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ORBITAL

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43%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

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ORBITAL is a single player open world management game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Night Sky Dogs and was released on May 31, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Explore the cosmos, discover new worlds, and seed life across the stars in ORBITAL, a relaxing 2D space exploration and colony sim. Guide the growth of your civilizations through rich, narrative-driven events where your choices shape their future. A cozy journey to the farthest reaches of space.

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69%Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
atmosphere1 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions
  • Fun and cozy space exploration and colony-building gameplay with an interesting story.
  • Enjoyable planet-landing mechanics and a relaxing, atmospheric experience.
  • Engaging civilization development with intriguing microstories and events.
  • Game is too short and feels unfinished, with limited content and replay value.
  • Several bugs and UX issues hinder gameplay and progression.
  • Poor onboarding and UI design cause confusion, especially in managing planet expansions and returning to space.

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game features an interesting and engaging story with strong space exploration and civilization-building elements, creating a cozy and relaxing experience. However, some users find the main story too short and awkwardly written, with progression issues and lingering bugs impacting overall enjoyment.

    • “Interesting story and plenty of opportunities for space exploration.”
    • “Really cozy, relaxing game with a quite interesting story and engaging civilization building system.”
    • “Promising game, but the main story is way too short, the writing is rather awkward, and there are still many bugs.”
    • “No way to progress with the story anymore.”

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers enjoyable planet-landing mechanics but is hindered by numerous bugs that negatively impact the overall experience.

    • “I really like the planet-landing mechanics.”
    • “Still plenty of bugs, several of which make further gameplay not fun.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is praised for its cozy and beautifully crafted atmosphere, creating an immersive and inviting experience.

    • “Cozy, atmospheric, and beautiful game.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the grinding aspect tedious and repetitive, with a game loop and user experience that lack engagement, despite some humorous elements in the probe first contact messages.

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ORBITAL is a open world management game with science fiction theme. Common tags for ORBITAL include colony sim, exploration, relaxing, dynamic narration, space and others.

ORBITAL is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

ORBITAL was released on May 31, 2026.

ORBITAL was developed by Night Sky Dogs.

ORBITAL has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked ORBITAL for its atmosphere but disliked it for its story.

ORBITAL is a single player game.

Similar games include Flotsam, Starcom: Unknown Space, Astrometica, Per Aspera, Cosmonautica and others.