Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Buy yourself and 3 of your friends a copy and you'll have a great night i promise you”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
ORION: Prelude
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 78%Mostly Positive · 78%DANKIE2013FPS · Shooter · Action
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $0.99
The verdict
A janky, ultra-cheap co-op dino horde shooter that's fun with friends, but the player base is dead and the developer is controversial. Skip it if you play solo.
Great for
Groups of friends wanting a goofy, cheap co-op dinosaur horde shooter with jetpacks and lots of weapons
Main risk
Almost no players online, so solo play with dumb bots gets boring fast
What players love
Great value for about a dollar
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“One of the best $0.99 games I've played.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Charming, chaotic dino-shooting fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Rough around all the edges, but somehow so charming and engaging that you can’t stop playing and keep returning to it.”
Steam review · 33.7 h played ↗
Runs on low-end PCs and is nostalgic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Everyone was able to play it no matter their build and we all had more than a dollars worth of fun.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Lots of weapons, vehicles and modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“a good range of dinosaurs from tiny to big, a decent amount of weapons/perks and vehicles.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Developer returned with new updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Dev cares about the game and it shows from the recent updates.”
Steam review · 19.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Janky, clunky and unpolished gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The animations are so janky.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes, lag and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“by FAR the most poorly optimized game I've ever played.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Developer accused of scams and stolen assets
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Orion Prelude was and still is like the second or third re-brand of the same game in order to keep the skeletons in the closet”
Steam review · 74 h played ↗
Dead servers and empty lobbies
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“ZERO game servers to play on. I mean NOT a SINGLE SERVER.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Dumb AI and repetitive, shallow gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“AI is brain dead, they have no self preservation.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Microtransactions and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“the amount of afking required is comical”
Steam review · 156.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista SP2 32-Bit
ProcessorAMD Athlon X2 2.8GHZ / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB Graphics Memory (SM3)
Storage8 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWin 7 / Win 8 (64-Bit)
ProcessorAMD 4-Core / Intel 4-Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB Graphics Memory (SM 3)
Storage8 GB HD space
OSWindows Vista SP2 32-Bit
ProcessorAMD Athlon X2 2.8GHZ / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB Graphics Memory (SM3)
Storage8 GB HD space
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