This is a video essay critiquing Mobius Digital's Outer Wilds and its 2021 expansion Echoes of the Eye, examining the way the game presents science, faith, and the two intertwined.

This video assumes that you're already familiar with the game, and contains full spoilers, including for Echoes of the Eye in sections 6 and 7. Chapters are included to skip between sections.

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—Chapters—
00:00 - Epigraph
00:54 - 1. The Museum: Introduction
07:00 - 2. 22 Minutes: The Scientific Method
14:26 - 3. End Times: Death
22:03 - 4. Travelers: Astronauts
27:52 - 5. Let There Be Light: Science and Faith
36:36 - 6. Into Shadow: Echoes of the Eye
44:46 - 7. Departure: Conclusion
53:05 - Credits

—Music—
Outer Wilds - The Museum
Outer Wilds - Timber Hearth
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask - Clock Town, Day 1
Apollo Justice: Tell the Truth 2007
Outer Wilds - 22 Minutes
Baba is You - Wall is Stop
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Cave Theme
Outer Wilds - Nomai Ruins
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask - Final Hours
Outer Wilds - End Times
Outer Wilds - Travelers
Hollow Knight - Greenpath
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask - Astral Observatory
Outer Wilds - Let There Be Light
Hyper Light Drifter - The Midnight Wood
Outer Wilds - 14.3 Billion Years
Echoes of the Eye - Into Shadow
Echoes of the Eye - The River
Echoes of the Eye - River’s End
Echoes of the Eye - The First Seekers
Echoes of the Eye - Forbidden Archives
Echoes of the Eye - Departure
Echoes of the Eye - The Sound of Water
Outer Wilds - Title Theme
Outer Wilds - Travelers’ Encore

—Online Sources—
Thumbnail Art - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/k4...
The Safire Memo -
https://www.archives.gov/files/presid...
Errant Signal, Outer Wilds -    • Outer Wilds Part 2: Being There (Spoi...  
Jacob Geller, Outer Wilds -    • Outer Wilds: Death, Inevitability, an...  
Jacob Geller, Time Loop Nihilism -    • Time Loop Nihilism  
Alex Avard GamesRadar Article - https://www.gamesradar.com/how-the-se...
Tom Marks IGN Article - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/...
Echoes of the Eye The Lost Reels - https://andrewprahlow.bandcamp.com/al...
NoClip Outer Wilds Documentary -    • The Making of Outer Wilds - Documentary  
Voyager Golden Records -   / golden-record-sounds-of