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

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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