Orborun
- September 5, 2014
- Tiny Lab Productions
- 4h median play time
Get on SteamOrborun is a fast-paced arcade game that combines action and skill in a 3D race to collect goods and avoid obstacles. Players can enjoy single-player mode or team up with friends in local co-op multiplayer, with game-pad support for up to 2 players. Featuring over 100 levels, 3 robotic environments, and 27 Orbot skins to unlock, Orborun offers a challenging and fun gaming experience.
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Reviews
- Orborun offers a fun and addictive gameplay experience, reminiscent of classic marble rolling games like Super Monkey Ball.
- The game features a variety of levels that increase in difficulty, providing a challenge that keeps players engaged.
- Local multiplayer support adds a competitive element, making it enjoyable to play with friends.
- The controls are overly simplistic, only allowing left and right movement, which can lead to frustrating gameplay and a lack of precision.
- Technical issues such as poor camera angles, unresponsive controls, and a broken checkpoint system detract from the overall experience.
- The graphics and audio quality feel dated and lack the polish expected from modern games, making it feel more like a mobile port.
- music44 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with many players noting its repetitiveness and generic quality, often describing it as annoying or forgettable. However, some users appreciate the soundtrack, calling it good or even superb, particularly praising its fit with the game's style. Overall, while the music may enhance the experience for some, others recommend turning it off in favor of personal playlists.
“Soundtrack simply sublime”
“Soundtrack is good too, works very well with game style and keeps you interested!”
“The music is superb if you like drum and bass.”
“Music is very repetitive.”
“The music is also incredibly generic, and in my opinion very annoying.”
“The music isn't all that great in my opinion, it's somewhat repetitive and boring, much like the gameplay.”
- gameplay36 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is characterized by a mix of unique mechanics and frustrating controls, leading to a generally tedious experience. While the "monkey ball" style offers some fun and addictive elements, many players find the lack of responsive controls and the trial-and-error nature of the levels detract from overall enjoyment. Additionally, the game struggles with advanced level design that doesn't align well with its mechanics, resulting in a repetitive and uninspired gameplay loop.
“Orborun may not be the prettiest game to look at, but it makes up for it with its addictive and quite unique gameplay.”
“The gameplay is a combination of your basic 'runner' type of games where you constantly keep moving, collect points or other items, and do a certain kind of objective in order to progress in the game.”
“I really enjoy the 'monkey ball' style gameplay as I roll my robot through the levels.”
“The basic gameplay loop is to traverse levels as a rolling robot who will occasionally decide to pop his legs out and start running for no real reason!”
“However, after the first stage, the game simply devolves into levels that are just too advanced for the mechanics to facilitate them.”
“The controls don't feel as responsive as I'd like, and the gameplay as a whole feels tedious and uninspired.”
- graphics30 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users noting a lack of customization options and low-resolution textures that feel outdated, especially for a PC title. While some appreciate the simplistic and clean art style, others criticize the graphics as bland and lacking detail, with a few highlighting that they are competent but not impressive. Overall, the visuals are described as functional but could benefit from significant improvements in design and texture quality.
“On the plus side, I liked the art style, sound, and music.”
“A really nice little game with great graphics, a slick soundtrack, and challenging puzzles.”
“The game runs on the Unity engine, so you'll be able to adjust screen resolution and graphics quality as well as toggle fullscreen via a pop-up at launch.”
“There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
“The graphics and textures are low res.”
“The controls are incredibly simplistic (turn left, turn right - that's it), many of the puzzles require guesswork (which portal leads where?) and the graphics are just plain awful for a game released in 2014.”
- humor6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently praised, with users finding it both funny and addictive. Many reviews highlight its comedic elements, making it an enjoyable experience, especially for fans of arcade games. Overall, the humor contributes significantly to the game's appeal, earning it high ratings from players.
“A hard game, but in the same way, it's very funny. 9/10”
“I got this for free on an Indiegala giveaway; a simple but really funny game. I liked it.”
“It's a funny and fast game, especially for those who love to play arcade games; they have to try it.”
- story5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The story aspect of Orborun is minimal, with many users noting that it lacks a compelling narrative or driving plot, making it feel repetitive and shallow. While it is not a story-driven game, it can still provide a fun, casual experience for short play sessions. Overall, players should not expect a deep or engaging storyline.
“Given that there is no story or anything that actually drives you forward in Orborun, I can make it very clear that I quit this game long before finishing it.”
“Every level is the same general story.”
“This isn’t one of those puzzle games that desperately feels like it has to tell you a story just in order to make sense of it all.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the inclusion of a restart button that alleviates some of the grinding, particularly in free games. However, there is a strong sentiment against grinding in paid games, with some reviewers finding the overall gameplay tedious and the controls unresponsive, leading to negative impressions.
“I'll tolerate this in free games (a free game I would recommend is Eternal Senia, which does this, but for items you can get from grinding anyway), but any game that does it after charging money gets an instant negative review from me.”
“The controls don't feel as responsive as I'd like, and the gameplay as a whole feels tedious and uninspired.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
User experiences with stability vary significantly; while some report smooth controls and no visible glitches, others encounter frequent glitches that detract from the overall experience, leading to mixed recommendations.
“This game glitches out too often for me to recommend this to anyone.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is well-optimized, running smoothly at 60fps with simplistic yet decent graphics. Overall, players report a positive experience regarding performance.
“The game runs smoothly and the graphics are simplistic but aren't terrible at all.”
“Runs smoothly at 60fps.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find that while the game is relatively short, it offers sufficient replay value, encouraging them to revisit it despite its brevity.
“Not very long, but it doesn't need to be, and there is replay value to it.”
“Not very long, but it does not need to be, and there is replay value to it.”
