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Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

Klei Entertainment · 2021

Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

Session Respect Score

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0.0/ 10

"A deeply complex colony management sim where you juggle multiple planetary bases and resource logistics with no time pressure."

Heads up: While fully pausable and pressure-free, the cognitive overhead of managing multiple colonies simultaneously demands significant mental energy and planning, making it less suitable for short, casual pl
Best session: 45-90 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

Pause anytime

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Open-ended

Use the pause feature liberally to plan ahead—this game rewards careful decision-making over reflexes, so you can think through problems at your own pace.

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About

In Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! you'll spearhead space missions to new and undiscovered Planetoids, transport resources between bases, and manage multiple worlds on the fly to build a megacolony that not only survives, but hopefully, thrives. New Multi-World Gameplay: Put your colony management skills to the test by juggling the needs of Duplicants in multiple colonies simultaneously. Switch between planets in real time and secure rare resources on other worlds to supply your home base. Expanded Rocketry: Customize new modular rockets to your liking, then explore the expanse of space with the newly overhauled Starmap. Huge expansions to the Research Tree provide new mid-game Rocketry options, giving your Duplicants an edge in the asteroid space-race. New Critters: Get acquainted with some new fuzzy friends - if you're nice, they might help you out around the colony! New Resources, Biomes, Tech and More: Tons of new biomes to explore, tech to research, and resources to mine. There's a whole new universe out there - discover it all in Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

The Duplicants are back, and this time they’re ready to rocket into space to rebuild their colonies on a whole host of strange new planetoids!

Single playerSide viewScience fictionSurvival

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! take?
The minimum meaningful session for Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!?
Yes — Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
Does Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! pressure you to keep playing?
Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!'s Session Respect Score?
Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! has a Session Respect Score of 8.2/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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