Abiotic Factor
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ActionAdventureRPGSimulationSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase Building

3,354 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,458

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,707

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Game description

Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.

Basic info

DeveloperDeep Field Games
PublisherPlaystack
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJul 22, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or later
Processori5-9th Gen CPU or similar
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 442 reviews from the past 1 year

91.4/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Stranded scientists turn office junk into survival gear in this co-op crafting game, rated 91.4, top 10% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

157 reviews call Abiotic Factor fun, and some say it is the survival game that finally makes the genre enjoyable even for people who dislike crafting loops. 68 praise its world, an underground research facility with a strong atmosphere and environmental storytelling. 43 praise the amount of content, with a steady stream of new areas and recipes to unlock. Multiplayer ranks 12th of 642 and Content Volume ranks 75th of 1351, while Tech & Support ranks 79th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

29 reviews find the story ending rushed or underwhelming, leaving some questions unanswered. 22 say the game explains little, so new players learn by doing or consult the wiki, and a few find the maps confusing. 22 say the late game turns repetitive, with grindy resource loops, the same enemy types and long corridors with little to explore. Story & World ranks 356th of 1096, and Visuals & Sound ranks 628th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Revolutionary game that dares to make survival fun” · 157 reviews
“immersive underground facility with cohesive world design and atmosphere” · 68 reviews
“amazing with other people, proximity chat and crafting fun together” · 43 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.53 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open world base building combined with System Shock gameplay works” · 24 reviews
Negative “base building severely limited, bridges break easily and generate strange structures” · 2 reviews

Progression 39% · Difficulty 17% · Onboarding 14% · Strategy 23% · Controls & feel 8%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 66% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.89 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “immersive underground facility with cohesive world design and atmosphere” · 68 reviews

Story 41% · Characters 6%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 52% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.22 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “constant excitement unlocking new areas and recipes throughout playthroughs” · 43 reviews
Negative “requires very much time to complete” · 1 review

Variety 29% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.92 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style is nostalgic and stylish, level design excellent” · 14 reviews
Negative “graphics could be better than Half-Life aesthetic” · 5 reviews

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.96 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing with other people, proximity chat and crafting fun together” · 43 reviews
Negative “solo play turns tasks into tedious routine without cooperation” · 4 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.15 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “enemies have excessive health and weapons deal negligible damage throughout” · 8 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.38 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs care about community and consistently add new content” · 9 reviews

Stability 3% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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