Oxygen Not Included
Oxygen Not Included Review
Oxygen Not Included is like a mix between Don’t Starve, Terraria, and probably something such as Fallout Shelter (Of course it offers more control and doesn’t have micro-transactions like FS does.). As it develops, the game is definitely getting more and more complex. Early game is fairly simple, but it still has you in the mode of learning as you go…by DYING, just like you did in Don’t Starve. Except this time, you aren’t responsible for just your avatar, but a whole group of Dupicants (ie. Dupes) that you must manage.
Early on the game is fairly easy, but quickly raises the difficulty curve as you expand your base, add more dupes, start using more advanced tech (oh yeah, you must research tech trees so make sure one of your starting Dupes has the Research trait), and using up your resources. You will need to create clean air, food, bathrooms, beds, showers, plumbing, and all things you would associate with surviving in an asteroid (you know…like that time we all did).
The only issue most have in Early Access, which was a similar feeling that I had for Don’t Starve’s EA experience is that there is a bit of a plateau during development when trying to get everything to balance appropriately from the development standpoint, that the game can become something in which you wonder where end game content, purpose, etc. are. You play for a ton of time building up the base, keeping everyone happy, but eventually it feels as if you have gotten to the point that you are in auto-play due to you having figured it all out. Of course as we know now, after seeing Don’t Starve get to fruition, that Klei can and likely will figure this all out by the time they finish this game. What they are doing a bit better for ONI though is that they are releasing content a bit faster, learning how it interacts with the systems better, and I’m sure have learned from the past.
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