GeForce NOW keeps the momentum going with two crowd-pleasing headliners: Obsidian’s sci-fi action RPG The Outer Worlds 2 and Embark’s post-apocalyptic extraction shooter ARC Raiders. Both titles arrive with support for NVIDIA’s RTX Blackwell–class infrastructure (colloquially, “RTX 5080-ready”), giving Ultimate members access to DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation for ultra-high frame rates and crisp image reconstruction while streaming.
What’s new this week
- Escape Simulator 2 – new on Steam (Oct. 27)
- Wreckreation – new on Steam (Oct. 28)
- Outbreak Island – new on Steam (Oct. 28)
- Dark Moon – new on Steam (Oct. 29)
- Earth vs. Mars – new on Steam (Oct. 29)
- The Outer Worlds 2 – new on Steam, Battle.net and Xbox; available on PC Game Pass (Oct. 29), GeForce RTX 5080-ready
- ARC Raiders – new on Steam (Oct. 30), GeForce RTX 5080-ready
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – Demo (Steam)
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Steam)
- Keeper (Steam and Xbox; available on PC Game Pass)
Why RTX 5080/Blackwell support matters
On Ultimate, DLSS 4’s Multi Frame Generation pairs with the upgraded server GPUs to push frame rates well beyond traditional raster targets, while retaining detail and stability during frenetic combat or complex scenes. Meanwhile, RTXGI improves global illumination so interiors, neon-lit alleys, and moonlit valleys pick up light bounce and color bleed that feel far closer to an offline render. The practical upshot: steadier frame pacing, sharper temporal detail, and lighting that does more than just brighten – it tells the story of each space.
Not on Ultimate? Performance tier users still benefit where games expose RTXGI in settings, and streaming takes care of the heavy lifting so mid-range laptops and older desktops can keep up.
Community temperature check
There’s already chatter ranging from “Outer Worlds 2 is a fail” to full-blown hardware flexes (“I’ve got a 5080 and a 7950X3D”). Two quick notes. First, difficulty and balance perceptions evolve fast after launch; patches and tuning passes can flip the consensus within weeks. Second, the appeal of GeForce NOW isn’t winning the silicon lottery – it’s access. Even if you don’t own a bleeding-edge rig, Ultimate’s Blackwell servers plus DLSS 4 can deliver the kind of smoothness and clarity that used to be locked behind a four-figure GPU.
Server expansion
NVIDIA continues to light up more RTX 5080-class capacity across regions. The latest site to go live is Sofia, Bulgaria, with Amsterdam and Montréal queued up next. For players, more sites generally mean lower latency, fewer congestion spikes at peak hours, and higher availability for Ultimate instances.
Launch perk for ARC Raiders
To celebrate the extraction shooter’s debut, NVIDIA announced a limited-time deal: buy a new 12-month GeForce NOW Ultimate membership and receive a digital copy of ARC Raiders. The offer starts today and runs through Thursday, November 20. If you’ve been waiting to lock in a year of top-tier streaming, this bundles a fresh co-op looter into the equation.
The takeaway
The Outer Worlds 2 lands as a showcase for cinematic sci-fi questing with modern upscaling, while ARC Raiders tests your squad’s extraction discipline under richly lit skies courtesy of RTXGI. Add a growing grid of 5080-class servers and a launch promo, and this is a strong week for cloud players who want big-budget spectacle without big-budget hardware.