Easter Eggs

Fig Backer Satellite
The Fig Backer Satellite is a small satellite that can be found hurtling through the Solar System. It is a reference Outer Wilds' original crowd-funding campaign on Fig.co. Donations above a certain threshold were given the opportunity to add a hidden audio message or hidden images into the game. Some of these submissions were incorporated into the Fig Backer Satellite.

The Satellite looks similar to the Voyager 1. It has a large dish and a long solar panel. There is an array of monitors on the side of the fuselage. It can be targeted from far away but it does not have a name when targeted (similar to the Quantum Moon).

Photos submitted by Fig backers and the Annapurna Interactive logo are displayed on its monitor screens. When nearby, it loops a recording of an individual saying "We're off, like a dirty shirt in the wash". A declaration can be found on the satellite, revealing it was launched 28/12/2799 9:00:00 a.m. PDT".

Observatory Fig Backers
Within the Observatory, beneath the poster of the four Outer Wilds Ventures founders, there is a small note. The note credits other individuals who helped Outer Wilds Ventures grow. The names on this note are a tribute to Fig backers who contributed over a certain amount.

Hearthian Graveyard
In a secluded corner of the Village, hidden behind a building, there lies a Hearthian graveyard with three gravestones. The names these three deceased Hearthians are a tribute to Fig backers who contributed over a certain amount.

Hidden Nomai Scroll
On the surface of Brittle Hollow, between the Gravity Cannon and Nomai Escape Pod, there lies a Nomai scroll partially in the ground beside a large tree. It is extremely easy to miss as it blends into the rocky surface very well. If the player takes this scroll and inserts it into any Nomai scroll socket, the ensuing Nomai text will translate as a smiley face on the player's translator. It will also display a QR code that, when scanned, displays the text "pivot's easter egg”

Mysterious Dark Bramble Seed
Deep within Dark Bramble in the recursion area there lies a rather seemingly insignificant seed. If a probe is fired inside, it will land it a room that jarringly features human architecture with dead humans lying around it. Vines from Dark Bramble are visible in the background. This room is a reference to Elsinore, another popular Indie game with time-loop mechanics.

Terminator Nomai
On the surface of Hollow's Lantern, as the lava subsides, the skeleton of a deceased Nomai will be uncovered reaching out of the lava. His pose, and the fact he was submerged in lava, is a likely reference to the ending of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Gabbro's Quantum Sculptures
If the player discovers Gabbro’s quantum poem on Timber Hearth and then visits them on their island on Giant’s Deep and mentions their poem, Gabbro will mention their interest in creating further quantum art. Their next idea is to create scary quantum statues in order to frighten others. As these proposed statues are quantum, they would not be able to move unless they are not being observed. These proposed Quantum statues are a reference to the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who.

Crashed Alpha Ship
Along the Attlerock’s equator there lies a crashed version of the original ship used in the Outer Wilds Public Alpha.

You've Met a Terrible Fate
The name and image of the achievement "You've Met a Terrible fate" is a reference to the Happy Mask Salesman from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.