Oxenfree

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 366 Ratings

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  1. edxtan
    Aug 9, 2023
    7
    Oxenfree's choices constantly diverge and intertwine, making everything you do feel important. The interruptable dialogue creates a naturalistic atmosphere, but the inconsistent timing can force you to interrupt, even when you don't want to.
  2. AbaddonMason
    Apr 24, 2023
    8
    Прошёл дважды, отличный OST, игруля ненапряжная прям каеф. И за сюжетом следить интересно, и за персонажами. И крипате очень удивился, визульный стиль игры ни капли не намекает. Жду вторую часть
  3. 3ls0ul
    Mar 7, 2023
    9
    Este juego aún no lo eh jugado o completado, así que pondré una reseña y nota diferentes cuando lo haga.
  4. TheQweast
    Mar 3, 2023
    8
    Gripping story with nice twists and turns throughout. Art style is awesome and the environments plus the ambience will keep you on your toes. Looking forward to the sequel.
  5. bar0yka
    Feb 2, 2023
    6
    bitmedi daha editlerim .
  6. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    Tamam, bağımsız yapım. Tamam, güzel hikaye anlatıyor. Bir oyun olarak iyi bir oyun mu pek sanmam. Diyalogların üst üste binince sesin kesilmesi de çok ilginç.
  7. Koleck0LP
    Nov 5, 2022
    10
    Really cool story, I like the artstyle characters and all, the story was confusing for me but most stories are
    only two things that I didn't like are:
    that the game is locked at 60 FPS on pc, I would prefer to have the option to run the game at my monitors refreshrate and the other thing is sometimes the character the character you control does not go in the direction that you want like    Really cool story, I like the artstyle characters and all, the story was confusing for me but most stories are
    only two things that I didn't like are:
    that the game is locked at 60 FPS on pc, I would prefer to have the option to run the game at my monitors refreshrate
    and the other thing is sometimes the character the character you control does not go in the direction that you want like for example you hold left and the character climbs up.
    But overall I love the game and will replay it again in the future.    … Expand
  8. Wrathzo
    Mar 22, 2022
    7
    Oxenfree is a supernatural mystery/horror graphic adventure game developed and published by Night School Studio. In Oxenfree, players assume the role of the teenage girl Alex on a weekend trip to a local island. After seemingly supernatural events occur, Alex and her friends must unravel the secrets of the island.
  9. Voyou
    Aug 17, 2021
    1
    Worse than a walking simulator, it's a WS that makes you listen to 2 wimps speaking through their noses, one of them incapable of shutting his annoying trap for 2 seconds.
    But that's not all. We also get the worst flaws of odern "adventure" games all at once:
    - Timed dialogs. Options gone after 1 second. Game decides for player. Game doesn't know it's damn role. - Said dialog options    Worse than a walking simulator, it's a WS that makes you listen to 2 wimps speaking through their noses, one of them incapable of shutting his annoying trap for 2 seconds.
    But that's not all. We also get the worst flaws of odern "adventure" games all at once:
    - Timed dialogs. Options gone after 1 second. Game decides for player. Game doesn't know it's damn role.
    - Said dialog options written outside screen limits. For real.
    - No save menu. No way to fix the dialog debacle.
    - No text speed slider in the Options.
    - No sound options.
    Rotten gameplay with rotten interface.    … Expand
  10. kantlax
    Jul 13, 2021
    7
    The story is ok, its not really clear how the desicion you made will affect the content.
    Has good graphics and the end changes based on the decisions you made.
  11. Simoss13
    Jul 4, 2021
    8
    Oxenfree delivers a thrilling experience which delves into the supernatural. You start as a teenager (Alex about 17) and she is accompanied by some friends to have a good time on a remote island. Things suddenly go pear shape as you awaken an ancient spirit that can possess and disorientates you and your friends.
    The theme and interaction of characters is top notch, I am always wanting to    Oxenfree delivers a thrilling experience which delves into the supernatural. You start as a teenager (Alex about 17) and she is accompanied by some friends to have a good time on a remote island. Things suddenly go pear shape as you awaken an ancient spirit that can possess and disorientates you and your friends.
    The theme and interaction of characters is top notch, I am always wanting to know more about these characters lives and situations to lead them to being who and why they are. These spirits leech onto Alex's insecurities through the game and provoking unresolved issues.
    At this point I should add the voice acting and character interaction is what really executed the plot and brought the game together as a whole. If it wasn't for voice acting and characters, I cannot see how this game would of panned out.
    I really like thrillers that also develop characters and showing a 'coming of age' undertone. Movies such as 'IT' is a prime example of this. Although a different plot, it has that common theme. I scare easily so having an emotional personal plot really brings depth making it tolerable.
    The art style and visual effects in the game are also breathtaking as it really immerse you in the games theme making me disorientated.
    The major complaint I have on this game is the actual gameplay itself. It felt like a visual novel and walking sim, therefore the game play and skill is minimal. You have dialect choices constantly in the game which is great. I just wished they allowed me to select an option after a character has spoken, as the game seems to force me to choose and interrupt another characters dialogue. This can distract on the brilliant voice acting and plot which bothered me.
    The game is priced well for a 4 hour adventure and if you want to see alternative endings (like me) you will give a second try to see how you choice matter in the end credits    … Expand
  12. philzlz
    Jun 22, 2021
    6
    While the game started out interesting i did not find the story that intriguing. Characters are not that likeable and the multiple choice answers sometimes cut off ongoing conversations which made me miss out on some dialogue. I also encountered a bug that made it unable to move my character and had to restart at a checkpoint. The whole game felt like it was targeted at a younger audience.While the game started out interesting i did not find the story that intriguing. Characters are not that likeable and the multiple choice answers sometimes cut off ongoing conversations which made me miss out on some dialogue. I also encountered a bug that made it unable to move my character and had to restart at a checkpoint. The whole game felt like it was targeted at a younger audience.

