Action · April 16, 2013

ORION: Prelude (2013)

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' ORION: Prelude ' is an indie Sci-Fi shooter (FPS/TPS) that seamlessly blends together incredible visuals and addictive combat. It puts you and your friends together into intense, cinematic battles using some of the most incredible weaponry and amazing vehicles in which you must work or compete against one another to accomplish mission objectives, explore giant worlds and survive the devastating Dinosaur Horde. OFFICIAL ORION DISCORD! Rewards, Progression & Behind-The-Scenes Supporting up to a variety of game modes, including: Survival (Objective) Slaughter (Duration) Rampage (Playable Dinosaurs) Prehistoric (Custom Variable) Supporting up to 10 players and offering 2 game modes: Conquest (Cooperative - 5 Players) Vital (PvPvE - 10 Players) Supporting up to 10 players and offering 3 cooperative game modes: Free-For-All (Deathmatch) Elimination (Stealth) King of the Hill (Territory) Gun Game (Ladder Climb) Instagib (Twitch Reflex) Vital (Open World) Supporting up to 10 players and offering 3 unique game modes: 1v1 Duel (4 Playlers - Tournament) FFA Duel (4 Players - FFA) Team Duel (5v5) Key Features: Open World Gameplay Cooperative & Competitive Gameplay Dueling & Melee Combat Gameplay 1st Person / 3rd Person Hybrid Gameplay 15 Game Modes 50+ Weapons & Gear 30 Augmentations (Mutators) 20+ Multiplayer Maps 7 Vehicles Full Weather System Persistence & Player Progression (150 Levels) Class-Based Gameplay & Player Loadouts Statistics & Leaderboards Lobbies, Matchmaking & Server Browser Player Store (Cosmetics) Rewards & Unlockables Real-time Dynamic Day/Night Cycles 10 Dinosaurs (All Playable) 250+ Steam Achievements 12 Steam Trading Cards Steam Big Picture Mode Support Bots & Offline Play Tutorial System SDK & Steam Workshop (Custom Maps)

Action releases from 2013

104 Action titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume28.5k Steam reviewsTop 19% in Action
Positive rating75% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 80%
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 73% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Dinosaurs · 873
  • Action · 572
  • FPS · 525
  • Multiplayer · 513
  • Online Co-Op · 442
  • Co-op · 408
  • Shooter · 377
  • Adventure · 309
  • Indie · 308
  • Open World · 245
  • Sci-fi · 234
  • First-Person · 217
  • Team-Based · 134
  • Third-Person Shooter · 124
  • Singleplayer · 121

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Stats

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled

Press Quotes

“An instant classic.” Steam Review “Best transformation of a game I've ever seen.” Steam Review “I am completely addicted.” Steam Review

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

251

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

75%Mostly Positive · 28.5k reviews

21.4k positive · 7.1k negative

Curator recommendations

19.1k

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 16, 2013
DeveloperDANKIE
Base price$0.89 -10%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksSupport · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy ORION: Prelude