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Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

Release DateJul 30, 2019
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.6% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.6%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.2% Top 1% / 95.2%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)102.5K  Top 1% / 109.3K  Top 1%
Curators530 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time96.9 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar3.9 hours  Top 3%
Followers371.7K  Top 1%
Owners± 4.9M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 4.4M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 59.5M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Oxygen Not Included steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Oxygen Not Included's Steam rating and reviews between May 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 96.6% (November 2023) to 90.1% (October 2017).

With its 109.3K reviews Top 1%, Oxygen Not Included is indisputably a major AAA level success. The November 2019 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Oxygen Not Included and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Oxygen Not Included's review languages. The most popular language is English (38%), followed by Simplified Chinese (32%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 4 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Oxygen Not Included percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Oxygen Not Included, comparing positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 411 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Oxygen Not Included players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 205 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great charm and fun characters
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Good audio
  • Intuitive UI
  • Good graphics
  • Great survival aspects
  • Lots of things to manage
  • Good research system
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Content being added
  • No end-game content or goals
  • Needs better tutorials
  • Annoyingly complex mechanics
  • Overwhelming learning curve
  • AI is still weak

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 96.6%  Top 4% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Oxygen Not Included's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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