Oxenfree on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Oxenfree is a story rich, choices matter and atmospheric game
developed and published by Night School Studio.
Released on January 14th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 11,806 reviews of which 10,829 were positive and 977 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam, but you can find it for 6.70€ on Instant Gaming.
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Shader Model 3.0 Compatible (DirectX 9.0c)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
MacOS
- OS: OSX 10.8 or higher
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB OpenGL 2.0 Compatible
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.10 or similar
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Shader Model 3.0 Compatible (DirectX 9.0c)
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
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"Oh thank goodness I'd like to report a poltergeist! They've come into my house, they shaved all my cats, they look better in my mittens!" Oxenfree is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Night School Studio. Story In Oxenfree you play as Alex- teenage girl that together with her friend and new step brother, spends weekend on a local island. While big party that was awaiting them turns out to be a flop, group soon discovers mysterious cave and accidentally triggers supernatural events. This forces them to dive deep into islands history so they can uncover its secrets and fix the situation. Gameplay Oxenfree is played from 2.5D perspective and focused on exploring fictional Edwards Island to stop evil paranormal forces our group has unleashed. Talk about a "whoops" situation. Navigate multiple areas of the island and complete given tasks in order to progress further in the story. Gameplay is build around "walk and talk" mechanic. As you walk around, explore and progress, there is (almost) always a second character with you, leading to conversations. So at the same time as you walk, you can select what Alex should say from speech bubbles that appear, but if you will take too long to choose said bubbles will disappear leaving a surprisingly loud silence. Some of the dialogue choices impact your relationship with other characters, so be sure to think for a moment about your next words. Outside of that, rest of the game is focused on Alex's handheld radio. It can be used to solve occasional puzzles, unlock doors, find items and so on. Anything you can interact with has a small circle next to them so you can find things easier. Don't worry about screwing up, Oxenfree doesn't have any "gameover" possibility. To wrap this up, it's worth mentioning this title has mouse-only controls, if some evil supernatural forces took over your keyboard and you cannot use it. Playtime and replayability It took me 4-5 hours to complete the game for the first time. 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. Impressions Oxenfree turned out to be a surprisingly great title. I say that as I came into it with no expectations, "friend of a friend" recommendation that I was on board with after noticing "supernatural thriller" being used to describe it. Said thriller part definitely pleased me. Constant creepy threat from our paranormal friends mixed really well with atmosphere of the lonely, covered by night island. 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. Audiovisually, game is fantastic. But it still comes with second side, of being something closer to teen drama/coming-of-age thing, as our characters with different personalities, interests and look at current situation still clash, laugh, debate and hope for different outcomes in a rather "live or die" scenario. But ain't that a charm of teenagers, always rebellious, trying to prove their point right even if death stares in their eyes, and...supernatural-events-triggery? 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. Now if you don't like that aspect and rather slowpaced gameplay mashed together...you might have a problem. Because game is not the most action packed title ever. Most of the puzzles is very simple, island doesn't have many side activities, unless you really want to go off the rails and dig into nooks and cranies for secret audio messages or weird posters (that may I quickly add are a great addition to creepy supernatural atmosphere of the game). However whole "walk and talk" mechanic is a money shot. Great way to skip having cutscenes and have player engaged in slow walks across the island! Really well done. Plus it helps game is not lenghty, so it doesn't wear you out. I, not really someone who is into teen dramas, found it engaging and perfectly mashed with paranormal aspects. Perhaps a bit more meat, aka. gameplay variety, could suffice and get bit more playtime squeezed out of Oxenfree, outside of second playthrough strategy it has going, but I still highly recommend what I played. Somewhat surprising mixture that works, especially impressive as this was a debut game from Night School Studios! Talk about great opening. Final words and conclusion You can grab Soundtrack DLC to further support the developers! Supernatural thriller meets teen drama with surprisingly great outcome. With fantastic audiovisual side, well-written roster of characters and engaging mystery, Oxenfree is a safe recommendation. Feel free to check out [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/31947302/] my curator page for more reviews!
