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Abiotic Factor

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

Should you play it?

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.

What works

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

Things to keep in mind

  • 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

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Deep Rock Galactic

  • Grounded

  • Into the Radius 2

  • Valheim

  • Sketchy's Contract

  • Sven Co-op

Less wellness-oriented

Games that feels like Abiotic Factor but with less physical activity or wellness

  • Voidtrain

  • Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean

  • School 666

  • Borderlands 2

  • Escape from Ever After

  • Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints

More intense

Games that feels like Abiotic Factor but with a more intense feel

  • GTFO

  • PAYDAY™ The Heist

  • Barony

  • SURV1V3

  • Backrooms: Extractions

  • MISERY

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Abiotic Factor: 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, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026