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Play Overview
Abiotic Factor (2024) is a survival adventure where you play a group of scientists trapped in a secret facility and must create a base of operations. With monsters and robots patrolling the corridors, you use office equipment and your scientific knowledge to fight and survive. It stands out for the unusual everyday setting where you must repurpose mundane items to help you.
You play a new hire at a facility investigating paranormal monsters through portals to other worlds. On your first day, as you explore the building, you realise there has been a containment breach; the portals have opened and monsters stalk the halls. Worse, the robots meant to keep you safe have gone rogue and an ancient militia has invaded. Against these three forces, you must use your scientific knowledge and skills to construct and fortify a base of operations and the tools and weapons you need to survive.
Play is open-ended but focuses on exploring the facility by yourself or with friends. You create a background for your character, choosing their PhD and related strengths and weaknesses. As you explore, you gather resources to craft weapons and useful items, then construct a base of operations from which to set out on missions into the wider facility.
Other surviving scientists you meet can provide useful information and assist as you gradually work to eliminate the threats. Combat involves using your homemade weapons to defeat hostiles, and obtain their gear. As you grow in strength, you can improve different character skills to match your play style.
The result is a game that combines survival and base-building with a creepy supernatural facility to create a mysterious and engaging simulation experience. Gradually carving out an existence amid the chaos makes for a tense yet engaging and entertaining experience, whether alone or with friends.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Abiotic Factor 11 months ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 3 months ago.
You play a new hire at a facility investigating paranormal monsters through portals to other worlds. On your first day, as you explore the building, you realise there has been a containment breach; the portals have opened and monsters stalk the halls. Worse, the robots meant to keep you safe have gone rogue and an ancient militia has invaded. Against these three forces, you must use your scientific knowledge and skills to construct and fortify a base of operations and the tools and weapons you need to survive.
Play is open-ended but focuses on exploring the facility by yourself or with friends. You create a background for your character, choosing their PhD and related strengths and weaknesses. As you explore, you gather resources to craft weapons and useful items, then construct a base of operations from which to set out on missions into the wider facility.
Other surviving scientists you meet can provide useful information and assist as you gradually work to eliminate the threats. Combat involves using your homemade weapons to defeat hostiles, and obtain their gear. As you grow in strength, you can improve different character skills to match your play style.
The result is a game that combines survival and base-building with a creepy supernatural facility to create a mysterious and engaging simulation experience. Gradually carving out an existence amid the chaos makes for a tense yet engaging and entertaining experience, whether alone or with friends.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Abiotic Factor 11 months ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 3 months ago.
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Play Style
This is an Adventure, Creative and Shooting game with Action, Collecting, Simulation and Strategy elements. You can play this by yourself or as a 6-player online game. You can play by yourself or with up to five friends online. Together, you can work to build a base and explore the facility co-operatively.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 29 and a half hours and 46 and a half hours to complete. The game is open-ended, as you can explore the facility and build bases however you want. As such, the play time varies significantly, with the option to invest many tens of hours.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
The developer states that "Abiotic Factor contains violence and general mature content."
Skill Level
11+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. There are lots of different systems you need to manage, and fighting monsters and enemy forces requires quick reactions and reflexes with long-range and melee weapons.
Costs
Abiotic Factor usually costs £29.99.
Abiotic Factor
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
Game Details
Release Date: 02/05/2024
Price: 20% Off
Out Now: PC
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1 (6 online)
Genres: Adventure, Creative, Shooting (Action, Collecting, Simulation and Strategy)
Accessibility: 21 features
Components: 3D First-Person, Persistant World and Weather
Developer: Deep Field Games (@DeepFieldGames)
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