Buy it if you like
- Story: 177 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 12k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
177 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Without going into spoilers, let's just say title is pretty much designed for more than a single playthrough, so it's easy to justify second or even third run if one is interested, for different dialogue choices and outcomes.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As far as the overall gameplay goes in terms of playtime, being as spoiler-less as possible, it really encourages you to play at least twice; given it is short, on a second playthrough you can start to process how all interactions go if you missed anywhere along the track.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Presentation is one of the major success points, combining both dark and analog elements together with brighter, digital sections, same goes towards soundtrack, digital music is mashed with vintage analog tapes for a really fun outcome.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Backgrounds look unique with their detailed textures, lush greeneries, and color gradients.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Helps that game has a really well-written roster of characters and even a decent amount of humour considering the situation, so even if you are not someone who is digging that type of a thing, you should still enjoy Oxenfree.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story177 reviews
Gameplay70 reviews
Audio64 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op100% still recommend
Steam Deck50% still recommend
Optimization67% still recommend
Difficulty100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface45% still recommend
Controls69% still recommend
Bugs70% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$9.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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