OESE (2016)

- Developer
- Alec Smith, Dane Winn
- Publisher
- Milo Games
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.2 of 5, 87 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.1 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A lonely drift through space where every encounter is a quiet gamble between survival, diplomacy, or desperation.
lonelycontemplativesurvivalchoice-drivenlow-keyspace explorationtenseimprovisational
What players say
Players describe OESE as a relaxing but repetitive space survival game where you manage a ship through random encounters. It has four factions to befriend and two endings, though decisions can feel arbitrary. Some compare it to a simplified FTL.
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