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.
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.
older than 54% of games
collected more than 57% of games
Best with 3 · publisher: 14+
longer than 62% of games · typical 30–90 min
Takes some learning · 2.9 out of 5 · heavier than 81%
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