Oasis: New Life on a Distant World

Oasis: New Life on a Distant World is a hand management and biome-building game for 1–5 players set on a distant exoplanet. There is no rain here — instead, superheated water erupts from beneath the surface each year, flooding the lowlands and washing away anything caught below the floodline. Over millennia, this has created a world of two distinct ecological zones, and the bizarre lifeforms that have evolved to inhabit them.

You play as the forces of nature itself, guiding the life cycles of the planet’s species to cultivate the most balanced and vibrant biome. Each round you manage a hand of cards and maximise your actions — but timing is everything. Plants and animals below the floodline are swept away at the end of each round, so knowing when to commit and when to hold back is the central tension of every game.

With a solo mode included and a play time of 45–60 minutes, Oasis sits in an accessible but strategically satisfying space — light enough for a broad audience, deep enough to reward repeated play.

What’s good?

• Unique flood mechanic creates genuine round-by-round tension around timing and positioning
• Alien biome theme with genuinely distinctive world-building — not just reskinned Earth ecology
• Scales from 1 to 5 players with a solo mode included
• 45–60 minutes — substantial enough to feel rewarding without overstaying its welcome
• Light-medium complexity makes it accessible to a wide range of players

Who is it for?

• ✔ Fans of nature and ecology themes who want something genuinely otherworldly
• ✔ Groups of 1–5 looking for a mid-weight game with strong thematic flavour
• ✔ Solo players who want a thematic, replayable challenge
• ✖ Players seeking heavy strategic depth — complexity sits firmly in the light–medium range

Pair with: Browse our Nature / Animals collection for more titles with a natural world theme, or explore our Strategy Games collection for more rewarding mid-weight titles.