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Check the current desktop systems, input information and requirements below. They are publisher information, not a performance or accessibility test.
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Oxenfree begins with an island gathering that goes wrong. For a narrative reader, the useful distinction is between interest in a paranormal explanation and interest in how a group responds to it. The game’s premise gives those questions a shared setting, but they remain different reasons to choose it.
A useful first check
Look at a spoiler-light exchange involving the group. Decide whether its conversational tone is as appealing as the mystery’s imagery.
When to look more closely
Thriller content deserves a preference check independently of the visual style. This analysis does not claim to compare every branching outcome.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
Practical information for this edition
Official Steam listing checked 5 November 2026. These are published labels, not our device tests.
- Desktop systems
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Controller information
- Full controller support listed
- English listed
- Yes — check the store’s text/audio legend.
- Modes and sharing
- Single-player
A missing label is not proof that a feature is absent. A controller label does not establish compatibility with every model, and an online mode does not alone confirm cross-platform play.
Publisher’s Windows minimum requirements
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 1GB Shader Model 3.0 Compatible (DirectX 9.0c)
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX 9.0 Compatible
Requirements are reproduced from the publisher’s Windows section. Older entries can name legacy operating systems; that is not a guarantee of support by the current Steam client. Verify current Steam client information and the relevant edition. These figures are not a frame-rate, battery-life or compatibility benchmark.
Who it is for
Consider it when character interaction and supernatural tension belong in the same evening. Avoid a full plot synopsis if forming your own understanding is part of the reason to play.
This is a judgement about the design described by the publisher, not a numerical verdict based on an undisclosed play session. Check representative footage, the current requirements and available options before choosing a version.
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Verified product details
- Game
- Oxenfree
- Developer
- Night School Studio
- Publisher
- Night School Studio
- Playorbitquestlegend release date
- 14 Jan, 2016
- Desktop systems listed
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Playorbitquestlegend genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Material checked
- 5 November 2026
Desktop systems above refer to the Steam edition. They are not a complete list of console or mobile editions. Availability, price, requirements, age information and edition contents can change.
Sources and image attribution
Official Steam listing for Oxenfree ↗
The listing supplied the developer, publisher, desktop-system information and store release date. The article’s interpretation is original editorial commentary. Official artwork and one screenshot are reproduced to identify and discuss the game; no affiliation with its owner is implied.
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