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PS4 / Linux / Android / PC / iOS / Mac / XONE / Switch - 1/15/2015

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.”

Role-playing (RPG)AdventureIndie
Developer
Night School Studio
Publisher
Night School Studio

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Critic average

83

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Critic avg

83

42 scored reviews

Total coverage

42

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Score range

50–100

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Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

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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Oxenfree Review

Published 1/15/2016

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Scoring alignment

Score

82

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Josh Hawkins

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Oxenfree Review: Hauntingly Brilliant

Published 1/15/2016

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Score

90

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