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Orb of Creation
Orb of Creation is an active incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 103 reviews raise this.
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I started playing this version for free on itch.io; when I learned there was a Steam version I bought it to show my appreciation for what the dev has already done, then transferred my save and kept going. Over roughly…”
“This game opens and unfolds so cleanly. It allows you to organically build in whatever direction you want.”
“Definitively the most interactive and creative incremental game I have ever played. Progression requires creativity and understanding of the many resources with a very active playstyle as opposed to the leaking in of…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I started playing this version for free on itch.io; when I learned there was a Steam version I bought it to show my appreciation for what the dev has already done, then transferred my save and kept going. Over roughly…”
“This is one of the most immersive incremental games I've played. On my first time playing I lost hours as there was always just one more system, one more surprise or upgrade. The fact that at the time of writing this…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a real hidden gem. The layers and systems are super deep and very well thought-out. I enjoy that there are different methods to create most resources, allowing for a lot of flexibility in playstyle. Definitely…”
“Best Incremental Game I have played. No real idle time required, and there are multiple ways to get to the end”
“Well-designed and extremely engrossing. Overwhelming in a good way; the variety of spell combinations allow for optimization and some creativity. Orb of Creation has a more active playstyle than some other incremental…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Love this game and love this developer. I have been supporting him for years with $5/month and it is totally worth it. This is one of my favorite games. Great pacing, great music, combinations of powerups, multipliers,…”
“Not only is this one of the tightest and obsessively engaging incremental games I've ever played, each of the major updates along it's early access iterated *hugely* on the core concept and changed the game drastically…”
“This game has 1 Issue: hasnt gotten content in about 3 years But for that price this debatably Masterpiece is Going to release with Full Content in about a month i compleatly recomend the early access and i will…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Well-designed and extremely engrossing. Overwhelming in a good way; the variety of spell combinations allow for optimization and some creativity. Orb of Creation has a more active playstyle than some other incremental…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“for anyone looking to play this game on linux mint, seeing as i spent the last hour figuring out how to get it to run i thought id share. first insure that your os is up to date and then go into properties and select proton 9.0-4 as of today on the latest beta release. i love…”
— a player, Steam review · 200 hrs played“You're trapped in a void with THE ORB, and THE ORB has magically properties and the innate ability to Create stuff, and my Orb do you create a lot of stuff with THE ORB. ORB/10 game.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“One of the best and most in depth incrementals out there. If you like the style of game, just try it out. Great value for 5 dollars.”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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v1.0.4
More bug fixes and UI improvements. An attribute auto buyer was added to the game. I'm sitting on a simple and fairly elegant idea on how to rework Zeal, but it'll also nerf how much stacking you can
v1.0.3 - Balance Update
Thanks for all the feedback so far! This update includes several bug fixes, a couple QoL items, and a few balance changes. I'm seeing a lot of common pain points: - Agromancy obtuseness - Agromancy /
v1.0.2
I've updated Steam could settings for mac users to make cross-platform cloud saving possible. This may cause a cloud-save collision for mac users, just a heads up. UI: - Lots of typos cleaned up, than
v1.0.1 - Hotfix
UI: - Added a settings option for Light Sensitivity. This option removes lots of the flashing indicators. Let me know if there anything else that is still causing light sensitivity issues. Bug Fixes:
Orb of Creation 1.0
Hey Ponderers.The time has come. The orb beckons.Play 1.0 on Steam now!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Magic · Casual · Strategy · Resource Management · Idler · Puzzle · Clicker · Minimalist · Indie · Crafting · Early Access · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 1 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later (64 bit) Processor: An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Storage: 512 MB available space