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Oxenfree

January 14, 2016RPGESRB T

Overview

About Oxenfree

Oxenfree is a single-player graphic adventure game played from a 2.5D perspective, with the player controlling a teenager named Alex. Its central mechanic is a "walk and talk" system, where dialogue appears as speech bubbles and the player chooses responses in real time while still moving and exploring, shaping relationships with the other characters. Puzzles are solved largely by tuning a handheld radio to specific frequencies or adjusting tape recorders. The game has no fail state, and the player's choices lead to one of several possible endings. It was followed by a sequel, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals.
Story setup
On a weekend trip to the fictional Edwards Island, teenager Alex arrives for a beach party with her new stepbrother Jonas and her friend Ren. Once there, they meet two other teens and learn about the island's history as a former military site. While exploring the caves, the group hears that certain radio frequencies are rumored to trigger strange events, and when Alex tunes her radio to an unusual signal, she unexpectedly opens a rift and unleashes a paranormal force. As the night takes an increasingly eerie turn, Alex and her friends must work out what they have awakened and how to set things right.
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At a glance

Released
January 14, 2016
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, PC, Xbox One, Linux, macOS, iOS
Genres
RPG, Adventure, Indie
Play modes
Single Player
Age rating
ESRB T
Time to beat
~5 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Oxenfree.

Rushed
4hoursMain story only
Typical
5hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
10hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 7 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Oxenfree offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Oxenfree. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBM
ESRBT
  • Sexual Themes
  • Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
  • Violence
  • Language
  • Drug Reference
GRAC15+
  • Sexuality
  • Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
PEGI12
  • Violence
  • Sex
  • Bad Language

The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 12 years and over only. It contains: Non realistic looking violence towards human characters - Sexual images and/or sexual innuendo - Mild bad language

USK12
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