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Fract Osc

Fract Osc is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving…

75 22 April 2014

Fract Osc is an adventure developed by Phosfiend Systems, released 22 April 2014 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.

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What Fract Osc is

Fract Osc is an adventure game developed by Phosfiend Systems and released in 2014. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fract OSC is a music-based puzzle game created by independent game developer Phosfiend Systems. The game was released on 22 April 2014 for both Microsoft Windows and OS X platforms. Fract OSC allows players to explore an abstract landscape that includes puzzles using platforming and music-based game elements. Completing these puzzles creates ambient music that continues to play in the environment and unlocks portions of an in-game music synthesis that allows players to create their own music.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 18 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Fract Osc holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core i5 2.2 GHz or equivalent, 4 GB RAM and Radeon 5850 or equivalent. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Fract Osc launched on 22 April 2014, within three weeks of Child of Light, Monument Valley, The Elder Scrolls Online and Duck Game. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Child of Light, Monument Valley, The Elder Scrolls Online, Duck Game.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Fract Osc — frequently asked questions

When did Fract Osc come out?
Fract Osc was released on 22 April 2014 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Fract Osc?
At minimum, Fract Osc needs Core i5 2.2 GHz or equivalent, 4 GB RAM, Radeon 5850 or equivalent graphics, 1500 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Fract Osc?
The main story of Fract Osc takes around 6 hrs.
How many GB is Fract Osc?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "1500 MB available space" and the recommended line says "2 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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