches damage type with every hit that you land. It alternates between Shock, Plasma, and Corrosive damage. The melee weapon’s damage can be further improved with putting points into the two-handed skill.
It also has the Knockdown perk to further increase its fun factor. The Prismatic Hammer can be acquired from buying a datapad from Gladys on the Groundbreaker and going to the hidden room that it leads you to.
3Supper Time
This knife could be considered the best one in the game. Supper Time is a unique version of the Officer’s Spine knife, that has increased attack speed and the ability to never stop swinging. It also does Corrosive damage as well as Bleed damage, meaning that it is effective against both humans and robots!
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The weapon also scales with the one-handed skill, so you may do even more amounts of damage. You can get this weapon by acquiring the quest to look for Braxton in the warehouse of Stellar Bay and visiting the family’s house outside the city.
2Assault Rifle Ultra
This weapon is great and is acquirable after level 20 and can be purchased from most vendors after that. The Assault Rifle Ultra is highly customizable and has the ability to have its damage type, scope, and barrel changed with the power of mods!
This weapon also scales with the Long Guns stat and can be upgraded with the Tinker Skill to make it do even more damage. It made is this high on the list because of how powerful and customizable it is.
This weapon is considered the best rifle in the game! As with the previous Assault Rifle, the Dead-Eye Assault Rifle II is highly customizable and even more deadly. It does 263 damage, and scales with which mods you have on it and the number of points you have in the Long Guns skill.
This rifle also comes with the Execute special ability that has a small chance to kill any enemy with one hit! This weapon can be purchased from Gladys on the Groundbreaker after reaching level 22.
