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Abiotic Factor

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2025

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Shooter, Indie

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    Pros

    • Unique sci-fi survival setting
    • Deep crafting and base building
    • Strong cooperative multiplayer
    • Rich exploration and level design
    • Active developer support and updates

    Cons

    • Some bugs and optimization issues
    • Steep learning curve for solo players
    • Lack of in-game navigation aids
    • Some progression randomness/frustration
    • Limited character customization options

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize equal participation and teamwork rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to escape real-life stress, enjoy immersive sci-fi horror atmosphere, and intense cooperative experiences."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Players feel part of a cooperative community, sharing experiences and working together in multiplayer."

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    • Growth

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      "Skill trees and progression systems promote learning and character development."

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    • Health
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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and active engagement during play sessions."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Cooperative play fosters closer social bonds and shared emotional experiences."

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    • Leadership

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      "Some players may take leadership roles in coordinating team efforts, but overall cooperation is balanced."

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    • Progression

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      "Strong progression through leveling, crafting higher quality items, and base upgrades."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion with environmental storytelling, journals, and lore."

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    • Strategy

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      "Players use planning, resource management, and tactical thinking to survive and complete objectives."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Exploration, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026