10 Video Games You Play For Hours And STAY A Beginner
6. Oxygen Not Included
Oxygen Not Included is a cute, charming, and complicated simulation game that can give you a truly wonderful time - if you're willing to work through its unforgiving levels of scientific accuracy.
The game puts you in charge of a makeshift space colony in a procedurally generated world, tasking you with keeping your colonists alive by manufacturing and managing their resources. There's a lot to account for, including hunger, water, power, and oxygen levels.
Now, the game's scientific accuracy takes its toll in ways that will surprise you. For example, you can see your oxygen levels drop radically thanks to the diffusion of gases when opening a new chamber. Elements like that are easy to get stumped by if you don't pre-plan every step you take, with small decisions leading to big ramifications.
Oh, and if you thought it was just science that could ruin your colony, think again! There's even more to observe, like stress levels or sudden temperature changes, all of which can be colony killers.
This is one complex space simulator, and it's one you'll desperately contend with for hours on end.