Oxenfree

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Oxenfree

Logo of Oxenfree
Developer(s) Night School Studio
Publisher(s) Night School Studio
Platform(s)

Release date(s)

Microsoft Windows, OS X & Xbox One

  • WW January 15, 2016

PlayStation 4

  • WW May 31, 2016
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Oxenfree is a 2016 adventure video game developed and published by Night School Studio. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Xbox One on January 15, 2016, with a PlayStation 4 version scheduled for May 31, 2016.[1]

Plot

Oxenfree is set on an abandoned island, which is visited by a group of teenagers for an overnight party. After they accidentally open a supernatural rift, Alex, the protagonist, must find a way to overcome the ominous creatures that have been unleashed, but also choose how to relate to the other teenagers trapped on the island.[2]

Development

The first gameplay footage was released on May 18, 2015.[3] It was announced on October 23, 2015 that the game would be released in January 2016.[4] The game's development team, called Night School Studio, consists of former employees of Telltale Games and Disney employees. It is their first game. It will be available in both standard and collector's editions.[5] The cast of the game includes Avital Ash, Britanni Johnson, Gavin Hammon, Erin Yvette, Aaron Kuban, and Joe Zieja.[2]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCXbox One
Destructoid9/10[6]N/A
EGM7.5/10[7]N/A
Game Informer7.75/10[8]N/A
Game RevolutionN/A[9]
GameSpot8/10[10]N/A
IGN8.2/10[11]N/A
OXM (UK)N/A[12]
PC Gamer (US)83/100[13]N/A
Polygon7/10[14]N/A
VideoGamer.comN/A8/10[15]
Aggregate score
Metacritic80/100[16]78/100[17]

Oxenfree received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[16][17]

GameSpot gave the game a score of 8/10, saying "It doesn't ask you any big questions, and certainly isn't easy in relenting its answers; Oxenfree just is what it is, a big little game about the all-too-human inability to let go of what hurts us."[10]

IGN gave the game a score of 8.2/10, saying "Oxenfree is elegantly simple, using branching dialogue and a little something supernatural to develop three-dimensional characters and drive the coming-of-age story."[11]

Oxenfree was nominated for Excellence in Visual Art for the Independent Games Festival at the 2016 Game Developers Conference.[18]

Film and Web-series

Writer Robert Kirkman is planning to help adapt Oxenfree into a film and a web-series via his company Skybound Entertainment.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Krankel, Sean (April 27, 2016). "Supernatural adventure Oxenfree possesses PS4 next month". SCEE. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "OXENFREE". Night School Studio. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Nick (May 18, 2015). "First gameplay from Oxenfree, 2015's coolest-looking adventure game". Polygon. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Sirani, Jordan (October 24, 2015). "Oxenfree Release Window Revealed". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Evangelho, Jason (January 14, 2016). "The Collector's Edition For 'Oxenfree' Is Perfect, And We Need More Like It". Forbes. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ Rowen, Nic (January 15, 2016). "Review: Oxenfree". Destructoid. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ Buchholtz, Matt (January 15, 2016). "Oxenfree review". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ Wallace, Kimberley (January 15, 2016). "Making Allies To Confront The Supernatural - Oxenfree - PC". Game Informer. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ Paras, Peter (January 20, 2016). "Oxenfree Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Corriea, Alexa Ray (January 15, 2016). "Oxenfree Review". GameSpot. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Plaage, Kallie (January 15, 2016). "Oxenfree Review". IGN. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ Stone, Tom (January 15, 2016). "Oxenfree review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. GamesRadar. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ Kelly, Andy (January 15, 2016). "Oxenfree review". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ Frank, Allegra (January 15, 2016). "Oxenfree review". Polygon. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ Orry, Tom (January 15, 2016). "Oxenfree Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Oxenfree for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Oxenfree for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  18. ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (January 6, 2016). "Her Story, Undertale, Darkest Dungeon receive multiple 2016 IGF Award nominations". VG247. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  19. ↑ Pinchefsky, Carol (January 12, 2016). "Robert Kirkman's studio to turn indie game Oxenfree into a movie". Blastr. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

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