AdventureFit check
Is Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who want a story about escaping a meat-packing plant and rescuing its workers
- Players drawn to journeys that include temple trials and a wasteland crossing with a companion
- Players interested in a protagonist whose escape grows into a mission to protect Oddworld’s creatures
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story that stays focused on escaping the plant, since Abe’s mission expands to protecting creatures across Oddworld
- Players who prefer a journey without trial-based sections or a return to an earlier location
- Players looking for a game centered on business management rather than Abe’s escape and rescue mission
Our take on Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®
The story’s scope grows beyond Abe’s escape from RuptureFarms, adding a wider mission to protect Oddworld’s creatures. That broader journey gives less room to keep the conflict focused on the plant and its workers alone.
What is Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®?
Abe works as a floor-waxer at RuptureFarms until he overhears his boss’s plan to turn him and other Mudokons into food.
A vision from Big Face sends him beyond his escape: he must save his fellow Mudokons and protect Oddworld’s creatures from the Magog Cartel. The journey includes trials in a temple and travel across a wasteland with Elum. Abe gains the power of the Shrykull before returning to RuptureFarms, where he destroys the slaughterhouse, frees his companions, and confronts Molluck. The story follows Abe from his discovery of the plan through his escape and return.
How Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® plays
- 01Mudokon rescue
- Abe’s mission includes freeing fellow workers from RuptureFarms.
- 02Temple trials
- Abe faces trials at a temple before crossing a wasteland with Elum.
- 03Shrykull power
- Abe gains this power during his journey before returning to the plant.
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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®: platforms & release
Is Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who want a story about escaping a meat-packing plant and rescuing its workers. Skip it if: players seeking a story that stays focused on escaping the plant, since Abe’s mission expands to protecting creatures across Oddworld.
Where can I download Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® on?
Windows only.