    The game is a walking simulator with easy puzzles and collectibles that piece together the backstory something that i generaly dislike in games and that for me artificially drags out the playtime. I prefer games that explain their story through normal gameplay and doesnt hide it behind collectibles.

    On a positive note: I liked the art style and music and the beginning of the game had me interested.    … Expand
  13. Cacti-spikes
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    Loved it! Amazing characters, lovely graphic and thrillng story. Such an inspiring game : )
  14. player_101
    Apr 4, 2021
    10
    I loved it, it is now one of my favourite games. The story is great, very interesting in my opinion. The characters have a lot of personality and the art is great.
  15. IgorSneg
    Dec 28, 2020
    7
    Hello from Russia with love. I'm too old for any fancy indie games but have played in Oxenfree right after watching Bandersnatch on Netfilx and had some fun in process.
    Minuses: Annoying talking all the way, there are tons of dialogs in game. Too much walking. Too much. An these teens with theirs teen problems. It's not my theme.
    Pluses: Atmosphere. Music. Variability. Witty ending.
  16. beeanadou
    Sep 21, 2020
    5
    Awkward conversations and the some of them are rather annoying in many ways. Story is not suspenseful enough, was expecting something big to surprise me in the end but that obviously didn't happen.
  17. AliPMcG
    Aug 19, 2020
    7
    Oxenfree could be described as a story-driven walking simulator, one that revolves around snappy dialogue, of which there is a lot. It's a very nice-looking game, with gorgeous background art and excellent animation of the 3D character models, and the voice acting is good, but there is no real gameplay to speak of, apart from making dialogue choices and tuning your radio to the rightOxenfree could be described as a story-driven walking simulator, one that revolves around snappy dialogue, of which there is a lot. It's a very nice-looking game, with gorgeous background art and excellent animation of the 3D character models, and the voice acting is good, but there is no real gameplay to speak of, apart from making dialogue choices and tuning your radio to the right frequency in the right place. It's still engaging though, and does a good job of using jumpscares to illustrate to you (the player) what Alex (the protagonist) is experiencing.

    The game feels more like an interactive movie than a game, in that there is a story that unfolds linearly, and your contribution to this story amounts to walking to the next place and clicking on something. There's nothing wrong with that per se, and the game uses the time it takes you to walk to the next plot point to initiate conversations with the other characters. The problem comes when you want to go off-story to explore the island or look for the hidden radio signals that flesh out the plot, when it becomes painfully apparent just how slowly you navigate the circuitous environment. Some sort of fast-travel system would have been very welcome.

    It reminded me of a Joss Whedon teen movie with supernatural horror elements, right down to teenage characters being played by actors in their twenties or thirties. The characters all talk like sarcastic smartasses basically all the time, which makes sense at the start but which starts to grate, and which I thought undermined the disturbing life-and-death story.

