Oxygen: First Breath

Survival city builder where oxygen production keeps settlers alive

Turquoise Revival Games · Published by GrabTheGames, UpgradePoint · Released Oct 7, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 1,666
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 1; peak 24h 2
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 3 years ago; Jan 23, 2023

What is Oxygen: First Breath?

This single-player survival city builder takes place after volcanic gases leave the atmosphere short of oxygen. You build a settlement around an Oxygen Center, assign survivors to jobs, manage food, water, and power, research new buildings, and prepare for deadly winds, frosts, and droughts.

For you if...

+you like balancing scarce resources in survival city builders
+you enjoy planning ahead for recurring environmental hazards

Not for you if...

−you want relaxed, freeform building without survival pressure
−you dislike managing workers and supplies throughout play

What players say

89% of 1,666 reviews are positive

Players praise the interface and the challenge of keeping a settlement alive. Common complaints include unforgiving weather and resource demands, slow research, tedious worker reassignment, and the short length of the free version.

Screenshots and trailer

Oxygen: First Breath system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-6100T | AMD FX-6100
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon R7-250X
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 600 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 11
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Romanian.