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Direct a crew of duplicants on an asteroid, digging and building systems to manage oxygen, food, water, heat, and power.
Released 30 Jul 2019
Balance Colony Atmosphere
Build Pipe Networks
Control Base Heat
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.
Developed by Klei Entertainment · Published by Klei Entertainment








You oversee a small crew of duplicants trying to survive inside a procedurally generated asteroid. Direct them to dig through the rock and build a colony, while keeping their basic needs—breathing, food, water, sleep, and sanitation—in order.
The colony depends on interconnected systems for oxygen, temperature, power, and the movement and processing of gases and liquids. Build and manage farms, plumbing, generators, and other infrastructure; monitor the environment; and account for waste, stress, and the duplicants’ different responses to pressure.
Research unlocks further technologies and ways to develop the base. As resources are used and conditions change, you can expand, explore new areas, raise critters, and design more efficient or automated systems to support a growing colony.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its interlocking simulations and the satisfaction of understanding and solving problems through their own designs. Reviews also praise the freedom to experiment, the chance to learn from failed colonies, its replayability, and its expressive cartoon presentation. Some players find the systems difficult to learn and say the in-game guidance is limited; several also report slowdowns as colonies grow.

| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 51 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1 |
| Multiplayer | The provided information identifies Oxygen Not Included as a single-player game. The listed features include only Single-player, and player reviews explicitly describe multiplayer and co-op as absent and desired future additions. No supported multiplayer mode is confirmed by the provided text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No information is provided about mods adding or affecting multiplayer. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 7 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 85/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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