Review AndTheBeanStalk 5/5 · Apr 28, 2022
just keep playing. when it seems you're done: keep playing.
Oxenfree (2016)
Android · Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · iOS
3.75 from 1657 ratings
5094 members have it in their collection · 110 playing now · 2135 backlogged · 513 wish listed
How long? Main story 5h · with extras 6h · 100% 12h (from 82 logged playthroughs)
Oxenfree is a supernatural adventure game. Rites of passage and Senior year traditions set the stage for a group of friends sneaking off to Edwards Island, an old military outpost with no phone service. Players will take on the role of Alex as she brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party gone horribly wrong. Inspired by classic cult …
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Oxenfree is a supernatural adventure game. Rites of passage and Senior year traditions set the stage for a group of friends sneaking off to Edwards Island, an old military outpost with no phone service. Players will take on the role of Alex as she brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party gone horribly wrong. Inspired by classic cult films like Stand by Me and Poltergeist, Oxenfree is an adventure that pulls from the past but looks to the present. “It’s a coming of age story where players control how their hero comes of age,” says Sean Krankel, co-founder of Night School. “We’re drawing on the fond and mortifying aspects of being in your late teens, and setting it against a dangerous and ghostly backdrop.”
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Details
- Developers
- Night School Studio
- Publishers
- Night School Studio
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction, Thriller
- Series
- Oxenfree
- Event
- Netflix Geeked Week 2022
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jan 14, 2016 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jan 15, 2016 (Worldwide) Xbox One
- Jan 15, 2016 (North_America) Xbox One
- May 31, 2016 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
- Mar 16, 2017 (Worldwide) iOS
- Jun 28, 2017 (Worldwide) Android
- Oct 06, 2017 (North_America) Nintendo Switch
Also available on
- Oxenfree: Collector's Edition (2016) · PC
- Oxenfree: Director's Cut (2016) · PS4
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
352
4 stars
696
3 stars
477
2 stars
100
1 star
32
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review Deku 2/5 · Mar 16, 2019
Oxenfree - 5/10
LIKE
- Cool premise/engaging mystery
- Spooky and trippy atmosphere
DON'T LIKE
- Super slow pacing (walking/loading/etc)
- Some awkward writing/performances
- No real gameplay
Review pedrosombrero 5/5 · Jan 22, 2019
semplicemente fra le migliori cose che la narrativa videoludica sia mai riuscita a proporre.
Review Eerp 4/5 · Jan 10, 2017
Intriguing and Entertaining.
I had a lot of fun playing.
I always play these games that are not really horror games like horror games.
The art is sparse but lovely, the VO is well human and naturalistic, it is funny.
The story is interesting and since it is the only carrot the game has it is good.
As soon as I finished I …
I had a lot of fun playing.
I always play these games that are not really horror games like horror games.
The art is sparse but lovely, the VO is well human and naturalistic, it is funny.
The story is interesting and since it is the only carrot the game has it is good.
As soon as I finished I wanted to immediately play again.
Review Mazinkaiser 2/5 · Sep 19, 2016
Oxenfree - It Follows But Badly
To give Oxenfree a review based on its gameplay does come off as slightly unfair; there are games where gameplay is vacant but the story makes it more than justified, and Oxenfree would fall into that category as most of its "puzzles" come off as walking from point A to point B and tweaking the radio.
But what of its …
To give Oxenfree a review based on its gameplay does come off as slightly unfair; there are games where gameplay is vacant but the story makes it more than justified, and Oxenfree would fall into that category as most of its "puzzles" come off as walking from point A to point B and tweaking the radio.
But what of its story?
Cringe-worthy dialogue, unlikeable characters, and hipster trash that I would rather push to the side and see something more suited to what it was trying to mimic to begin with (It Follows is a very obvious example). Honestly, this game would have felt like an offensive waste of time if the visuals weren't pretty to look at, but that's never a good reason to have both dull gameplay and an awful story at the same time. The ghosts and the creepy setting almost came off as likeable, but the main cast has never been so punchable. Even some heavily cliched JRPG casts aren't as grating.
If you identify with any of the characters in this game (sans life marked by tragedy, we just mean the irritating parts) then I thoroughly suggest you question your life choices or stop being a whiny hipster teen. Approach this game with caution.
Review deepdoop 4/5 · Jan 17, 2016
8.5/10
Oxenfree doesn't always have the most compelling gameplay -- a lot of walking, which is fine, but also has repetitive time loops that wear thin later in the game but are neat at first -- and it doesn't use its radio mechanics as well as it could (there are some truly eerie things that they could have done with …
8.5/10
Oxenfree doesn't always have the most compelling gameplay -- a lot of walking, which is fine, but also has repetitive time loops that wear thin later in the game but are neat at first -- and it doesn't use its radio mechanics as well as it could (there are some truly eerie things that they could have done with it), but I love the story. The characters talk constantly but the dialogue is natural and well-written, and the choices you make do impact how the game plays out, even if it's not done as well as some other games (it's also by a really small team). I was really invested in these people and the mixture of surrealism and paranormal drama really did it for me. There's some excellent commentary in here as well even if the game is a tad confusing.