Orbital Gear

Orbital Gear

Night Node · August 7, 2014 · Action, Indie, Mechs, Multiplayer, Simulation

Orbital Gear is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

PC
Very Positive83% · 1,80759Metacritic
Best price
Free
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Where to buy Orbital Gear — official stores

Fanatical
Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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Cheapest Orbital Gear keys — keyshops

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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.92
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CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$2.61
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Loaded
Standard Edition · Steam
-20%
$6.39
$7.99
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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.85
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Orbital Gear price by region

Orbital Gear costs £5.99 in the United Kingdom, €6.99 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, CA$9.99 in Canada, $9.99 in Georgia (USD) and A$13.49 in Australia right now.

Cheapest Orbital Gear offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £5.99 £5.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €6.99 €6.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Canada CA$9.99 CA$9.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Australia A$13.49 A$13.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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Orbital Gear price

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About Orbital Gear

✦ AI summary

Pilot your mech through gravity-warped space in this sidescroller shooter, bouncing between celestial bodies while wielding devastating weapons that manipulate orbital physics itself. Battle in classic deathmatch or team-based Orbital Warfare with up to 4 players split-screen, combining skill-based combat with strategic use of gravity to outmaneuver opponents.

Orbital Gear is a sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give your mech momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies. Orbital Gear features classic multiplayer gameplay with new mechanics and 3D graphics.

Orbital Gear has classic deathmatch as the basis for multiplayer pandemonium but it also have a special game mode called Orbital Warfare, a mode where you battle the opposing team with the goal to destroy the opponents base. Victory is ensured either with your mechs weapons or by charging your doomsday weapon with energy cores, collected from fallen enemies.

Features




  • Hone your skills in Orbital Trials, a single-player mode where you must complete a series of timed trials against enemies!
  • Fast paced multiplayer experience, inspired by classic multiplayer games!
  • The gravitation gives Orbital Gear a unique gameplay. Movement are affected as well as many of the weapons are either affected or affect the gravity, giving the gameplay new challenges!
  • Twelve different weapons, all with different effects. Scorch planets with the Kasainami to force your opponent to move, or run them down in close combat with the Gauntlet to name but two!
  • Four different utilities. Set up Turrets and Shields or use the Booster to navigate between planets!
  • Four different looks for your mech!
  • Classic deathmatch and Orbital Warfare where your team fighting against an opposing team with the goal to destroy their home planet!
  • 4-player split screen multiplayer.
  • Get ammunition and health from energy cores, spawned from every opponent destroyed. In Orbital Warfare you can also save them to charge your planets super weapon to destroy the opponents planet once and for all!

Orbital Gear — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player, Split screen, Cross-platform multiplayer
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 2, 2026
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7 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 24, 2026
Orbital Gear, developed and published by Night Node, is a multiplayer arena shooter that builds its entire identity around a single, standout idea: combat governed by shifting gravity. Instead of traditional flat arenas, matches take place across clusters of small planets and structures, each with its own gravitational pull. This transforms movement into the defining skill, forcing players to constantly reorient themselves as they run along curved surfaces, leap between celestial bodies, and fight from angles that would be impossible in a standard shooter. It’s a concept that immediately distinguishes the game, offering a fresh and disorienting take on both platforming and competitive combat. Movement is the heart of the experience, and mastering it is essential. Players control mech-like units that can traverse planetary surfaces, jump between gravity fields, and use momentum to sling themselves across space. This creates a fluid, almost acrobatic style of navigation where positioning is constantly in flux. Learning how to maintain control while transitioning between different gravitational pulls is both the game’s greatest strength and its biggest challenge. At its best, movemen…
4 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 15, 2026
Orbital Gear is a free side scrolling shooter where I control a mech moving around planets and using their gravity to fly through space. That gravity system is easily the most interesting thing about the game because I am not just running around on a flat surface. I can jump between planets, build momentum and use their gravity to move around the map in ways that feel quite different from a normal shooter. The movement is probably my favourite part. At first it feels a little strange because I have to understand how the planets pull me around, but once I get used to it, moving quickly between them becomes really satisfying. I can use the momentum to escape attacks, chase someone down or get into a better position before firing. The weapons give me plenty of options too. I can choose two weapons from a selection of twelve, and they all behave differently. There are normal guns, explosives, close range weapons and stranger options that interact with the environment. I also have utilities such as shields, mines, turrets and boosters, so I can build a loadout around how I want to fight. The main multiplayer modes are Deathmatch and Orbital Warfare. Deathmatch is pretty straightforwa…
Recommended Aug 13, 2026
Orbit into war Steel and speed become one force Victory takes flight
Recommended May 8, 2026
Great game!
Recommended May 8, 2026
good party game but has degenerate circle camping in 1v1s

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