Rank 01Why this
Shares resource management with OESE.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2015
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The closest matches to OESE: Out There: Ω Edition, Between the Stars, Exo One, Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite, and Oxygen Not Included. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Same atmospheric mood as OESE.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Alec Smith, Dane Winn
- Price: Free to play
- 84% of 63 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Decisions ripple through future encounters
- Faction attitudes shift based on prior actions
- Permadeath makes every run feel unique
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Exo One
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as OESE.
Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
Why this: Shares resource management with OESE.
About OESE
The closest matches to OESE: Out There: Ω Edition, Between the Stars, Exo One, Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite, and Oxygen Not Included. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If OESE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Out There: Ω Edition, Between the Stars and Exo One — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and hypnotic, and single out its choice consequence looping and faction relationship tracking. 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.
About OESE: OESE - The space survival game about decisions and consequences.
Is OESE worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 84% of 63 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Decisions ripple through future encounters
- Faction attitudes shift based on prior actions
- Permadeath makes every run feel unique
- Pixel art ambiance enhances immersion
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I'm sad to say that this game has pretty much no replay value at all. The encounters are super simple and barely change in what they accomplish. It's simply a matter of juggling your two resources and once you know what actions produce…”
“Too little to do, fun concept, seems too limited. Takes a long time to get rep compared to how quickly you max out stats, eventually ships are doing absurd damge for reasons i dont understand, i got hit for 760 damage once which is more…”
People who play it also play: Out There: Ω Edition, Between the Stars, Exo One
Frequently asked about OESE
Can I run it?
Is OESE free to play?
Yes — OESE is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to OESE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside OESE are Out There: Ω Edition, Between the Stars, Exo One.
Who developed OESE?
OESE was developed by Alec Smith, Dane Winn and published by Milo Games.