Abiotic Factor

First-person survival crafting as scientists in a breached underground laboratory

Deep Field Games · Published by Playstack · Released Jul 22, 2025

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 59K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 685 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,260; peak 24h 2,678
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 days ago; Sep 17, 2026

What is Abiotic Factor?

A first-person open-world survival crafting game set in a vast underground research complex. As a scientist stranded after a containment breach, you scavenge offices and labs, build and relocate bases, craft equipment and traps, and fight paranormal entities, interdimensional invaders, soldiers, and security robots alone or in co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring large science-fiction facilities with friends
+you like base building and character skill progression
+you want crafting built around improvised scientific equipment

Not for you if...

−you dislike resource farming, backtracking, and survival meters
−you want a short, low-grind campaign
−you prefer minimal combat and inventory management

What players say

96% of 59,245 reviews are positive · 93% of 685 in the last 30 days

Players praise the research-facility setting, exploration, level design, co-op roles, and crafting progression. The most common complaints are that later areas become repetitive and grind-heavy, with reused enemies and an ending many players find unresolved or underwhelming.

Screenshots and trailer

Abiotic Factor system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 or later
Processor: i5-9th Gen CPU or similar
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: There are slightly higher CPU requirements if you are the Host in a multiplayer session, especially with several players. Abiotic Factor runs on Unreal Engine 5. In spite of the art style, this will probably not run on your PC from 1997.

OS: Windows 10 or later
Processor: i5-11th Gen CPU or similar
Graphics: GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or better
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: There are slightly higher CPU requirements if you are the Host in a multiplayer session, especially with several players. Abiotic Factor runs on Unreal Engine 5. In spite of the art style, this will probably not run on your PC from 1997.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 53
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.