Roomie

Roomie is the player character in Out of Space. There are multiple species of Roomies, such as Sharks and Foxes, though their appearance does not affect gameplay.

Attributes

Every Roomie has three attributes: Stamina, Hunger and Dirt. Each of these attributes incur heavy penalties if left unchecked; as such, they must be carefully monitored to avoid potentially game-ending consequences.

Attribute	Factors	Healing	Penalty	Notes
Stamina	Passively increases, and Usage: Mop, Quarantine Spray, Exercise Bike (11%/tick)	Passing Out, or Usage: Chair, Couch, Bed	Passing Out: Roomie sleeps and slowly recovers Stamina, only waking up when splashed with a water Bucket, or when Stamina is fully restored	N/A
Hunger	Passively increases, and Usage: Exercise Bike (2%/tick)	Eating Food	Starvation: Roomie falls to the floor and only recovers when fed	May trigger Game Over
Dirt	Certain variants of Aliens, recycling a Cocoon and touching Goo	Usage: Bucket, Shower	Cocoon: Roomie becomes an alien Cocoon and only recovers with a Shower or Recycler	May trigger Game Over

Species

Out of Space offers a variety of species to choose from. They are merely cosmetic, and some can be unlocked by completing Achievements.

Roomie	Unlocked via	Trivia
Beaver	Starting character	The red beaver has appeared in several Behold Studios games.
Dog	Starting character	N/A
Whale	Starting character	N/A
Bird	Starting character	N/A
Sloth	"Our first house" achievement: Win a match in a Large ship.	N/A
Snail	"Hey, roomies!" achievement: Play an online match.	N/A
Fox	"Quite a nomad" achievement: Play 3 matches.	N/A
Shark	"Not the best place yet" achievement: Play 8 matches.	N/A

There is a secret roomie only accessible under specific conditions called 'Bucket Head'. This roomie's head resemble's an alien with a bucket on top of it. It is aquired by having a roomie be cocooned and then thrown into space, after they respawn at the entrance and the cocoon is removed they will be wearing this skin automatically and it will become selectable for future games.