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On Steam, 97% of 136,143 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 5,158 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 12,318 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 58 hours. It was nominated for 1 award.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
How long to beat Oxygen Not Included
from 1 playerMain + extrasstory plus side content
58 h
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Awards
0 won, 1 more nominationOther awards 2019
Media
Releases
Platform
Date
July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019 (early access from May 18, 2017)
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Verified works great out of the box
Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 version 21H1 or later
Windows 11
Processor
Dual Core 2 GHz
Intel Core i7-8700K or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel HD 4600 (AMD or NVIDIA equivalent)
Dedicated graphic card with 2GB VRAM
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Storage
3 GB available space
3 GB available space
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
Oxygen Not Included player count
concurrent players on Steam5,158playing now5m ago
6,891peak today
12,31830-day peak
12,318highest we have seenOct 24, 2026
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Oxygen Not Included achievements
51 achievements on SteamRarest
Better Together Recruit the only freediver Duplicant in the universe to your colony.
0.2%
Full Steam Ahead Secure your colony's industrial future by fulfilling the Power Imperative.
0.3%
Data Driven Produce a Data Bank using a Data Miner operating at maximum efficiency.
0.3%
The Lab: Life Found A Way Survive 100 cycles after Demolior collides with your colony.
0.3%
GMO A-OK Successfully analyze at least one seed of all mutatable plants.
0.4%
Mine the Gap Mine 1,000,000kg from space POIs.
0.5%
All 51 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Cosmic Archaeology Uncover the past to secure your future by fulfilling the requirements of the Exploration Imperative.
0.5%
Blast Line of Defense Escape extinction by fulfilling the requirements of the Defense Imperative.
0.7%
Critter Whisperer Find and tame one of every critter species in the world. Default morphs only.
0.8%
Most Valuable Bionic Install 8 boosters in a single Bionic Duplicant.
0.8%
Moovin' On Up Find and tame a Gassy Moo.
0.9%
Cluster Conquest Land dupes or rovers on all worlds in the cluster.
0.9%
That's Rad! Run a Research Reactor at full capacity for 5 cycles.
1.1%
Sweeter Than Honey Extract Uranium from a Beeta hive without getting stung.
1.5%
The Great Escape Ensure your colony's legacy by fulfilling the requirements of the Escape Imperative.
1.6%
Carnivore Have Duplicants eat 400,000kcal of critter meat before the 100th cycle.
1.7%
Morale High Ground Have all Duplicants in a rocket survive in space for 10 cycles in a row with a morale of 25 or higher.
1.9%
Home Sweet Home Establish your permanent home by fulfilling the requirements of the Colonize Imperative.
2.3%
Soft Launch Build a launchpad on a world without a teleporter.
2.3%
Radical Trip Have radbolts travel a cumulative 10 km.
2.4%
Honorary Doctorate Unlock every item in the Research Tree.
2.7%
Some Reservations Improve Duplicant Morale by designating 4 areas as Nature Reserves.
2.9%
Super Sustainable Generate 240,000kJ of power without using coal, methane, petrol or wood generators.
2.9%
Down the Hatch Produce 10 t of refined metal by ranching Smooth Hatches.
2.9%
Not 0K, But Pretty Cool Reduce the temperature of a building to 6 Kelvin.
3.2%
Get a Room Build at least one of each of the following rooms in a single colony: A Nature Reserve, a Hospital, a Recreation Room, a Great Hall, a Bedroom, a Washroom, a Greenhouse and a Stable.
3.4%
Job Suitability For 10 cycles in a row, have every Duplicant in the colony complete at least one chore while wearing an Exosuit.
3.7%
Easy Livin' Have Auto Sweepers complete more deliveries to machines than Duplicants over 5 cycles.
3.8%
Locavore Have Duplicants consume 400,000kcal of food without planting any seeds in Planter Boxes, Farm Tiles, or Hydroponic Farms.
4%
Immovable Object Block a meteor from hitting your base using a Bunker Door.
5.2%
Space Race Launch your first rocket into space.
5.6%
First Teleport of Call Teleport a Duplicant and defrost a Friend on another world.
5.8%
Tune Up For What? Perform 100 Tune Ups on power generators.
6%
Totally Tubular Have Duplicants travel 10,000m by Transit Tube.
6.3%
Pulling Back The Veil Reveal 80% of map by exploring outside the starting biome.
6.6%
No Place Like Clone Have at least 20 living Duplicants living in the colony at one time.
6.8%
And Nowhere to Go Have 8 Duplicants wear non-default clothing simultaneously.
8.1%
One Year, to be Exact Reach cycle 365.25 with a single colony.
8.2%
Art Underground Have a Duplicant with the Masterworks skill paint a Masterpiece quality painting.
11.8%
Slick Enter an oil biome for the first time.
15%
Turn of the Century Reach cycle 100 with at least one living Duplicant.
22.8%
Ghosts of Gravitas Recover a Database entry by inspecting facility ruins.
23.8%
Red Light, Green Light Automate a building using sensors or switches from the Automation tab in the Build Menu.
27.2%
Oxygen Not Occluded Distribute 1000kg of Oxygen using gas vents.
30.2%
They Got Better Cure a sick Duplicant of disease.
32.1%
Royal Flush Replace all the Outhouses and Wash Basins in your colony with Lavatories and Sinks.
35.6%
Good Egg Hatch a new critter morph from an egg.
42.8%
It's Not Raw Have a Duplicant eat any cooked meal prepared at an Electrical Grill or Gas Range.
44.8%
To Pay the Bills Use a Duplicant's Skill Points to buy out an entire branch of the Skill Tree.
51.6%
Outdoor Renovations Construct a building outside the initial starting biome.
51.9%
One Bed One Bath Have at least one bed and one toilet for each Duplicant in the colony.
70.8%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.