Used to identify the game, unaltered. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.

Platformer

Player score

8.5/10

4,534 reviews

Released: 1997
Developer: Oddworld Inhabitants
Platforms: 3 systems
Critics: Not scored
Steam Deck: playable
Download: Not stated

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	31 August 1997
Developer	Oddworld Inhabitants
Publisher	Atari, Inc.
Platforms	Game Boy, PlayStation, Steam Deck
Genres	Platformer
Languages	6 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1064350, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee received?

Players85%positive of 4,534 · Very Positive

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	Not stated
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	Not stated
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	None

Content descriptors

Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$2.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes20 of 300 (7%)
As far as the port goes, it was fine when I first played but FMVs don't play smoothly these days, and there are some other graphical bugs and crashes.
Steam review, 19 March 2026 · 24 hours played · 12 readers marked it helpful
-This game caused one of my laptops to crash whenever I tried loading it.
Steam review, 17 March 2017 · 18 hours played · 9 readers marked it helpful
Performance and stutter12 of 300 (4%)
Awful screen tearing and crappy frame rate.
Steam review, 26 July 2020 · 2 hours played · 16 readers marked it helpful
The videos have like 1 fps and the talking keys dont work properly, like you need to push a few times for him to actually say "wait", and by that time the npcs have already walked into the grinder.
Steam review, 9 March 2017 · 2 hours played · 11 readers marked it helpful
Controller and input10 of 300 (3%)
Input lag on a few levels on PC make it not playable but rather frustrating.
Steam review, 15 May 2024 · 2 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful
It doesn't seem to support game pads and controllers, and yet the key binding is not in line with keyboards.
Steam review, 17 November 2025 · 2 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful

A further 13 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

24 games overlap with Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Another World, Grim Fandango and Limbo.

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Common questions about Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

What platforms is Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee on?

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is available on Game Boy, PlayStation, Steam Deck. It first released in 1997.

How much does Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee cost?

$2.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee?

85% of 4,534 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee?

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by Atari, Inc..