Video games like The Outer Worlds are beginning to match the imagination and flexibility of tabletop RPGs. Just add bigger data sets and computing power, says Jacob Aron in his latest column

The Outer Worlds has amazing vistas – and deep dialogue Obsidian Entertainment, Inc.

The Outer Worlds, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Obsidian Entertainment

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EVERY couple of weeks, my friends and I gather to imagine the future. Well, a future: we play a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) adapted from Carbon 2185 that is set in a cyberpunk, post-Brexit London where corporations run everything. Think Dungeons & Dragons meets Blade Runner meets an unending howl at the current state of the UK.

Recently, our team was tasked with infiltrating a factory, planting a virus to erase …