Abiotic Factor

Abiotic Factor

Released Jul 2025

Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.

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Evaluation

Abiotic Factor launched as a full 1.0 release on July 22, 2025 and has received a strong stream of major post-launch content updates: Community Update #3 / v1.1 on November 3, 2025; Holiday Cryosphere / v1.2 on December 15, 2025; the Cosmic Companions update on May 4, 2026; and ongoing bug fixes and hotfixes, with the most recent on July 27, 2026. On June 7, 2026, Deep Field Games formally announced a paid story DLC called "Entropic Break," targeting Q4 2026 and already listed as unreleased on the store. On September 17, 2026, the developer posted a development update confirming that Entropic Break has been delayed to Q1 2027 — the team determined it needed more time to meet their quality bar. That same post announced Community Update #5 (the "Modding Update"), introducing official mod support through mod.io, which is described as coming soon and is being developed by a separate team in parallel with Entropic Break. The developer was explicit that work on both is ongoing simultaneously. There is no suggestion from the developer that content development is winding down. Both a confirmed but delayed paid expansion and a near-term free community update remain outstanding.
Evidence
Developer confirms Entropic Break DLC is delayed to Q1 2027, citing the need for more time to deliver on their ambitions. Simultaneously announces Community Update #5 (Modding Update) is coming soon, with official mod support via mod.io.
news post · Sep 17, 2026 source content planned
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Developer formally announced the Entropic Break story DLC, targeting Q4 2026, inviting wishlists on the store page.
news post · Jun 7, 2026 source content planned
high

Content

2 of 3 released · 1 planned

Media

Details

Publisher
Playstack
Achievements
53
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Home to the world's greatest minds, GATE operates a global network of secretive research laboratories, spanning every field of scientific study - and the realms beyond.

As a GATE employee you extend the bounds of human knowledge, and seek to explain the unexplainable - including anomalies and paranormal entities: from gravity-distorting artifacts to supernatural creatures with an unbridled instinct for violence. Safety, security, and secrecy are of the utmost importance… usually.

After a catastrophic containment breach, your workplace has become a cosmic battle zone: anomalous entities are on the loose, enemies from other dimensions are invading via portals, and an arcane military sect - known as The Order - is targeting personnel and entities indiscriminately, aiming to seize artifacts and put an end to the chaos.

Containment procedures have failed and help isn’t on the way. Stranded miles beneath the surface, it’s up to you and your fellow scientists to band together, plan your escape, and make this underground complex your new home - for now.

Abiotic Factor brings a 90’s sci-fi twist and rich character progression to the multiplayer open world survival crafting genre. Up to 6 players can choose their PhDs, build their scientist, gear up, and explore a massive subterranean complex, filled with supernatural artifacts, transdimensional foes, and science experiments gone awry.

Between alien threats hunting their next meal, trigger happy soldiers, and the world’s most advanced robotic security forces attacking personnel working overtime, there’s no shortage of danger. As a scientist, fighting isn’t your forte, so you’ll need to put your PhD to work to outwit your opponents: craft ingenious and outlandish tools, weapons and gear, from simple nets and wooden bats to laser-cannons and elaborate traps - everything your big science brain can muster!

Make yourself at home - you’re here for the long haul. Scavenge resources from vacant offices and empty labs, raid vending machines, and steal company property to build a new base of operations as you explore the facility. When it’s time for a change of scenery, pack up your belongings and move them across the facility using handcarts, forklifts, SUVs, teleporters, and more.

Don your lab coat and earn your PhD: from Phytogenetic Botanist to Defense Analyst and Archotechnic Consultant (and many, many more), each with its own advantages essential to survival. Combine traits and skills, then level up to earn perks and abilities with your fellow scientists to forge a formidable scientific force.

Working at GATE may have been a dream job, but dying here wasn’t part of your five year plan. Explore this massive underground facility as well as many worlds beyond and take full advantage of the most advanced technology unknown to mankind in this interdimensional sci-fi adventure!

Last evaluated Sep 22, 2026
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