Orion Trail (2015)
- Developer
- Schell Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 3.5 of 5, 206 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a comedic and absurd space adventure where player choices lead to both hilarious and perilous outcomes, often resulting in crew deaths
absurdhumoroushigh stakesstrategicretroquirkypunishingspace adventure
What players say
Players describe it as Oregon Trail in space, a short casual game driven by random dice rolls and slot-machine encounters. The writing and 8-bit art get praise, but many say the heavy RNG makes progress feel frustrating and luck-dependent rather than strategic.
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