<s>
Oxenfree	B-Application
is	O
a	O
supernatural	O
mystery/horror	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Night	O
School	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
teenage	O
girl	O
Alex	O
on	O
a	O
weekend	O
trip	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oxenfrees	B-Application
visual	O
presentation	O
marries	O
dark	O
,	O
organic	O
,	O
and	O
analog	O
elements	O
with	O
bright	O
,	O
geometric	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oxenfrees	B-Application
release	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
development	O
documentaries	O
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
reality	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
left	O
wanting	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Signals	I-Application
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
July	O
2023	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oxenfree	B-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
2.5D	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
characters	O
navigating	O
two-dimensional	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
"	O
walk	O
and	O
talk	O
"	O
mechanic	O
:	O
instead	O
of	O
dialogue	O
occurring	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
speech	O
bubbles	O
appear	O
over	O
Alex	O
's	O
head	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
select	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
conversations	O
,	O
choosing	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
other	O
characters	O
to	O
finish	O
,	O
to	O
interrupt	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
remain	O
silent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
cause	O
a	O
thought	O
bubble	O
with	O
Alex	O
inside	O
it	O
to	O
appear	O
over	O
characters	O
 '	O
heads	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
had	O
an	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oxenfree	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
loss	O
conditions	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
and	O
relationships	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
determine	O
which	O
of	O
several	O
possible	O
endings	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hines	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
's	O
story-focused	O
games	O
like	O
Wolf	B-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Krankel	O
had	O
met	O
or	O
worked	O
with	O
many	O
future	O
Night	O
School	O
members	O
at	O
Disney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
making	O
sure	O
branching	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
of	O
possible	O
conversation	O
options	O
never	O
became	O
too	O
sprawling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oxenfree	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
music	O
composer	O
and	O
sound	O
designer	O
Andrew	O
Rohrmann	O
,	O
known	O
under	O
his	O
alias	O
scntfc	O
,	O
created	O
Oxenfrees	B-Application
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Skybound	O
released	O
multiple	O
episodes	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Creator	O
Series	O
about	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
,	O
detailing	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
art	O
,	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
and	O
released	O
May	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
the	O
New	O
Game+	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
platform-specific	O
tweaks	O
,	O
like	O
using	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controller	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
YouTuber	O
Jesse	O
Cox	O
posted	O
a	O
video	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Oxenfree	B-Application
trailer	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
letters	O
highlighted	O
in	O
red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oxenfree	B-Application
was	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
receiving	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
shows	O
some	O
smart	O
thinking	O
about	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
games	O
and	O
players	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
as	O
Night	O
School	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
auspicious	O
debut	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
might	O
just	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
'	O
horror	O
 '	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
in	O
years.	O
”	O
Polygons	O
reviewer	O
offered	O
a	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
take	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
despite	O
offering	O
many	O
promising	O
attributes	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
finished	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
with	O
my	O
mouth	O
agape	O
,	O
feeling	O
wholly	O
unsatisfied.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
favorably	O
contrasted	O
Oxenfrees	B-Application
traditional	O
media	O
style	O
with	O
the	O
much	O
more	O
common	O
retro	O
pixel	O
styling	O
of	O
indie	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
naturalistic	O
dialogue	O
of	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
was	O
a	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
credited	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
for	O
not	O
relying	O
on	O
lazy	O
or	O
clichéd	O
speech	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
highlighted	O
the	O
interplay	O
between	O
characters	O
that	O
deepened	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
credited	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
delivering	O
organic	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
that	O
lacked	O
any	O
clear	O
good	O
or	O
bad	O
associations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
's	O
an	O
important	O
reminder	O
that	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
"	O
win	O
"	O
social	O
situations	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
kept	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
's	O
supernatural	O
plot	O
points	O
grounded	O
in	O
reality	O
"	O
,	O
she	O
wrote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Accolades	O
by	O
year	O
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2016	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
Unity	B-Application
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
2D	O
Visual	O
Experience	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
2017	O
20th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Night	O
School	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Signals	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
takes	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
an	O
environmental	O
researcher	O
named	O
Riley	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
returning	O
to	O
her	O
hometown	O
of	O
Camena	O
to	O
investigate	O
strange	O
radio	O
transmissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	O
School	O
Studio	O
updated	O
Oxenfrees	B-Application
radio	O
transmissions	O
to	O
tie	O
into	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
writer	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
planning	O
to	O
help	O
adapt	O
Oxenfree	B-Application
into	O
a	O
film	O
via	O
Skybound	O
.	O
</s>