    Your dialogue choices change how the other characters talk to you, but not the plot, except for the ending. I know this because I am on my third playthrough; without wanting to spoil it, the plot cleverly allows for replays to continue the story in a way that gives the player insights that the characters don't have. I found it quite frustrating how some dialogue choices you make seem to have much more significance than others - at the end there are summaries of the decisions you made, and some of these were choices I was not aware I'd made.

    Despite these complaints it's still a fun, short experience (3-4 hours if you just follow the plot), and I still enjoyed it enough to play all the way through it twice.    … Expand
  18. kezzyhko
    Aug 5, 2020
    10
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  19. Alexb1096
    Jul 24, 2020
    7
    ITALIAN:
    Questa recensione è del tutto personale perchè reali difetti nel gioco non li ho trovati.
    Cercherò di analizzare con ordine ogni ambito del gioco per spiegare il motivo per cui mi è piaciuto ma non l'ho amato. Innanzitutto parto dal comparto grafica e audio. Lo stile grafico, che sembra disegnato a mano, l'ho trovato molto interessante ed originale ma anche pesante, piatto e    ITALIAN:
    Questa recensione è del tutto personale perchè reali difetti nel gioco non li ho trovati.
    Cercherò di analizzare con ordine ogni ambito del gioco per spiegare il motivo per cui mi è piaciuto ma non l'ho amato.

    Innanzitutto parto dal comparto grafica e audio.
    Lo stile grafico, che sembra disegnato a mano, l'ho trovato molto interessante ed originale ma anche pesante, piatto e di non semplice lettura a prima vista. Mi è capitato qualche volta di non capire perchè non potessi fare qualche movimento e altre volte non riuscivo a spostarmi bene a causa della mancanza di profondità.
    La colonna sonora invece è abbastanza piacevole, tranne all'inizio del gioco perchè c'è una melodia (presente nel trailer) alienante, ripetitiva e completamente fuori contesto.

    Il gameplay invece tutto sommato è carino ma, come ho già detto, presenta alcuni problemi nel movimento della protagonista a causa della poca prospettiva dell'ambiente. Inoltre, soprattutto all'inizio del gioco, il movimento è estremamente lento e risulta fastidioso quando si sbaglia strada o si scopre che la strada che si sta percorrendo è chiusa.

    È interessante ma non gestito molto bene il sistema di dialogo tra i personaggi, che li fa dialogare costantemente e chiede spesso di dover scegliere la risposta da dare, portando il giocatore a seguire i discorsi e ad immedesimarsi nella vicenda. Il problema secondo me è che i personaggi parlano davvero tanto e velocemente e quindi, soprattutto se si gioca in una lingua diversa dall'inglese (l'unica con il doppiaggio), bisogna leggere i sottotitoli, leggere le risposte, ragionare un secondo e rispondere. Mentre si fa questo però ci si sta muovendo per la mappa, magari si sta un po' guardando l'ambiente e il tempo per rispondere è veramente poco. Alcune volte mi sono visto costretto a rispondere a caso o addirittura a non rispondere. Carino che alla fine del gioco (no spoiler) ti dica come le tue risposte hanno influenzato le vite dei personaggi.

    Infine penso di dover parlare della trama (no spoiler).
    Il gioco ci mette forse troppo ad entrare nel vivo della storia, motivo per cui stavo pensando di abbandonarlo (ho deciso di proseguirlo guardando alcuni screenshot del gioco in cui ho visto cose interessanti). Questa fase serve a conoscere i personaggi ma concretamente non è interessante e, unita al movimento lento di cui ho già parlato, risulta noiosa.
    Poi tutto cambia di colpo e diventa più interessante, anche se non mi ha mai preso davvero, ma in parte è anche colpa di tutte le cose alla base che non mi sono piaciute.
    Il gioco ha una durata piuttosto breve, l'ho finito in 2/3 giorni giocando a ritmi abbastanza tranquilli (dura circa 5 ore).
    Il finale (no spoiler) l'ho trovato un po' troppo veloce e non mi ha lasciato quasi niente.

