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Underrated for what it does with dialogue alone. Deserves better than 295th.
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Oxenfree
2016 · Adventure, RPG · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android · Night School Studio
Oxenfree is ranked no. 274 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,772 and 66% of duels won.
World rank
no. 274
ELO score
1,772
Wins
66%
Duels played
159
About Oxenfree
Oxenfree is a supernatural adventure game. Rites of passage and Senior year traditions set the stage for a group of friends sneaking off to Edwards Island, an old military outpost with no phone service. Players will take on the role of Alex as she brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party gone horribly wrong. Inspired by classic cult films like Stand by Me and Poltergeist, Oxenfree is an adventure that pulls from the past but looks to the present. “It’s a coming of age story where players control how their hero comes of age,” says Sean Krankel, co-founder of Night School. “We’re drawing on the fond and mortifying aspects of being in your late teens, and setting it against a dangerous and ghostly backdrop.”
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,772 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Disco Elysium: The Final Cut 100% 4 duels played · 213 points ahead
- against Final Fantasy X 25% 4 duels played · 188 points behind
- against Darkest Dungeon 0% 3 duels played · 38 points behind
- against A Short Hike 33% 3 duels played · 40 points ahead
- against BioShock 2 50% 2 duels played · 13 points ahead
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24 comments
RogueNinja97
Underrated for what it does with dialogue alone. Deserves better than 295th.
Alaina_61
Honestly the only rite of passage here was surviving the awkward dialogue timer without picking the wrong line at the worst moment.
suzanne16
295e avec 66% de victoires, il mérite clairement mieux que ce classement.
Marina_8
No, no y no. La gente confunde atmósfera con calidad, y aquí se nota muchísimo la diferencia.
QuestRex5
Anyone else replay this just for the dialogue choices?
trussel
This whole thread keeps circling the same argument about atmosphere versus mechanics, and honestly that's the entire history of this matchup in a nutshell.
harber_cordia
Compared to Darkest Dungeon, there's zero punishment here, no stress spiking your pulse, just a slow walk with voices overlapping. Final Fantasy X sells its emotion through a long journey, this one does it through one night and a radio dial, which is a much smaller bet to make work.
VinylOwl
Final Fantasy X earns its emotional beats over dozens of hours, this one just leans on mood and hopes it sticks.
Miles_44
Played this the week I moved into my first apartment alone, headphones on, half unpacked boxes everywhere. Felt oddly fitting.