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Games like Oxygen

If Oxygen is your kind of game, the closest matches are Oxygen: First Breath, Endzone - A World Apart and Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and stressful. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Oxygen: Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!

2023StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Turquoise Revival Games
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Steam players who put hours into Oxygen also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Oxygen: First Breath

    WHY THIS

    Shares oxygen management and a tense mood with Oxygen.

    Top pick for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  2. Endzone - A World Apart

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Oxygen.

    Second-strongest match for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Oxygen.

    Third-strongest match for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. United Penguin Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and a challenging mood with Oxygen.

    Ranked #4 for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Aquatico

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Oxygen.

    Ranked #5 for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.

    2023StrategySimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Oxygen.

    Ranked #6 for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Land of the Vikings

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Oxygen.

    Ranked #7 for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Oxygen.

    Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!

    2023Strategy25.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. First Feudal

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Oxygen.

    Ranked #8 for Oxygen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Oxygen

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Banished

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Oxygen.

    Reviewers of Oxygen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Frostpunk

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Oxygen.

    Reviewers of Oxygen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

    2018StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Planetbase

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and a tense mood with Oxygen.

    Reviewers of Oxygen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Oxygen Not Included

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Oxygen.

    Reviewers of Oxygen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

    2019IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Aven Colony

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Oxygen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Oxygen at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Oxygen.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Oxygen.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Oxygen.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Oxygen on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Oxygen.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Oxygen.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Oxygen.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Oxygen.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Oxygen.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Oxygen.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Turquoise Revival Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Turquoise Revival Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. United Penguin Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and a challenging mood with Oxygen.

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Toy Tinker Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Indie and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Have you ever wanted to be a toy tinker? This is a unique chance to become one! Repair toys and start your toy-museums to make everyone happy!

    2021IndieSimulation12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Smart Factory Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    Smart Factory Tycoon inspired by Little Big Workshop is a tycoon management game about running your dream factory with robots. Design your dream factory, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Animal Rescuer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Oxygen.

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Indie with Oxygen.

    Animal Rescuer is helping lovely animals through exploring an epic world with faster gameplay and increased quest and combat intensity.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Toy Tinker Simulator: BETA

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Indie and Simulation with Oxygen.

    Have you ever wanted to be a toy tinker? Here you can take the first step to become one! This is a tiny portion of Toy Tinker Simulator, which includes only ten toys.

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Smart Factory Tycoon: Beginnings

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    This is a free version of Smart Factory Tycoon, a game inspired by Little Big Workshop introducing the first productions. Smart Factory Tycoon is a tycoon management game where you design your dream factory with robots, plan all steps of production, research new technologies and become a tycoon!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Oxygen: First Breath

    WHY THIS

    Shares oxygen management and a tense mood with Oxygen.

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Turquoise Revival Games, the studio behind Oxygen. Shares Strategy and Indie with Oxygen.

    This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Oxygen

Does Oxygen run on Steam Deck?
Oxygen is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Oxygen cost?
Oxygen is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Oxygen?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Oxygen are Oxygen: First Breath, Endzone - A World Apart, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation.
Who developed Oxygen?
Oxygen was developed by Turquoise Revival Games and published by GrabTheGames, UpgradePoint.

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