    Voto: 7/10    … Expand
  20. oliwill1
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    I had a really good time with this game. I think that the choices you had to make were really interesting and it is one of the few video games where the choices feel genuinely conflicting. The art isn't my favourite and the movement could be a little slow and glitchy sometimes but honestly, it is worth it for the characters and story. The ending was probably the best part of this game andI had a really good time with this game. I think that the choices you had to make were really interesting and it is one of the few video games where the choices feel genuinely conflicting. The art isn't my favourite and the movement could be a little slow and glitchy sometimes but honestly, it is worth it for the characters and story. The ending was probably the best part of this game and was really well executed.… Expand
  21. mapuskundali
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    One of the best dialogue system I've ever played in video games. Maybe, the best.
  22. Shadran
    Jun 17, 2020
    6
    Very disappointing game. Starts really slow and makes you bored really fast with bland characters. The horror aspects of the game are most entertaining but they are spaced out by painfully long walks. The whole game i had a feeling there is no space for failure no matter what you choose to do or say. Graphics and sounds are average which is fine. Over all really boring game.
  23. Piruz
    Jun 12, 2020
    4
    SupaPoorEXPerience, this is what happens when you stupid average human and you try to make mindblowing serious game
  24. hoanns
    Jun 6, 2020
    6
    meh walking sim, shallow characters, weird story. i just played it thru for completion, wouldnt play again
  25. Chubac
    May 31, 2020
    8
    This game very much reminds me of Life is Strange but in a good way and I would says this is way better than that. The atmosphere is more scary, the visuals are more unique and the story feels more original.
  26. vgi99
    May 28, 2020
    0
    The visual component is 5 out of 10. This decently looks, unfortunately, only in the screenshots, in general, this visual style palls in the first half hour of the game and causes only yawning.
    The plot - 3 out of 10. Boring, stupid.
    The gameplay is 0 out of 10. Unfortunately it is not there, most of the dialogs and interactions can simply be ignored, there is little to change. Music -    The visual component is 5 out of 10. This decently looks, unfortunately, only in the screenshots, in general, this visual style palls in the first half hour of the game and causes only yawning.
    The plot - 3 out of 10. Boring, stupid.
    The gameplay is 0 out of 10. Unfortunately it is not there, most of the dialogs and interactions can simply be ignored, there is little to change.
    Music - 0 out of 10. A rare example of such a mediocre composer, I really have not heard such terrible musical accompaniment for a long time. I hope this person quits music lessons and will not injure others.    … Expand
  27. bancandrei
    May 14, 2020
    4
    I do not get what the praise is about. The gimmick that people talk and you can walk way? that gets old after 2 mins. Characters are rather shallow and story is just passable. Art style is not that special. I would say it is mediocre, but ultimately I did not like it.
  28. Crimert
    Mar 20, 2020
    6
    This is an emotional adventure game. Choices matter and there are many different endings in this game. I liked the soundtracks. The gameplay is interesting at the beginning but gets boring in time. Approx. 4hrs on record.
  29. Xzenor
    Mar 4, 2020
    9
    I love this game. The storytelling is amazing and the story itself too. the graphical style is fine. not really amazing but not annoying either (thank god, NO pixel-art). It works for the game. Audio is fine. The voice acting is spot on and felt really convincing. The music was fine for the game but I don't need a soundtrack for it.

    There's one annoying bug with the controller vibration    I love this game. The storytelling is amazing and the story itself too. the graphical style is fine. not really amazing but not annoying either (thank god, NO pixel-art). It works for the game. Audio is fine. The voice acting is spot on and felt really convincing. The music was fine for the game but I don't need a soundtrack for it.

    There's one annoying bug with the controller vibration though. My Xbox One controller would just vibrate 80% of the time. Very tiresome for the hands. I found out I could fix that temporarily by just disconnecting and reconnecting the controller (yes, pull out the usb cable. I play wired), or pressing the Xbox button to open the steam menu, and again to close it.    … Expand
  30. Renaigse
    Jan 8, 2020
    7
    В целом неплохая игра, графика на уровне для инди, персонажи интересные, сюжет неплох, однако недокручен,что самое удивительное, присутствует реиграбельность, однако игра очень короткая, твой выбор мало на что влияет.
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#74 Best PC Game of 2016
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#49 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#91 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  1. DarkZero
    Nov 15, 2016
    70
    Oxenfree is a curious and fairly short game. The wonderful voice acting and characters, the interesting themes and the beautiful backdrops are sometimes let down by poor design choices. Ultimately, for fans of story, of which I am one, it is worth playing. But if you have to get your kicks from involved gameplay, perhaps this is not the one for you.
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  2. Quarter to Three
    May 29, 2016
    100
    Oxenfree is well written, immaculately acted, and superbly paced. And the most important thing is a conversation system that brings to life lived-in characters actually talking to each other instead of struggling to emerge from a turn-based dialogue game. Oxenfree is the Robert Altman of videogames.
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  3. games(TM)
    Apr 14, 2016
    60
    Intriguing game held back by a faltering script. [Issue#172, p.92]
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