Oxygen Caliber

Oxygen Caliber

Andi Ren · May 1, 2023 · Precision Platformer, Side Scroller, 2D Platformer, Flight, Puzzle

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Mostly Positive77% · 22
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About Oxygen Caliber

Oxygen Caliber is an exciting physics based puzzle game where you traverse the unforgiving void of space.

Your mission is to navigate the galaxy through wormholes! Unfortunately, local clusters of planets stand in your way. Use your wits and a bit of creativity to safely explore the uncharted regions of space!

USE YOUR TOOLS TO TRAVERSE SPACE


Strategically jump from planet to planet with your space age grappling hook! Feeling adventurous? Catch a ride on a wayward meteor!

EXPLORE THE GALAXY


Discover a wide variety of planets, stars, and asteroids! Some want to pull you in, others want to push you away, and some sport some stylish rings! But be careful, some planets are more friendly than others!

EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE COSMIC ATMOSPHERE


Beautiful 2D graphics, outstanding sound design and above all, an atmosphere that’s out of this world!
Oxygen Caliber was created as part of the University of Southern California’s Interactive Design and Production class by developers Robbie Goldberg and Andi Ren, with music by Justin Petrovych. For more information, please visit our publisher page. To learn more about the USC Games program, the #1 Games Program in the world, check out the USC Games website, linked to the right.

Oxygen Caliber — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Oxygen Caliber is a short gravity-based puzzle game with a grappling hook and blaster mechanics that players find mechanically solid and fun, though opinions vary on difficulty and pacing. Most appreciate the smooth gravity system and creative level design, but some find the learning curve steep and progression frustrating, while the game's 2D aesthetic draws criticism from those expecting more contemporary graphics. The experience is brief at around 15 minutes, with enough charm to entertain despite occasional difficulty spikes.

Recommended Mar 28, 2024
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Not recommended Feb 6, 2025
"Oxygen Caliber" is a student project from the University of Southern California, who you would think would know better. Now, I'm not a game development teacher but if I was, the first thing I would teach students is that 3D graphics cards became mainstream in the mid 1990s with cards like the ATI Rage and Voodoo3. I'd even tell the students that mobile phones can do 3D graphics now. I certainly would not set my students up for failure by letting them think that in the 2020's, it's okay to make 2D games in the 3D era of gaming. So basically USC taught their students wrong, on purpose. As a joke maybe? I'd want my tuition fees back the moment I found out about 3D graphics. What do you do in the game? This is a simple tech demo of a game where you use a grappling hook and swing around some planets with some janky video game physics. There's no depth here... in terms of gameplay and dimensions (geddit, because it's just 2D, no depth... that's my way of getting through the day). The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?). Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs to pretend they'…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 10, 2026
Great game but look at that kitty, whoever pass by can pet it and give it a thumbs up. 🌹 Have a nice day :3       />  フ       |  _  _ l       /` ミ_xノ      /      |     /  ヽ   ノ     │  | | |  / ̄|   | | |  | ( ̄ヽ__ヽ_)__)  \二つ
Recommended Feb 20, 2026
Fun little space adventure with neat mechanics. You have a blaster to push you back, and a grapple to pull you forward. Get to the portal without running out of air. Some planets have reversed gravity, others drain your health, and there's lots of junk to slam into as well, but the only thing you need to worry about [besides breathing] is the sun suddenly exploding. The gravity system is really smooth. Probably the coolest feature is being able to grapple an asteroid, and then shoot it, to have it pull you. There's 10 levels, and I cleared it in about 15min, despite many MANY deaths to the supernovas. I had fun! Though I may have trauma from exploding stars now.
Not recommended Dec 16, 2025
Frustrating. Oxygen Caliber is more of a short gravity game that focuses on getting enough speed to enter a wormhole. This game isn't fun. Some levels are hard to complete, and you don't have enough time to learn some of the mechanics.
Recommended Sep 21, 2024
i think its a good game its simple but can be hard. good job to the creators

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