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Otys

Send divers into a flooded future to salvage old-world debris, with limited oxygen and contracts to fill.

The sea has swallowed nearly everything, and the last settlements cling to what is left. In Otys (2017) you run a team of divers for the Otys colony, sending them down to recover debris from past civilizations. Each diver sits at a different depth with special abilities, and your job is to match those abilities to the colony's bonuses and use the salvage to fulfill contracts. Oxygen is limited, and once a diver completes a mission they have to head back up. It plays like a puzzly worker placement and set collection game with a distinct underwater clock ticking. One to four players, about an hour, and a solo mode if you want to dive alone.

Divers at different depths with special abilitiesLimited oxygen forces tight timingFulfill contracts with recovered materials

Who it's for

You enjoy efficient planning games with a sci-fi flavor and like having a solo mode available for off nights.

Not for you if…

You want lots of direct interaction or fast, loose play. Otys rewards quiet optimizing.

Vibe's take

A neat planning puzzle with a ticking clock built in. You line up divers and materials so every trip down pays off, and oxygen keeps you from getting greedy.

#2,094 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2017 · 9 years ago

older than 54% of games

In 4,842 collections

collected more than 57% of games

1–4 players · ages 10+

Best with 3 · publisher: 14+

about 60 min

longer than 62% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: demanding

Takes some learning · 2.9 out of 5 · heavier than 81%

Opinions: broad agreement

Most people rate it similarly

Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive · solo too

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