Nat Smith
PCGamesNOxenfree 2 review – a human connection
Published 7/12/2023
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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.”
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- Night School Studio
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- Night School Studio
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83
42 scored reviews
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The critic average is 83 across 42 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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42 included scored reviews
90–10014 reviews · 33%
80–8920 reviews · 48%
70–797 reviews · 17%
Below 701 review · 2%
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GameGrinOxenfree Review
Published 7/5/2023
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalWilliam Murphy
GameSpaceGameSpace Oxenfree Review
Published 10/20/2017
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalMike Diver
Nintendo LifeReview: Oxenfree (Switch eShop)
Published 10/10/2017
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlexander Morningstar
Nintendo World ReportOxenfree Review (Switch)
Published 10/8/2017
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalRobert Fenner
RPGFanRPGFan Review - Oxenfree: Director's Cut
Published 8/11/2016
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Mirkovich
Gaming NexusOxenfree Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 6/30/2016
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalNeil Bolt
PlayStation UniverseOxenfree PS4 Review
Published 6/8/2016
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85
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJacob Hull
Push SquareReview: Oxenfree (PS4)
Published 6/7/2016
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70
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalNathaniel Stevens
Digital ChumpsDigital Chumps Oxenfree Review
Published 6/6/2016
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84
+1 vs critic avg
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