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ORION: Prelude

ORION: Prelude

Work together to survive the devastating Dinosaur horde in huge, endless environments.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Chaotic dinosaur shooting” (24 of 101 reviews) and “Cheap dinosaur shooter” (14); the most common complaint is “Shallow, unpolished mechanics” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Apr 16, 2013 Developer DANKIE Platforms Windows DinosaursActionFPSMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

75.5%positive28,346 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 101 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“I remember playing this well over a decade ago now back in my high school days. It was good fun to play with friends and wasting some dinosaurs. After trying it now in 2026, Its dead to say the least. If you can get some friends together, This would be a fun cheap game to enjoy…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“While nobody really plays this game anymore, its just a mindless fun game. Not a lot of depth, but lots of action.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Oh, it's one of those flawed fun games. Now you can only play it solo, unless you have people who want to play this one. Some mechanics are very wonky. Most of the times you shoot dinosaurs and have no idea what is going on around you. Fun for 30 minutes.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

7,876all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 1.2k avg · Jun 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.

251achievements
2.5%median completion
2.0%rarest: Duel Master
53.5% of players 41.4% of players 28.6% of players 23.2% of players 18.0% of players 16.3% of players 13.4% of players 12.0% of players 9.5% of players 7.2% of players 6.8% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.7% of players 4.2% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 53.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
53.5%Caveman — Kill 25 dinosaurs
48.9%Welcome to Persistence — Reach Level 1
45.5%Bravo! — Complete 10 Mission Objectives
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Duel Master — Win 10 Team Duel Matches
2.0%Excuse Me - Have You Met My Sword? — Obtain 1,000 Melee Kills in any Duel Game Mode
2.0%What's For Dinner? — Eat 100 Humans in Rampage

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.69 EUR
UK8.19 GBP
Australia14.15 AUD
Canada12.49 CAD
Japan1,400 JPY
Brazil33.99 BRL
China35.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.2 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 26, 2026
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Oct 25, 2026
ORION: Prelude | Version 10x (Now Available)

DOWNLOAD NOW ( FIRST PREVIEW ) Download and play the new version of ORION: Prelude right now. The first update in over a decade is now available after extensive developments. The First Preview is avai

Oct 23, 2026
ORION: Prelude | Play NOW! (Steam)

DOWNLOAD NOW ( EARLY ACCESS ) Download and play the new version of ORION: Prelude right now ahead of the release on October 25, 2026. After extensive developments the first preview version of the mass

Oct 22, 2026
ORION: Prelude | Version 10x (Changelog)

VERSION 10x ORION: Prelude has a massive new version scheduled for release on October 25, 2026 . This is a FREE update for ALL existing owners. NEW UPDATE The new version of ORION: Prelude features ma

Oct 19, 2026
ORION: Prelude | Ultimate Reset

Exclusive Ceremonial Skins ORION: Prelude and if you want access to it you need to act fast... ULTIMATE PROGRESSION One of the most common pieces of feedback I’ve heard over the years is from Ultimate

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsDinosaurs · Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Co-op · Shooter · Adventure · Indie · Open World · Sci-fi · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements251
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista SP2 32-Bit Processor: AMD Athlon X2 2.8GHZ / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB Graphics Memory (SM3) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9 Compatible