Underplayed Gems

Anoxemia (2015)

Anoxemia cover
Developer
BSK Games
Publisher
BSK Games, Zomboko Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
2.5 of 5, 2 player ratings
Where to get it
PlayStation Store
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How it feels

Navigating dark, claustrophobic underwater caves with limited oxygen and lurking hazards feels methodical and tense.

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About

Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway, everything from poison drifts to powerful ocean currents, mines leftover from the war, and mobile machines running haywire. There's also the ever-present risk of running out of oxygen. Fortunately, ATMA can help guide you to your destination using a few special tools and upgrades. Assuming you can find them, that is.

Screenshots

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