Helmholtz would actually mean ‘The wood of a helmet’, as ‘Helm’ comes first. But that makes less sense.

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I know, it was exactly the same for me. I hated it when people didn’t tell me anything about the game and just said ‘Play It’.

Then I bought it anyway during a sale, and now I’m one of those people: Play It. Without any spoilers.

But it’s true. Play Outer Wilds. Don’t look anything up!