Current version:PlayStation 5
Abiotic Factor

Abiotic Factor

Abiotic Factor is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Deep Field Games. It centers on area and route exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.

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8.7 / 10
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About this game

Abiotic Factor is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on area and route exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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8.7 / 10PlayStation 5

Needs, crafting and spatial exploration reinforce one another, giving cooperation a clear purpose.

Abiotic Factor places survival crafting inside a research facility worth exploring carefully. Ordinary office materials become tools, weapons and domestic equipment, while eating, resting and preparing supplies matter to the next expedition. Its strongest loop is the way crafted solutions open new spaces and possibilities: discover a shortcut, cross a dangerous sector, return with unfamiliar materials, and reorganize the base. Friends can divide that work and share discoveries; solo players carry more of the supply and inventory burden themselves. Scientific routines, low-polygon environments and anomalous disasters create a distinctive atmosphere, though recurring repair objectives and resource chores can become familiar. The PS5 version supports offline solo play and up to six online players with the required subscription. It rewards patient explorers who treat their base as a shared home more than players seeking uninterrupted combat.

Strengths

  • Crafting tightly supports facility exploration
  • Rewarding shared discovery and division of labor
  • Distinctive scientific-disaster atmosphere

Weaknesses

  • Supply management and some repair goals repeat

Who it is for: Players who enjoy patient exploration and cooperative survival

Play notes: Plan supplies and base responsibilities; online cooperation requires PS Plus.

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Facility discovery and new tools reward curiosity, with friction from recurring repair goals and supply chores.

Reviewed8.6 / 10Not provided
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Needs, crafting and spatial exploration reinforce one another, giving cooperation a clear purpose.

Reviewed9.0 / 10Not provided
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Scientific routine and anomalous disaster form a coherent world without relying on realistic graphics.

Reviewed8.7 / 10Not provided
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Offline solo play preserves easy access, while six-player cooperation has conditions; no unmeasured frame rate is inferred.

Reviewed7.9 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Publisher
Playstack
Release date
Jul 22, 2025
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Main Story 10–20 Hours3D GraphicsInvestigationThird PersonPuzzle SolvingSolo-friendlySlow BurnExplorationLinear LevelsWarStory-driven
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
MultiplayerSingle playerCo-op
Perspectives
First person

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