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While the game is kinda slow (like what others are saying), the atmosphere is not too bad. The walking/running mechanism could use a bit of speed up though. In contrast, the speaking bubble/decision thingy is a bit too fast. Sometime it just gone when I finish reading all of it.
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Right, so imagine you're at a party, yeah? And there's this group of people having what seems like the most riveting conversation of their lives. You want to join in, but you're walking across the room slower than my nan after her hip replacement. That's Oxenfree for you - brilliant chat, painful walking. Now, before you roll your eyes and mutter "walking simulator" under your breath like some gaming snob, let me tell you something. This game's about as much a walking simulator as I am a flight instructor. It's all about the chat, innit? The dialogue system's bloody brilliant, actually. You know when you're at the pub and everyone's talking over each other, and you've got that split-second decision to either interrupt like a proper bellend or wait politely and miss your chance? That's exactly what they've captured here. Three dialogue options floating above your head like thought bubbles in a comic strip, plus the option to shut up entirely - which, let's be honest, more people should consider in real life. The writing's proper authentic too. None of that "How do you do, fellow kids?" nonsense you get in most games. These teens talk like actual teenagers - stumbling over words, talking absolute rubbish half the time, leaving sentences hanging like my mate Johan's DIY shelving project. It's refreshing, like finding a cold beer in the back of your fridge when you thought you'd run out. The atmosphere's spot on as well. They're calling it horror, but that's like calling a mild curry spicy. It's more like that feeling you get when you're alone in your house at night and hear a weird noise - not scary exactly, just enough to make you question your life choices. Now, there are some problems. The walking speed's slower than the queue at the post office on pension day. And sometimes you have to backtrack across the island with nothing but your thoughts for company - which, if they're anything like mine, isn't ideal. It's a short game too, and while your choices do matter somewhat, don't expect dramatically different endings like you're directing your own Hollywood blockbuster. But here's the thing - and I know this might sound odd coming from someone who made their career taking the piss out of everything - Oxenfree is actually pretty special. It's like that friend who doesn't say much at parties but when they do speak, everyone shuts up and listens. Sure, it might not be the longest game in your library, but neither was Pong, and that did alright for itself, didn't it? So, should you buy it? Well, if you've got the attention span of a goldfish with ADHD and need constant explosions to stay entertained, probably not. But if you fancy something different, something that'll make you think and might actually surprise you - like finding out your cat's been secretly ordering takeaway on your credit card - then yeah, give it a go. Just don't blame me if you find yourself talking back to your screen like a proper nutter.
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Bought this game and played it multiple times on different platforms. Bought it on the huge sale going on right now to support the devs, and to write this review to encourage others to pick it up.
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i first played OXENFREE in around 2018 or so. i remember it leaving me with a very strong impression, playing it six years later i felt that impression once again. at its core oxenfree is an adventure game, it's pretty dead-simple in terms of gameplay, which is a good thing. i could very easily see oxenfree being someone's very first video game, it feels almost designed in such a way to do that. it's also available on most platforms i can think people would have on-hand, including mobile and even as a part of netflix games (i dont actually know how that works, i just know that it's there.) navigation isn't exactly hard, and a majority of the gameplay is exploring screens with very few branching paths, it's all very railroaded, though that's not to say there isn't stuff to explore. on top of the main teen drama ghost story, there's a few collectibles and whatnot that give a bit of extra understanding to what exactly's going on, i think it's neat, and not really that much effort to get everything. the MAIN main stuff is the dialogue. there's a lot of it, and i really think you grow to like these characters (or hate, i liked them) along the course of the story. there's a few options i wish were maybe available, but i don't think their lack of inclusion necessarily harms the story. oh and it's got a really good vibe. music's good, zones are neat. ghosts. weird geometry if you're afraid of that. it's nice and goes on sale pretty cheap, and i did two playthroughs in about 11 hours.
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13
Developer
Night School Studio
Publisher
Night School Studio
Release
14 Jan 2016
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