ORBITAL
Night Sky Dogs · 2026 · Adventure, Space, Space Sim, Sci-fi, Simulation
PC
Mostly Positive70% · 10
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About ORBITAL
ORBITAL is a 2D space sim where you are the sole pioneer tasked with a hopeful mission: to explore a forgotten solar system and build a thriving interstellar civilization. It’s a game about discovery, decision-making, and watching worlds flourish under your guidance—all at your own relaxed pace.
Lead Your People
Each planet you settle is a new story waiting to be told. Your primary goal is to grow your total population, but growth is tied directly to Happiness. When your people are happy, your civilization thrives. When they aren’t, you’ll need to intervene.The heart of the game lies in the text-based Incidents—a mechanic our early playtesters fell in love with. From resource shortages to cultural festivals to strange stellar phenomena, you will constantly be asked to make decisions. Your choices are not just flavor; they have a direct impact on the happiness of your people and the destiny of your planets.Explore and Expand
Your journey is one of endless discovery.- Harvest Resources: Pilot your rocket to collect valuable Tech from asteroid fields.
- Build Your Future: Spend Tech on a hierarchy of Planet Upgrades to boost happiness, automate production, and unlock new possibilities.
- Uncover Secrets: Discover hidden Shipwrecks and complete multi-stage Expeditions to find rare resources and uncover the lore of the solar system. Are you really alone?
- Upgrade Your Ride: Invest in your rocket to improve its capabilities or repair it after a tough expedition.
A Journey, Not a Race
I wanted to create a game that felt like a cozy blanket, not a frantic rush. In ORBITAL, there is:- No timer to stress you out.
- No combat to interrupt your flow.
- No way to lose.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
It's a very enjoyable and well-made game about space exploration and expansion. I really like the planet-landing mechanics. The colony development system and the various events and incidents on different planets are also big highlights.2 found this helpful
Interesting story and plenty of opportunities for space exploration. I especially enjoyed discovering new planets and building colonies on them. It was a fun and relaxing game!1 found this helpful
Band kid humour in probe first contact messages, tedious game loop and UX1 found this helpful
Cozy, atmospheric and beautifull game. Great way to chill out :) Nice combination of cheeky microstories and economy balancing. Love the expedition logs xD
Really cozy, relaxing game with a quite interesting story and engaging civilization building system.
Short and somewhat unfinished, but still a fun experience. Unfortunately, planet expansions and expeditions can only be accessed from space, making it easy to miss time-sensitive notifications while exploring planets. Stacked planet expansions also can't be reviewed after selection, so you're often choosing blindly. Additionally, after landing on the first planet, there was no clear indication of how to launch back into space. Overall, it's enjoyable, but the UI and onboarding could use some improvement.
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