Abiotic Factor

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 60k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Deep Field Games · Survival · Jul 22, 2025

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$27.99−20%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
53
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Abiotic Factor?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 184 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 60k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
184 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is fine, but the most enjoyable aspect of the game for me was exploring the facility and different world, the latter of which I do hope the developers plan to add more of in future updates.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But, with that said, I think the best part of this game's story by far are the mostly novel elements.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And not all all this works perfectly good a solo experience, but it has full co-op ONTOP of it.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It hearkens back to games like Half-Life, System Shock, and Deus Ex in its level design, environmental storytelling, and willingness to let the player explore and figure things out, while its (somewhat) modern graphics and optimization still retain some of the visual character of that older era.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Personally I liked the difficulty spike because the game started to feel repetitive, but it seems some people prefer a more easy-going adventure.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
i mentioned the character customisation before, but when combined with the base building, multiplayer, and equipment variety, there's a ton of replayability here, and i'm fully intending on doing more playthroughs with friends.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay184 reviews
Story89 reviews
Co-op88 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Difficulty27 reviews
Multiplayer18 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
80% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
88% still recommend
Interface
88% still recommend
Performance
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • LAN Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$27.99$34.99−20%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $27.99

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