Anoxemia
BSK Games · 2015 · Physics, Puzzle Platformer, Dark, Puzzle, Atmospheric
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About Anoxemia
✦ AI summary
Control a stranded scientist and his malfunctioning drone to navigate a deadly underwater facility while managing dwindling oxygen and uncovering a mystery where your only companion might be working against you. Explore treacherous ocean depths across 38 levels filled with environmental hazards, hostile machinery, and puzzle-solving challenges that demand both quick reflexes and careful strategy.
It was supposed to be a simple mission. All I had to do was collect some samples from a contaminated area under the sea. As soon as I left the ship, everything went wrong. Communications were lost and my submarine crashed on the ocean floor. I survived, but my oxygen is running low and I can't contact anyone for help. All I can do is move forward with this operations drone as my only companion. Trouble is, it's been acting sort of weird lately. Almost as if it's trying to sabotage my mission...
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway, everything from poison drifts to powerful ocean currents, mines leftover from the war, and mobile machines running haywire. There's also the ever-present risk of running out of oxygen. Fortunately, ATMA can help guide you to your destination using a few special tools and upgrades. Assuming you can find them, that is.
The world of Anoxemia is both breathtaking and perilous. The seas are quiet most of the time, but as soon as you see a flashing light or hear a noise echoing from the distance, you know it's time to run. Of course, there are some dangers you just can't run from. Dangers you don't even know exist. Dangers from within...
Also available in Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian languages!
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway, everything from poison drifts to powerful ocean currents, mines leftover from the war, and mobile machines running haywire. There's also the ever-present risk of running out of oxygen. Fortunately, ATMA can help guide you to your destination using a few special tools and upgrades. Assuming you can find them, that is.
The world of Anoxemia is both breathtaking and perilous. The seas are quiet most of the time, but as soon as you see a flashing light or hear a noise echoing from the distance, you know it's time to run. Of course, there are some dangers you just can't run from. Dangers you don't even know exist. Dangers from within...
Also available in Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian languages!
Features
- Unique sci-fi horror story that unfolds while you play.
- Explore 38 levels of unique underwater terrain.
- Find and equip several different items and upgrades.
- Solve puzzles that require quick reflexes and clever thinking.
- Voiced narrative that gives insights on the main character's thoughts.
- Game is hard.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Anoxemia is one of those quietly ambitious indie titles that manages to craft a unique atmosphere despite its limitations. Developed by BSK Games, it's a side-scrolling, 2D underwater exploration game that trades in fast-paced action for slow-burn tension, murky visuals, and psychological unease. You play as Dr. Bailey, a scientist on a deep-sea mission to recover environmental samples, accompanied only by his drone, ATMA. The game opens with a crash — literally — and from there, things spiral into a disorienting, slow-motion descent into darkness. The narrative is delivered through fragmented internal monologue and glitchy system messages, which lends a layer of mystery and paranoia, although it never quite reaches a satisfying or coherent resolution. Visually, Anoxemia embraces a gloomy aesthetic. The underwater world is painted in murky greens and blacks, punctuated by the occasional glowing anomaly or piece of long-forgotten machinery. The visuals do an excellent job of reinforcing the isolation and claustrophobia, but after a while, the sameness of the environments starts to wear thin. There's a fine line between atmospheric minimalism and monotony, and Anoxemia sometimes dr…8 found this helpful
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The controls are really bad, I really don't like it. Skip it, you are not missing much.
Playing is apparently not a feature included. The game will not stop thinking I pirated it no matter what I do--opening the game leads me to a menu screen that blasts a song about being a pirate. I have tried EVERYTHING. I uninstalled and reinstalled it. I've opened it with and without steam. I returned the game and bought it again! It will not let me play the game I bought. If someone wants to tell me how to fix this, that would be great, because it looks interesting! But the software has decided I'm not cool enough.
Good art style, controls feel unresponsive. Quite a bit boring. 2 achievements dont work. => Dont bother. Im on a quest of at least trying every game in my library, of which I got plenty from all kinds of bundles, not all though. If you are interested in my journey, check out my other reviews :)
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