Oxygen Not Included
Mild overall intensityWhat's in it
Cartoonish, minimal combat in which duplicants swat at hostile alien critters with pickaxes; no blood or gore.
Colonists can die of suffocation, starvation, or overheating in a bleak survival setting, presented in a light cartoon style.
Alien 'critters' are ranched, hunted, and killed for meat and resources as an ordinary neutral gameplay mechanic.
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What it is
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony survival simulation in which you manage a small crew of cartoon 'duplicants' trapped inside an asteroid, directing them to mine, build, farm, research, and manage oxygen, temperature, disease, and waste to keep the colony alive. It plays out as a top-down management puzzle rather than an action game; the player issues prioritized orders rather than controlling characters directly. Content is limited to cartoonish, bloodless combat against alien 'critters' (which can also be ranched and killed for food) and the general survival theme of colonists who can die from hazards like suffocation or starvation. There is no sexual content, nudity, strong language, substances, or real-money purchases, and the game is single-player with no chat.
How it's framed
The game frames its content through a lighthearted, science-and-engineering lens: survival challenges, resource management, and critter combat are presented as neutral systems to optimize, with cartoon art keeping death and hazards non-graphic and matter-of-fact.
Details
- Developer
- Klei Entertainment
- Publisher
- Klei Entertainment
- Released
- Jul 30, 2019
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