"Oxygen Not Included" on sale on Steam this weekend

ono , 7 months ago

Friendly reminder that Klei is now owned by Tencent, in case that’s important to anyone here.

sculd , 7 months ago

That is important, thank you!

Radiant_sir_radiant OP , 7 months ago

It sadly is. Thank you.

shiveyarbles , 7 months ago

It gets pretty complex as I recall, really fun

cupcakezealot , 7 months ago

600 hours in and still love it

now just give us our pei plushies, klei

FarceOfWill , 7 months ago

Even if you you don’t want to plough 1000 hours into it I still think you’d get a lot of enjoyment out of exploring the game for a normal 20 hours or so, it’d definitely hold attention longer than that even for the most impatient player. It just has so much character and pull to move up the tech tree and make cool layouts.

GentlemanLoser , 7 months ago

If you like Rimworld, this is similar and just as awesome (maybe not as many war crimes)

Sabata11792 , 7 months ago

Most of your war crimes happen because thermal dynamics are hard.

AnonStoleMyPants , 7 months ago

How close is this game to Don’t Starve? I tried getting into it with a friend of mine but couldn’t and dropped it after a couple of runs.

BestBouclettes , 7 months ago

In my opinion it is very similar in these aspects:

• The way that it’s a bit overwhelming and the tiniest mistake can royally screw you
• It doesn’t hold your hand much
• The depth of the game

AnonStoleMyPants , 7 months ago

Ah thanks.

cupcakezealot , 7 months ago

for the first bullet at least you can switch between no sweat and standard

Sabata11792 , 7 months ago

Losing is fun.

Faydaikin , 7 months ago

Overcoming a challenge is fun.

sirico , 7 months ago

One of the more accessable Dwaft Fortress spins

cupcakezealot , 7 months ago

oni is closer to lemmings or the incredible machine, imo

i like dont starve but it’s a much different experience

DeusHircus , 7 months ago

I love ONI and Don’t Starve is hard for me to get into. ONI is a mechanical/technical base/management simulator. I’m a huge Factorio player and ONI scratches a pretty similar itch

Radiant_sir_radiant OP , 7 months ago

I don’t know Don’t Starve and have only played ONI for a short while, so the other answers are probably more helpful that mine, but at its core the game is about managing (and obtaining) limited resources. You start out inside an asteroid with a limited amount of oxygen and food and need to build a sustainable environment from there.

Silly fun also seems to be a big part of the game - one of the character stats (they’re called duplicants in the game) is the reaction to stress, and apparently one of mine is an ‘ugly crier’ and another one a ‘binge eater’. Two appear to have a crush on each other and spend the day avoiding work and exchanging heart symbols whenever I’m not watching.

As for the game itself - yes, I find it very overwhelming. There are short tutorials on how to navigate the map etc. and a lot of stats, but not an awful lot of info on strategy or what exactly is expected of you. So far it’s still fun though.