90
A clever mix of survival and RPG with an immersive world that’s more than just a tribute to Half-Life. Driven forward with a story full of sharp satire, action, and horror, while overflowing with ideas, surprises, and new inventions. Whether you’re battling alien scum with a launcher of razor-sharp discs or just racing down hallways on office chairs with a silly grin, you’re in for a great ride.
86
Abiotic Factor stands out in the survival crafting genre by fusing humor, tension, and sci-fi absurdity into a deeply replayable experience. It’s clever, strange, and thoroughly satisfying, but not without its rough edges. Several mechanics are left entirely unexplained, and playing solo can feel overwhelming without companions to share the burden. Yet despite its flaws, it’s an experience that thrives on discovery, rewarding those who approach it with curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
82
If you fancy moonlighting as a budding scientist battling for survival against other-worldly forces and scientific experiments gone wrong, you’re going to love Abiotic Factor. It’s a refreshing and charming take on the survival genre, full of great mechanics and systems, an engaging story and world and importantly it’s an absolute blast to play with friends. Go in as blind as you can, because like with all scientific endeavours, the joy is in the discovery.
10
Good alone. Great with mates. Retro Half Life 2 vibes. Jump scares. Fishing. Soup. Giddy up!
7
this has tons of potential, but the mazelike level design quickly feels less like a realistic world and more like a headache. many items require hyperspecific parts to craft while you could easily create them with items at hand, for instance i can *only* find and break lamps to get the shaft to make spears, which doesnt make sense when im surrounded by wood and metal, especially because there are metal pipes everywhere and lamps are generally made of soft, thin metal that would bend in half the first time you stabbed something with it. inventory space is also artificially small in terms of both held items and boxes. i think that the concept is very good, but this game is more tedious to navigate than the original half life, and that is not a good thing. combat also feels broken the majority of the time, just a cycle of me dying to extremely overpowered weapons and running back to the same spot over and over to kill one more enemy. i think that this game has very well intended devs, but i've yet to find it fun. it doesnt seem like most of the reviews here are using a lot of critical thinking, because while the map is huge and diverse, the basic systems just dont work very well and are often heavily nerfed or overcomplicated. the game would be immensely more fun if we didnt have such a hard time gearing up into something effective, and i think it's just stupid for games to wall off something like a backpack in a game with so much resource management. just let us find one on the ground when we spawn or something, it's not that hard to write in convincingly.
8
One of the best survival/crafting games I played. Amazing level design and a very good story, Wish there was more in-depth stuff but regardless still far more complex and complete than a lot of the games from this genre. Looking foward to what they add in the future
Abiotic Factor
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Jul 22, 2025
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Jul 22, 2025
92
Abiotic Factor is an unforgettable interdimensional odyssey with you and your closest friends.
Aug 7, 2025
90
A clever mix of survival and RPG with an immersive world that’s more than just a tribute to Half-Life. Driven forward with a story full of sharp satire, action, and horror, while overflowing with ideas, surprises, and new inventions. Whether you’re battling alien scum with a launcher of razor-sharp discs or just racing down hallways on office chairs with a silly grin, you’re in for a great ride.
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Feb 4, 2026
10
Good alone. Great with mates. Retro Half Life 2 vibes. Jump scares. Fishing. Soup. Giddy up!
Nov 9, 2025
10
10/10 — Abiotic Factor is pure, chaotic sci-fi **** perfectly blends Half-Life-style facility disaster vibes with clever survival mechanics, improvisation, and genuinely hilarious emergent gameplay. Every object feels like it has a purpose — either to help you survive or to be thrown at something you absolutely should not have woken up. The game nails atmosphere, pacing, and creativity in a way that feels both nostalgic and ****-op takes it to another level. Watching friends panic-build barricades, argue over oxygen, or unintentionally unleash something catastrophic never gets old. It’s the kind of game where every session becomes a memorable story, and you’ll immediately want to jump back in for more.
Jul 31, 2025
86
Abiotic Factor stands out in the survival crafting genre by fusing humor, tension, and sci-fi absurdity into a deeply replayable experience. It’s clever, strange, and thoroughly satisfying, but not without its rough edges. Several mechanics are left entirely unexplained, and playing solo can feel overwhelming without companions to share the burden. Yet despite its flaws, it’s an experience that thrives on discovery, rewarding those who approach it with curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
Jul 22, 2025
82
If you fancy moonlighting as a budding scientist battling for survival against other-worldly forces and scientific experiments gone wrong, you’re going to love Abiotic Factor. It’s a refreshing and charming take on the survival genre, full of great mechanics and systems, an engaging story and world and importantly it’s an absolute blast to play with friends. Go in as blind as you can, because like with all scientific endeavours, the joy is in the discovery.
