Orbital Cargo Division

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Orbital Cargo Division is a single player action game with comedy and science fiction themes. It was developed by ManuelSchenkGames and was released on September 4, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

The crew of a cargo ship arrives at what appears to be an abandoned space station. Power appears to be there, but no one is responding to their radio messages. A pixel art point of click adventure with an exciting story and lots of humor.

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

humor8 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Charming nostalgic pixel art style with atmospheric background music.
Engaging narrative framed as a story told during a military police interview, including dark humor and funny moments.
Logical and straightforward puzzles that are not too difficult, suitable for fans of classic point-and-click adventures.

Very short game length, often completed in under two hours, with considerable walking through uneventful corridors.
English voice acting is amateurish with odd pronunciation and lacks emotional depth, though voiceovers can be disabled.
Gameplay issues include repetitive and generic responses, lack of quality-of-life features (no auto-save, no hotspot highlight, no double-click to move), occasional bugs, and a higher price than justified by content length and complexity.

humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor features a mix of dark and playful elements, with several laugh-out-loud moments and charming voice work that lighten the mood. Highlights include controlling the maintenance droid, which many found particularly funny. However, the humor is brief and sporadic, not strong enough to fully carry the experience.
- “There’s certainly some level of dark humor in it, and a few laugh-out-loud moments.”
- “Especially controlling the maintenance droid, which is for me the highlight of the game’s humor.”
- “The voice work, while amateurish, adds a sense of playful humor that lightens the mood of the dark setting.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is a charming and humorous, fully voiced narrative inspired by Sierra's Space Quest series, framed as a retrospective interview with the protagonist, Captain Chris. While it brings a unique storytelling approach and enthusiastic voice acting, it suffers from slow pacing and uninspired adventure elements.
- “Your character is basically telling the story of what happened via an interview and we are effectively playing the memory.”
- “It’s a game by German developer Manuel Schenk and heavily influenced by Sierra’s Space Quest series.”
- “Space Quest inspired point 'n click adventure game that is fully voiced, quite charming and funny but suffers from slow pacing and uninspired adventuring.”
- “Your character is basically telling the story of what happened via an interview, and we are effectively playing the memory.”
- “Captain Chris is actually telling the story after the facts to an officer of the military police interviewing him.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users appreciate the game's atmosphere, highlighting the effective use of background music and humor that enhance the overall mood.
- “I liked the atmosphere and the humor.”
- “Use of background music is atmospheric.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics receive praise for their neat pixel art style, which evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and adds to the game's charm.
- “I liked the graphics: neat pixel style.”
- “Great art style, very nostalgic.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The background music is praised for creating an atmospheric and immersive experience that enhances the overall gameplay.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The grinding aspect is criticized for involving excessive tedious walking and waiting, leading to a slow and repetitive gameplay experience.
- “Makes for a lot of tedious walking and waiting.”

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Orbital Cargo Division is a action game with comedy and science fiction themes.

Orbital Cargo Division is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Orbital Cargo Division was released on September 4, 2023.

Orbital Cargo Division was developed by ManuelSchenkGames.

Orbital Cargo Division has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its story.

Orbital Cargo Division is a single player game.

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