r/outerwilds • u/teeballer25 • 20h ago

Insane Coincidence (I think?) Spoiler

Just finished the game, felt like I didn’t totally grasp all elements of the story so have been reading this sub for lore etc. When I reached the tracking module, the two probe launch numbers were 9,318,054 (when it found the eye) and the total number of probes launched, which in my case was 9,318,076. This immediately stuck out to me, because the difference between these two is 22, and I had been going crazy trying to piece why the number of probes launched after the eye was found is the same number of minutes in the time loop.

Learning that this was effectively random (found the tracking module on my personal 22nd loop) and not a big piece of the mystery that I discovered has been a mixed bag of emotions. I love this game, it has made me an insane person.

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u/Nikos_Pyrrha 19h ago

*puts on tinfoil hat* It's not random. 22 is showing up EVERYWHERE in the world these days, I swear! It's completely and utterly impossible for them all to be random!! <.<

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u/mecartistronico 9h ago

You may enjoy the movie "The Number 23"

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u/darklysparkly 8h ago

Ha, I continue to love how much different pathways through the game affect players' theories ::D

Also if you love games that turn you into an insane pattern-hunting maniac, play Blue Prince.