Oxygen Not Included
Wilson's beard grew as early as the fiftieth time. The farm gave a sufficient amount of food for survival, and the fence held back monsters and fears. In order not to go crazy, Wilson devoted himself to science, built spacecraft, and then invented a portal to an unknown planet. It's time to conquer a new world where there are big problems with oxygen. It was too dangerous to go there, so Wilson came up with duplicates - cute little men with random characteristics. They and he began to colonize the new world.
The conquest of the new world with the help of many nice duplicates is the essence of the new sandbox from the Klei studio, called Oxygen Not Included. In fact, the game is in no way connected with Wilson or Do not Starve, does not even hint at possible connections and is close except that by drawing. This is her charm and corporate style of developers.
Oxygen Not Included is a simulator for building a colony in distant space. Limited reserves of everything, problems with temperature, oxygen and nutrition, lack of free hands - the player is constantly in discomfort. New duplicates will appear every few cycles, the toilet will become clogged, and the construction and development of the base will constantly stop. The game does not want to help and will constantly create difficulties.
For example, one of the duplicates can loudly snore and disturb everyone else. The result is simple - the performance of the detachment of conquerors falls. Excavated coal pollutes the air, depriving you of precious oxygen. Monsters at night devour stores of useful substances. Remember, Oxygen Not Included will not let you relax and let it go. If the problem does not manifest immediately, wait for the woes in a few cycles. It's only a matter of time when something goes wrong.
In their corporate style Klei Entertainment created a chic game world: a stylish and original planet, not very friendly to the unexpected guests. Hardworking duplicates will do everything to settle this inhospitable place, but sometimes they will create problems for themselves. But the power of a great random house will make the player grab at his head.
Random generation is a Klei chip. In Oxygen Not Included, it begins at the time of the creation of the playing field and is repeated with each new duplicate. At the start, there is complete freedom to choose the ideal triple, but further problems arise. After a couple of cycles there is an opportunity to make one more helper: the player has to choose from three people, and each of them necessarily has a trick. Sometimes it just puts off the fiasco for a couple of cycles. Imagine dream-duplication of duplicates: one goes to the toilet only at night, the second snores constantly, and the third prefers to sleep longer. This is quite a normal situation, which will affect how quickly the colony will be built and developed. To choose the lesser of evils is not always the right choice.
During the session you will have to watch what you mine and in what quantities, what areas you open and where you develop your colony. Collect materials, plan interviews, manage electricity, air, pollution and a bunch of other parameters. Clean the toilet bowls and check to see if the duplicate beds stand properly.
During the game in Oxygen Not Included, it is important to remember that everything is tied to science. Water freezes, oxygen is lighter than carbon dioxide, and in a vacuum one can not breathe. Developers Klei have done a great job, so that the next sandbox would challenge the player and not let it get bored. I had to control several indicators at the same time, but the result was always predictable.
You will lose sooner or later. Oxygen Not Included will not leave you a chance, the only question is how long you are willing to resist. My record - 37 cycles, after which I suddenly remained without food and my duplicates decided to repeat the fate of Wilson, who was not fed for a couple of days. Therefore, when starting your research mission, be patient - oxygen is not included in its cost.
