The Outer Worlds factions: All the primary and secondary factions across Halcyon

There are a lot of Outer Worlds factions you can interact with. Your relationship with them, options and journey through the game will all depend on who likes you and who doesn't. So you'll have to think carefully about almost everything you do in case it upset someone you need. As you meet these various groups you'll find a range of interesting characters, a variety of motives, and plenty of stories. All of which will probably influence how you react, with your decisions increasing or decreasing your reputation. Sometimes it might be worth being nice to people no matter how much you hate them just for cheaper gear and not getting shot on sight. 

Coming you we've a spoiler free run down of all the Outer Worlds factions and where you can find them.

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Spacer's Choice

"It's not the best choice, it's Spacer's Choice!". Spend too long in Edgewater or Groundbreaker and the Spacer's Choice jingle will be drilled into your memory like lyrical tinnitus. Spacer's Choice is the popular budget brand producing masses of saltuna in Edgewater, which is where you'll find this faction and most accompanying quests.

Deserters

The Deserters are a group of people who became disillusioned with the management of Edgewater town, so fled to start their own community in the nearby Botanical Lab. You'll meet these folk early on in the game, when you speak with their leader, Adelaide.

Groundbreaker

As you'd expect, the Groundbreaker faction can be found on board the Groundbreaker ship. Junlei Tennyson leads this group of space-residing crew, and they're the only township operating outside of the control of the Board. There's plenty to find and discover aboard Groundbreaker, despite it being a ship and not a full planet.

SubLight Salvage & Shipping

SubLight Salvage & Shipping can be found all over the Halcyon system, but their base of operations is on Groundbreaker. They're essentially a facade of a company that uses their guise of waste disposal and transportation to operate illegally in more questionable areas, but despite this, you're going to want to get on their good side.

The Board

The Halcyon Holdings Board of Directors (or just The Board for short) are the ones who rule over the Halcyon system, maintaining the peace where they can. They're comprised of CEOs from each of Halcyon's founding companies with Chairman Rockwell leading them, and you'll be dealing with The Board plenty throughout the entire game.

Auntie Cleo

When you head to Roseway on Terra-2, you'll find the Auntie Cleo family. Ditched and forgotten by The Board, Auntie Cleo focuses on "scientific research and advancement" with things like their "Auntie-Biotics" line of medicinal solutions and Tripicale foodstuffs. 

Monarch Stellar Industries

Head on over to Monarch to find Monarch Stellar Industries, a company that was once Board-owned but has since split to be privately owned. Sanjar Nandi is the leader and you'll find these folk mainly around Stellar Bay, the first town you'll visit on the planet.

Iconoclasts

Much like the Deserters on Terra-2, the Iconoclasts are a community that split from Monarch Stellar Industries and made their home in Amber Heights. Led by both Graham and Zora, the pair often bicker but share the same goal of "tearing down the corporate establishment that they believe has brought the colony to the brink of death."

C&P Boarst Factory

The C&P Boarst Factory is responsible for the processing of Cystypigs, which are a curious delicacy in the Halcyon system. You'll find the facility on Monarch and you'll venture in there as part of the Slaughterhouse Clive quest, during which you can influence your reputation with them. Will you err on the side of caution with the Boarst King?