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Orion Trail

Orion Trail

Dare to travel the absurd and dangerous Orion Trail, where only the luckiest, bravest, and most stubborn captains will make it all the way to the end. Become famously incredible or incredibly dead in this single player choose-your-own-space-adventure!

Released Oct 12, 2015 Developer Schell Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieAdventureGreat SoundtrackChoose Your Own AdventureAction
View on Steam ↗ $3.19 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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 2026-05-14.

69.6%positive207 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“oregon trail in space. jump through nodes and encounter various events while managing crew and resources. random, frustratingly so because of the roulette-like mechanic, and somewhat repetitive, but fun until you've seen most of it. nice graphics and music too.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2021-07 via SteamCharts.

65all-time peak
0 5 10 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 8 avg · Oct 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

30achievements
23.4%median completion
1.3%rarest: Seasoned Space Veteran
74.3% of players 68.3% of players 65.4% of players 62.0% of players 59.5% of players 54.6% of players 44.7% of players 43.4% of players 40.8% of players 32.6% of players 28.7% of players 26.7% of players 25.8% of players 25.2% of players 24.0% of players 23.4% of players 23.3% of players 22.7% of players 21.2% of players 21.0% of players 18.4% of players 16.8% of players 12.5% of players 11.3% of players 9.9% of players 8.2% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 1.3% of players 74.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.3%Obvious Trope — Kill a Redshirt.
68.3%He's Dead, Jim — Visit a Floating Gravestone.
65.4%Mission Accomplished — Successfully Reach the Galaxy Force Starbase.
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%Seasoned Space Veteran — Successfully Reach the Galxy Force Starbase 50 Times.
2.7%Fresh Recruits — Across all games, recruit 500 Redshirts.
3.2%Warp Weasel Wevolution — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$3.19−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$7.99base price
$3.19lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US3.19 USD−60%
UK2.55 GBP−60%
Australia4.79 AUD−60%
Canada4.15 CAD−60%
Japan352 JPY−60%
Brazil9.59 BRL−60%
China12.00 CNY−60%

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

China≈$1.8 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Jan 11, 2017
1/11/17 - Week-long Sale! 20% Off!

Hi again! To celebrate the addition of Trading Cards and the (still in beta) mid-mission saving feature, Orion Trail is 20% off for the next 7 days! Grab it while you can! That’s all for now. Or is it

Jan 11, 2017
1/11/17 - Week-long Sale! 20% Off!

Hi again! To celebrate the addition of Trading Cards and the (still in beta) mid-mission saving feature, Orion Trail is 20% off for the next 7 days! Grab it while you can! That’s all for now. Or is it

Jan 10, 2017
1/10/17 - Price Cut! Trading Cards! Mid-Mission Saving Beta!

Well, hello there space fans. Dave here with an update for y’all. First off, we’ve (finally) added Steam Trading Cards! You can now collect all six cards, featuring Warp Weasels and the famed captain

Jan 10, 2017
1/10/17 - Price Cut! Trading Cards! Mid-Mission Saving Beta!

Well, hello there space fans. Dave here with an update for y’all. First off, we’ve (finally) added Steam Trading Cards! You can now collect all six cards, featuring Warp Weasels and the famed captain

Dec 21, 2015
12/21/15 - New Content, Characters, and Captain Forever: Remix Crossover!

Captain on the bridge! …forever! We’ve just finished QAing the new update and have deployed it to the live branch! We’ve added some new content (Encounters, Crises, Officers, Captains), options to cha

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Choose Your Own Adventure · Action · Sci-fi · Comedy · Pixel Graphics · Space (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements30
Official sitehttp://oriontrail.schellgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB Graphics Memory and Directx 9.0c Compatible gpu DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 300 MB available space Sound Card: Onboard sound card Additional Notes: Mouse Required