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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 23:07 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
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
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
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
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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Choose Your Own Adventure · Action · Sci-fi · Comedy · Pixel Graphics · Space (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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