Oxenfree
Supernatural adventure shaped by choices, conversations, and radio signals
Night School Studio · Released Jan 14, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 12 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 3
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- Jul 9, 2022
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Oxenfree?
You play as Alex in a single-player supernatural adventure set on an old military island, where an overnight party with friends leads to a ghostly rift. You explore the island, choose responses in conversations, and use a radio to communicate with specters and affect your surroundings. Your choices change relationships and story outcomes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy eerie mysteries centered on teenage friendships
- +you like replaying stories to see different endings
Not for you if...
- −you want action-heavy play with complex mechanics
- −you have little patience for lengthy conversations and walking
What players say
91% of 12,121 reviews are positive · 100% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the natural dialogue, eerie atmosphere, story, and soundtrack. They complain about slow movement and heavy dialogue, and some report audio-balance problems or bugs that require restarting.
Screenshots and trailer
Oxenfree system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- 1GB Shader Model 3.0 Compatible (DirectX 9.0c)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 8.1 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel i5 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 6750 (or higher)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Story Rich
- Choices Matter
- Atmospheric
- Supernatural
- Female Protagonist
- Indie
- Mystery
- Adventure
- Horror
- Great Soundtrack
- Singleplayer
- Multiple Endings
- Psychological Horror
- Thriller
- Walking Simulator
- Side Scroller
Recent updates
- Jul 9, 2022 · 3.2.16 Patch Notes
- Sep 8, 2021 · Patch 3.1.1 ■ ◼︎🁢N🀰🀫otes
- Jul 12, 2021 · 3.1.0 Patch Notes
- Mar 30, 2021 · 3.0.1 Patch Notes
- Mar 29, 2021 · Patch Notes
1 DLC available.
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