May 31, 2024
tbd
While not for everyone, Abiotic Factor is a fun, new addition to the survival games space. Drawing a lot of inspiration from the more science nature of Half-Life, is something that I think a lot of people will appreciate. There are some bugs here and I don’t appreciate the lackluster controller options, but if you are looking for something new in the survival genre, then Abiotic Factor might be for you. It is currently in early access with no firm date for 1.0 which means it can go through some changes but for now; its pretty fun to play. [Early Access Provisional Score = 70]
May 28, 2024
tbd
If you prioritize top-notch graphics for full immersion in the game world, you may want to explore other options. However, if you are drawn to the curated exploration experience of a game inspired by the original Half-Life, then Abiotic Factor is worth considering. This game may be controversial, but it offers a unique exploration experience that will appeal to Half-Life fans. [Early Access Provisional Score = 80]
May 2, 2024
tbd
Abiotic Factor is a fun multiplayer survival game with great potential. It wears its inspirations on its sleeves and harkens many familiar feelings (at least it did for me) while still being utterly unique. [Early Access Review]
Oct 25, 2025
10
The most fun I ever had in any open world survival/crafting game. A wonderful story with vast, meticulously designed worlds to explore. Base building in the game is incredibly enjoyable — there are plenty of tools, weapons, traps, and devices to help you keep your base safe. You’ll also find numerous shortcuts, fast travel gates, and hidden realms. The enemies are diverse as well, which forces you to constantly upgrade your gear. Very few games are crafted with such precision and attention to the smallest details. Highly recommended, especially if you’re playing it with someone else.
Oct 14, 2025
10
Amazing game, one of the best survival games I have ever played. Interesting story, a lot of mechanics and amazing level design.
Dec 6, 2025
7
this has tons of potential, but the mazelike level design quickly feels less like a realistic world and more like a headache. many items require hyperspecific parts to craft while you could easily create them with items at hand, for instance i can *only* find and break lamps to get the shaft to make spears, which doesnt make sense when im surrounded by wood and metal, especially because there are metal pipes everywhere and lamps are generally made of soft, thin metal that would bend in half the first time you stabbed something with it. inventory space is also artificially small in terms of both held items and boxes. i think that the concept is very good, but this game is more tedious to navigate than the original half life, and that is not a good thing. combat also feels broken the majority of the time, just a cycle of me dying to extremely overpowered weapons and running back to the same spot over and over to kill one more enemy. i think that this game has very well intended devs, but i've yet to find it fun. it doesnt seem like most of the reviews here are using a lot of critical thinking, because while the map is huge and diverse, the basic systems just dont work very well and are often heavily nerfed or overcomplicated. the game would be immensely more fun if we didnt have such a hard time gearing up into something effective, and i think it's just stupid for games to wall off something like a backpack in a game with so much resource management. just let us find one on the ground when we spawn or something, it's not that hard to write in convincingly.
Jul 30, 2025
5
IMO: the game try's to achieve too much. They should've fine-tuned their systems/mechanics more instead of having a survival type game that has every single possible thing they can think of such as even going to the bathroom. Lots of these things felt pretty shoddy. But what brings down the game even more to me is the low effort **** art style and animations. But even with how bad / low graphic everything is, the game is so poorly optimized I can only achieve 110fps on 5070ti which is crazy for how low quality everything looked. The map design on the other hand was somewhat good. The map interconnects with each other somewhat like Dark Souls games. But this could also be a detriment as it severely limits the replayability. They have a lot of different classes to start out as but it isnt a game I could see myself replaying unlike other survival games. The inventory system was pretty cr@ppy with no where to put your excessive amount of items due to low inventory space and no storage together with the high crafting costs. Lastly the game just kept randomly crashing the second time I tried this game which was on the xbox app kept experiencing a "fatal error" making me repeatedly reload the game every 10 minutes. The steam version was fine but maybe cause it was on a older abiotic factor update?
Jul 23, 2025
5
For those that love crafting mechanics Abiotic Factor is likely to provide plenty of hours of entertainment, for everyone else the endless search for materials and tiny initial inventory capacity will quickly become a chore.
SummaryAbiotic 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.
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date:Jul 22, 2025
Developer:
- Deep Field Games
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