Nostalgic childhood classic
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This game brings back so many childhood memories. It was one of the first PC games I ever played, and it still holds up today.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Oddworld Inhabitants2008Platformer · Adventure · Puzzle
$2.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A brutally hard, atmospheric 1997 cinematic puzzle-platformer with a great world, held back by a rough PC port, stiff controls and harsh checkpoints. Skip it if you want modern comfort.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and patient retro puzzle-platformer players who enjoy trial-and-error and dark atmosphere
Main risk
Stiff, laggy controls, no controller support and sparse checkpoints make it frustrating today
What players love
Unique dark atmosphere and world
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A legendary game, with probably one of the best instances of worldbuilding I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Clever, rewarding puzzles and challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the difficulty is perfect, the feeling of accomplishment when you manage to beat a difficult level is great”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Strong story, dark humor and themes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A classic 2D cinematic platformer with a unique atmosphere, dark humor, and clever puzzles.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Great art, music and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Everything in this game, the sound, the music, the art direction, character designs, world design. It's all magnificent.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Stiff, unresponsive controls and input lag
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the inputs don't feel direct, it's like you are telling someone what you want to do, and they are telling someone else to do it”
Steam review · 31.6 h played ↗
Poor PC port with stuttering cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this version of the game's cut-scenes look like absolute ♥♥♥♥. They are really slow, choppy, and low resolution.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Sparse checkpoints and poor save system
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the worst checkpint system in all of gameing.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Punishing trial-and-error design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Checkpoints are scarce, cheap deaths are frequent, and the game likes to break it's own rules constantly.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
No controller support or remapping
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You cannot configure the controls, and it doesn't even support controllers.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Dated, low-resolution graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Plays awful, looks even worse (max resolution is just 640x480).”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable700 MB
Minimum
Processor166 MHz Pentium processor (200 MHz recommended)
Memory16 MB (32 MB or higher recommended)
Storage700 MB Free
Processor166 MHz Pentium processor (200 MHz recommended)
Memory16 MB (32 MB or higher recommended)
Storage700 MB Free
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