World of Warcraft: Midnight campsite nods to 2019's Outer Wilds

At the edge of the world in the World of Warcraft: Midnight zone consumed by overwhelming darkness sits an abandoned campsite that Reddit user Ban_Annerz identified as a reference to the 2019 space exploration puzzle game Outer Wilds. The site is in the Voidstorm, an area designed for players nearly at the end of the expansion’s campaign, so it may be unreachable for anyone just starting Midnight or taking their time leveling up.

The campsite mirrors one visited at a critical moment in Outer Wilds, surrounded by friends playing music as the world ends. In the reference, Riebeck plays the banjo, Gabbro the flute, and Chert the drums. Placing the homage in the Voidstorm fits the theme: it’s the closest place in WoW’s current storyline to a dying planet.

World of Warcraft is full of pop culture nods, especially in quest names, but in-world finds like this one—similar to the Dark Souls Solaire reference—stand out.

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