Evil Orbs

About Evil Orbs

Evil Orbs is a single player action game with a horror theme. It was developed by GoBit Games and was released on October 27, 2016. It received positive reviews from players.

We think they came from space. We think they are evil. But, we know that they need to be popped! Help save the world... From Evil!

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90%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

gameplay2 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Simple, fun, and addictive gameplay with some depth, appealing to fans of classic brickbreaker and Peggle-like games.
Developed by experienced indie developers with strong backgrounds from major game studios, ensuring solid game design and mechanics.
Includes multiple game modes, a good variety of power-ups, multiplayer options, and Steam features like leaderboards and Steam Cloud.

The Steam version is a direct port of a free mobile app, lacking PC-specific features like resolution options and proper graphics settings, leading to poor technical quality and presentation.
The game uses a fixed 4:3 aspect ratio with pillarboxing, which feels outdated and not suitable for modern PC gaming standards.
Steam player activity is very low, indicating limited popularity and community support; also, Steam achievements do not match the in-game trophies and there are no trading cards.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions
The graphics are basic and cartoony, lacking resolution options or meaningful tweaks, which may disappoint PC gamers expecting more polished visuals. While simple and somewhat pleasing, the overall graphics quality feels underwhelming and reflects limited development budget or expertise.
- “3D graphics programming requires a degree of skill and competence, and unfortunately not all developers have the budget or talent to deliver this, despite 3D graphics cards hitting the mainstream in the 1990s.”
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high-quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
- “The graphics are quite basic but pleasing on the eyes at the same time.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “The mobile app features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low effort mobile apps.”
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The story is charming and serves as an engaging introduction, explaining the premise of orb invasions and seamlessly leading into the core gameplay. It aligns well with the game's mission to be simple, fun, and enjoyable, though further improvements in presentation are needed.
- “It begins with a story full of charm.”
- “The story then evolves into the fundamental gameplay mechanics.”
- “It essentially tells the story of how humans believe the orbs have invaded the Earth.”
- “The game presents a story to open the game.”
- “With the creation of Gobit, they have a mission statement that games should be simple, fun, and enjoyable for everyone.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions
The gameplay is centered around simple mechanics, primarily controlling a paddle by moving the mouse up and down. While straightforward and effective, it relies heavily on its presentation to enhance the overall experience.
- “The story then evolves into the fundamental gameplay mechanics.”
- “Although this could quite easily, and does, tick the boxes in the gameplay section, it is in the presentation where the simplicity is the icing.”
- “The default gameplay options require the player to push the mouse up and down to control the direction of the paddle.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The monetization of Evil Orbs is criticized as a cash grab typical of mobile apps poorly adapted for PC, reflecting greedy practices rather than offering genuine value.