Oxenfree

Buy91%

Very Positive · 12k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Night School Studio · Story Rich · Jan 15, 2016

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Oxenfree?

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-op
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
50% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
45% still recommend
Controls
69% still recommend
Bugs
70% 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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